Variance number one is found on page 90 of the entire packet. It is a variance from appendix C of the zoning ordinance of the northeast district plan and design guideline landscape standards that require mulch and from the city corker and standard detail plates land-2, land-3 and land-4 which require shredded hard mulch to be used in all developments. And variance number two was a variance from appendix C of the zoning ordinance again, the northeast district plan and design guidelines, which lists approved tree and shrub species. The applicant is using a non-native species that was not included in the list as part of the required plantings.

So, when did you find out that you needed to have wood mulch instead of stone mulch? this came about that it was that not that I needed wood mulch, that stone mulch was not allowed, which I still think is very very gray when my landscape inspection was issued, reviewed, and issues were brought to my attention at that point which was in 2025. Okay, which would have been that's trackable as well and that would be from the email correspondence that you do not have that I'm happy to provide that shows we have a number of issues with your that's normal language doesn't sounds worse than it is a number of issues with your landscaping as presented basically there's she words it much better than I do I'm not trying to understand our issues with the landscaping The city of Corkran had an issue. That's when it was brought to my attention. Now, sure, it's there is there is some vague wording stated definitely within the guidelines for Northeast. Okay. There there is nothing stated that it says granite mulch is not permitted.

It's whether can he meet the practical difficulties test for the variance on his property as to these two aspects which I also believe I can do separately and that's for the council. I just wanted to frame issue for the council.

Um staff does not feel I'm not a landscape architect but we do have ones that we've worked with. Hydrangeas are not typically considered to be screening plants due to seasonal dieback. The definition for screening in the code is for year round screening. Yes, they'll leave twigs and sticks when the leaves fall off, but part of health of hydrangeas is to cut them back completely every year as they grow. And so for the intent of the ordinance, staff does not feel that they would supply the screening necessary.

That's exactly correct, Council Baramp. The the Rush Creek Golf Course maintenance shed. Functionally, it's a shed. And a lot of times we use the term sheds and accessory structures interchangeably, but for that parcel, that is the principal structure on that property or on the on the Corkran side of the golf course. And so since it's a principal structure, it has to comply with um the principal structure building requirements of non-residential zoning districts, which includes that that uh requirement that metal roofs have to have the concealed fasteners whereas accessory structures um don't have that same requirement.

So, I did a little research and their their physical address for their business is actually their home address. So, it is listed as that's where their business is. So, I have a hard time understanding how that's not going to end up being a commercial use. And then, why would we allow that building to be built prior to that other piece being completed? because I would want to see that piece completed first so we knew what what that looked like and then follow through with getting the building done because I feel like we're putting the horse toward the cart.

First of all, we're not against a building as long as it's, you know, along city ordinances, but uh what is being proposed and I was surprised when I saw it at the planning commission. I didn't put a card in. I didn't think I would need to talk and uh that's when I first uh saw that uh this is uh beyond what would be acceptable uh in that neighborhood. And um it's changed a lot. the uh individual who had lived there before who built the house. Uh I had sent a photo. That's what his property looked like every day. And today I've sent you additional photos. This is what it looks like now every day. This is a business.

I mean, we do some like framing and stuff like that, but that requires a nail gun and a pouch, you know. And so, so like this right here, whatever this is that's bringing in the trusses that that's somebody who's subcontracted by you. Yeah, that the crane. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Yeah. It's definitely not me. No, no, no. I'm not saying this. This was just uh off of your Yeah. contracting business. So, I was wanting to understand as you're saying you don't have any equipment. I was like a lot of things without any that that requires a big magic wand. I I used to have a skid loader like I said, but I sold that a few years back. Um so I I don't have any large equipment, you know. Um I have tools, you know, and just like a lot of homeowners do.

I'd really like to make the motion to table this until some of these questions are answered before I say yay or nay. Otherwise, I'm saying nay to the extended sidewall heights. That's that's so let me try to provide some hopefully helpful information for council.