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05/24/1977 - Minutes MINUTES TIGARD DESIGN REVIEW May 24, 1977 - 5:30 P.M. Tigard City Hall 12420 S.W. Main Street - Tigard, Oregon 1. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 5:30 P.M. by Chairman McMonagle. 2. ROLL CALL: Present: Cook, McMonagle, Olson, Goldbach and Hammes Staff: Edwards, Daniels 3. MINUTES: The minutes of April 26, 1977 were approved as submitted. 4. COMMUNICATION: None 5. HEARINGS: 5.1 SDR 23 -76 (Skourtes) : Clarification of Design Review Conditions. A. Staff Presentation: o Read by Edwards B. Applicant' s Presentation: John Skourtes, applicant o Summarized the proposed revisions o Questioned constitutionality of Design Review o Challenged qualifications to staff General discussion about appeal letter and desirability and amount of landscaping in industrial areas. C. Commission Discussion: The Board decided to take the items of conflict individually ITEM I. (West Side of Building) Whether additional plant material is necessary in the six foot planting area along the west wall. Staff Recommendation: The applicant has constructed a driveway in this area because of this change staff recommends that photinia or a similar shrub be placed six to eight feet off center along the west wall. MINUTES TIGARD DESIGN REVIEW May 24, 1977 Page 2 o McMonagle suggested widening driveway to 12 feet, adding a curb and ivy ground cover o Skourtes agreed Goldbach moved and Olson seconded to approve widening the driveway to 12 feet, a curb added around the planter bed, and ivy ground cover The motion was approved by a majority voice vote, with Hammes dissenting. Item 2. (Curbing Around Landscape Areas) Whether curbing should be added around the planting area along the west wall. Staff Recommendation: In order to protect the planting bed, this recommendation should be retained. IVAGoldbach moved and Cook seconded to adopt the staff "" recommendation of curbing. The motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote. Item 3. (Western Most Front Planter) Whether plant material should be added to the western most planter abutting the curb cut. Staff Recommendation: That the base rock be replaced with top soil and either the approved ivy or shrubs acceptable to staff be planted. o Skourtes stated that it was too costly to remove the rock that topsoil could be added. Hammes moved and Olson seconded to add three inches of topsoil and to plant ivy in the westernmost front planter bed. The motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote. MINUTES TIGARD DESIGN REVIEW May 24, 1977 WAW Page 3 Item 4. (East side of Building) Whether a 30 by 40 foot section on the east side of the building should be planted in grass. Staff Recommendation That ivy be retained in this area for two reasons: a. having a grass patch in the middle of two areas planted with ivy will further degrade the landscape design of the project b. maintenance will be increased by the natural spread of grass into the ivy groundcover. o Olson suggested maintaining ivy for uniformity and ease of maintenance. o Skourtes objected Cook moved and Goldbach seconded to maintain the ivy ground dover instead of grass in the 30 foot by 40 foot area on the east side of the building. Item 5. (Additional Plantings) Whether additional plant material shall be added to the front and east side planting areas. Staff Recommendation That additional trees be added to the east planter bed and shrubs (broom, photinia, etc. ) be planted in the front beds in lieu of trees. o Olson and Cook stated the need for additional shrubs, such as photinia and broom. o Skourtes objected Cook moved and Goldbach seconded to adopt staff recommendation with maximum spacing six feet on center for the broom and photinia. The motion was approved in a 3-2 voice vote, with Hammes and McMonagle dissenting. Goldbach moved and Olson seconded to require a final land- scape plan incorporating the adopted modifications be submitted to the Design Review Board for their approval. ,, , The motion was approved by unanimous voice vote. MINUTES TIGARD DESIGN REVIEW May 24, 1977 Page 4 6. OTHER BUSINESS: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:00 P.M.