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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes October 8, 2020 Page 6 of 10 comfort of residential neighbors. He emphasized that he wanted to benefit everyone around the property and noted that the kitchens created local jobs and involved lower startup costs for people who wanted to be in the restaurant business. He noted that he was not trying to run a night club and that people didn't generally want to eat with blaring music. He finished by stating that he did have an agreement with the other owners that he believed that everyone was satisfied with that those owners would not objections to the project, though he could not speak on their behalf. Co -applicant Kelly Siu, 7060 Harvest Road in Boulder, discussed the architecture and the impact buffers for the outdoor areas, including the landscaping and the slanted porch roof, and she described the interior of the food hall, as well. She noted that the owners wanted greenery around the building. Moline asked about the large, mature trees that were currently on the property. He also asked if the existing building would be demolished. Martinsons responded that they would have to demolish the current building and observed that the architecture was not attractive. Siu added that there was substantial structural damage to the building and that they had done a feasibility study for salvaging some materials, but it was unsalvageable. She replied that the existing trees would need to be removed as they were in the way of the wider sidewalk. Sharon Procopio, civil engineer for the project, 1319 Spruce Street in Boulder, added that the trees were determined to not be in the best condition and were in the way of the larger sidewalk. Bill Gotthelf, landscape engineer for the project, 1466 North Franklin Court, added that City forestry had asked that they remove the ash trees because they were susceptible to disease. Greg Topel, hospitality consultant for the project, 2112 Pine Street in Boulder, stated that food halls can be incubators for chefs who otherwise would not have the opportunity and that they can be a benefit to the area. He added that as landlords they maintained the facilities and they outsourced the kitchens and provided business and opportunity support to those kitchens. Brant Clark, cider maker for the project, 3028 14th Street in Boulder, stated that he had been making cider for 7-8 years and had partnered commercially with a local winemaker. He described the process of cider -making and noted that they would be using some cider available made from local apples but the production levels would require more juice from the Western Slope. From the production side, odors and smells would be contained in the building. Diehl asked if the applicant would be supportive of codifying a 9 PM cutoff to music in the application.