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City Council Meeting Minutes January 3, 2023 Page 4 of 8 allowed. The waiver is asking to plant other shrubs in this area as trees are not allowed in the easement but are required by code. Councilmember Most asked what that does to the residents north of there as they don't get screening from the building. Planner Kay Marchetti explained that due to the distance of the residences and the fact that they are 8 feet higher in elevation means the planting of trees would not screen the proposed site for many years. Councilmember Most was encouraged by the sustainability measures of the project but asked if there is more blacktop with this new configuration of the buildings. Andy Johnson stated the amount of paved areas is about the same. There is a little bit more on the north side to satisfy the requirements of the fire department and add accessibility to the light industrial, but for the most part it is the same. The increased building footprint gives more area for renewables. Councilmember Fahey asked about the elimination of underground parking and if that increases the concrete surface area of the development. Andy Johnson stated the underground parking was a very small amount. Councilmember Fahey asked if the total amount of landscaping decreased due to increased parking. Andy Johnson stated it actually remained about the same even with the increased surface parking. Councilmember Brown asked if the previously requested waivers apply to this application. Planner Kay Marchetti said that they were approved by Council so this application seeks to reaffirm the previous approval. Councilmember Brown asked if they could be changed or if they are already granted to the applicant. Director Zuccaro stated that since this is a new application every part of the application needs to be approved. The waivers don't carry forward, Council will have to actively approve the previous waivers. Public Comments Herb Newbold, neighbor to the north of this project. The footprint of the building has changed to be 37% bigger and open space has decreased by 10%. He disagrees with the parking space count on the application. There has been comments that you can't put in landscaping easily, but if the original footprint is maintained landscaping would not be an issue and trees would help with screening. He feels the comments regarding the fire department requirement for access are not true. While the applicant says the building will be LEED certified, there is nothing that says that is what they are going to do and what they might due. When the solar panels are installed that is going to make the building much higher. Josh Cooperman, Louisville, stated the application has some really great points. He encouraged changing building options for the CTC to have more density and larger undeveloped spaces with native plants. If he was one of the property owners to the north he would be concerned about the truck traffic that would come into the project.