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<br />Exhibit D: Excerpt of the Board of Zoning Adjustments Regular Meeting Minutes, April 3, 2014 Page 5 of 5 <br /> <br />Member Houston suggested modifying the B.2 wording slightly to make it clear. She agreed with <br />Planner Barros’ proposal to break the first sentence into two sentences, i.e.: <br />If the Community Garden is enclosed by fencing, the fencing must be wood fencing or ornamental <br />fencing. Chain link or woven wire fencing is also permitted if over half of the fence area that borders <br />a public right-of-way will be covered by plant material or other vegetative screening within t hree <br />years of the fence installation. <br />When Member Hudson pointed out that except for trees, B.7 prohibits row crops that grow 24 inches tall <br />in front and corner side yards and thus eliminates bush peas, tomatoes, green beans and other crops, <br />Planner Barros said the intent was to keep crops such as corn out of that area. She suggested that a 36- <br />inch limit might be more reasonable and also match fence height. <br />Member Hudson asked whether B.6 meant that soil deliveries, for example, would have to be limited to <br />one per day. Planner Barros said yes, to minimize the impact on traffic and the neighborhood. <br />Member Houston noted that B.11 requires a manager to be identified for each Community Garden, with <br />contact information posted in the event of complaints. She said the information should be posted – period <br />– not only in the event of complaints. Planner Barros agreed. <br />Article 22 – Use Permits, Variances and Parking Exceptions: Member Houston asked how much <br />additional work would be created by renewing permits incrementally, one year at a time, rather than a <br />one-time approval of a two-year extension. Planner Barros explained it’s only a matter of writing a letter, <br />and that the change to one-year increments responded to a recommendation by Member Crawford. <br />Other <br />Vice Chair Palma asked about the overall plan for the “no man’s land” south of downtown, in the Bal <br />Theatre district and around Bayfair. She said it’s a “dead zone” from the edge of downtown to the <br />hospital. Planner Barros said the economic downturn hampered the vision that came out of the 2004 work <br />on the South Area Development Strategy, but noting that the Bayfair people are interested in mixed -use, <br />transit-oriented development, said the City recently put in a grant proposal to the Metropolitan <br />Transportation Commission (MTC) for the Bayfair vicinity, including areas around the mall. It if plays <br />out, this would ideally dovetail with strategic vision for the area. <br />In response to Chair Mendieta’s follow-up comments on the triangle formed where East 14th Street, <br />150th Avenue and Hesperian Boulevard intersect, Planner Barros said the South Area Development <br />Strategy included a plan to create an attractive gateway in that area, but no funding has been available for <br />the landscaping and art envisioned at that time. When Chair Mendieta noted that a number of businesses <br />in the site of the former Pring’s have not lasted long, Planner Barros pointed out that their problems may <br />have been operational rather than location-related, because Pring’s ran very successfully there for years. <br />Motion to close the discussion <br />Houston/Daly: 6 Aye, 0 No <br />