Staff Recommendation

WITHDRAW the request for a commercial mulching operation at this location as requested by the applicant in a letter dated March 23, 2015.

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Staff had recommended denial of the request in the staff report for the March 12, 2015 meeting based on the following:

1. The proposed facility would have an adverse impact on the neighboring homes due to the increase in noise generated by the mulch grinding operation and odors that would result from the amount of mulch storage on site.
2. The proposed driveway location being offset from Bickerstaff Blvd. has the potential of creating additional traffic conflicts on S. Northshore Dr. due to the geometrics of the intersection.
3. The proposed development plan modifies the approved plan for Creekside Nurseries that identified this portion of the site as a growing area and meadow.
4. The sale of over half of the Creekside Nursery property for the commercial mulching operation will make the site even more nonconforming to the minimum lot size requirement of 10 acres.

The Planning Commission and Staff have received over 50 emails in opposition to the request.

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Disposition Summary

WITHDRAW the request for a commercial mulching operation at this location as requested by the applicant in a letter dated March 23, 2015.