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Joint BZA/PC Worksession Minutes November 8, 2007 Agenda No. 07-21 Page S of 7 Commission Secretary Livermore said that the fence modification procedure might be appropriate in a case where affected neighbors, for instance, have no objection to chicken wire. Commissioner Abero questioned whether going with the "neighbor agreement" option would be workable, because properties change hands, and a new owner might not agree with a prior owner's viewpoint. Board member Gilcrest suggested that if specificity in the language is important, Commissioner Collier's suggestion of a maximum gauge is a good one. If technology evolves to the point that higher gauges become more transparent, we have the fence modification procedure to deal with that, or the ZEO could determine that a new higher- gaugematches the transparency of a lower-gauge product. Commissioner Ponder raised some questions about fence height. First, does the 7 feet include retaining walls? Commission Secretary Livermore said that the proposed language is working with the concept of the natural grade, so if there is a retaining wall, the natural grade would be factored in. You would discount the fact that the retaining wall is there, and look at what the fence height would be at natural grade. She explained that an entire meeting was devoted to this topic, and the ZEO felt that the most appropriate solution was to look at natural grade versus the "uphill" or "downhill" side of a fence, with the difference being only the width of the material. Board member Gilcrest sees a problem with using natural grade as a definition in the context of specificity in the language. If you assume the retaining wall is functional, if it is removed the natural grade is somewhere in the middle of the retaining wall, so you are creating an estimation process. Commission Secretary Livermore said she would ask the ZEO William Schock to come to the December 13 Planning Commission meeting to clarify these issues, particularly as it relates to the natural grade, which the ZEO himself preferred because of its objective nature. Commissioner Dlugosh said he favors the idea of the ZEO not only clarifying issues, also but also hearing Commissioners' concerns and thoughts first-hand. Commission Secretary Livermore again indicated that public comments on this topic would be welcome during the public comment period following the work session. Item 2: Limited Online Used Vehicle Sales (b) Matter of consideration of amendments to the Zoning Code including • Article 3, Section 1-304 • Article 6, Sections 2-606, 2-612, 2-704, 2-706 and 2-708 to allow for limited online sales of used vehicles in the CC, CS, IL, IG and IP Districts. Commission Secretary Livermore noted that the Internet has allowed a lot of creative people to take on side work selling used cars. The way the Zoning Code currently reads, sales or leasing vehicles requires a use permit in any District in which such activity is