20110222 Ver 1_Staff Comments_20110401

Chapman, Amy
From: Chapman, Amy
Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 8:41 AM
To: Johnson, Alan
Cc: Mcmillan, Ian
Subject: RE: Matthews Re landscape
Morning Alan.
Thanks for trying to get back to me via phone.
For this project, the amount of mulch Mr. Matthews was proposing was excessive. For the newly planted veg he was
proposing, he could put a mulch ring around that, but applying mulch throughout the buffer as he was proposing is a
prohibited activity. It's benign on this project, but if we approve his we have to approve everyone's, so it becomes less
benign. For the trees, we just wanted to make sure he wasn't proposing to remove the bigger trees in the buffer. He
wasn't clear in the application. He probably was clear in the pre-meeting with you, but having it in writing covers us.
All I ask is to please make sure for every buffer project that you issue, that the use is something we can permit under the
table of uses.
Thanks!
-Amy
From: Johnson, Alan
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 20112:51 PM
To: Chapman, Amy
Subject: Matthews Re landscape
11-0222--- I met with the guy prior to the application being submitted. It is pretty much a benign project. He is removing
a maintained "grass" buffer and replacing with a mulched buffer. The thickness of mulch is to prevent grass from
coming up back through. The "trees" removed are less than 3".
Ian showed me your letter. If there is something I am missing, let me know.
I returned your call earlier, but never got around to following up.
Thanks
AJ
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