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1 Mr. Delay felt Council was setting a precedent on the basis of the arguments presented so far for taking out two small parcels from the tp overall zoning.' He hoped all Councilors would consider this in their voting. Roll call vote. The motion carried with Obie, Williams, Smith, Hamel, and Lieuallen voting aye; 'Delay and Haws voting no; and Bradley abstaining. The bill was declared passed and numbered 1808!. II. PUBLIC HEARINGS I-A-3 A. Code Amendment re: Buffering between Parking Areas and Abutting Streets Recommended by Planning Commission September 26, 1977, with a 5-2 vote. Manager said the Code amendment was directed at buffering on street frontage, not interior lot lines which are already regulated. The amendment wou1d not be retroactive, but applicable to new or extended lots. It would provide generally for a 2 1/2-foot high planting. Jim Saul, Planner, reviewed for Council the process from approxi- mately 1972 to date regarding the review of the City's existing parking regulations. He said in August 1975 the Council specifi- cally had a concern regarding landscaping and parking lots. In 1975 the Planning Commission had recommended various City parking regulations to the City Council, with the single exception of e screening of parking lots. He said the proposed amendment is in response to statements in both Community Goals and the 1990 Plan concerning the buffering of vehicles in parking lots from the abutting streets and properties. Existing regulations speak to landscaping on interior lot lines but at the present time no regulation speaks to landscaping on the street side. Planning Commission had received extensive negative testimony from citizens and the matter was postponed in 1975. Staff had since worked with businesses and citizens to develop a better ordinance which was now being presented to Council. He noted that this parti- cular ordinance has been reviewed by all businesses that had pre- viously expressed concern. Also, the Chamber of Commerce and all neighborhood groups had reviewed it. He said at the Planning Commis- sion no testimony had been heard in opposition. One concern expressed was that perhaps it should also cover screening of parking structures. The amendment specifies that all street frontages will have screening buffer area which would reach 2 1/2-feet high in a three-year period of time. Also, the amendment would apply only to new or expanded parking lots. Public hearing was held with no testimony presented. 11/28/77 - 2 . 811..