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flowers. Thc Commuruty Dcvelopment Director Lisa Wright said that shc did not tell a homeowner that they had to fill out a Certificatc, but that it might be best to just fill one out and put it on file. The Chairman noted that the 25% rule may app1y, but beds that have been traditionally planted ITom ycar to year do not rcquirc approval ITom anyone. Major. landscaping coverÌng more than 25% of a yard with large trees and bushes do require a Certificatc. Hc also stated that hc felt that thc Commission should only get involved in landscaping that would negatively affcct a property. Paul Denny stated that onc must look to see if something pcrmanently has becn ruined. Planting does not ruin ! Ruined means things that cannot be economically and practically reversed He then offcred a suggestion that the Commission do as little as possiblc on landscaping. Thc Commissioner offered a by rule declaration on the landscaping issue. It stated that the Commission would not regulate landscaping on rcsidcntiaJ propcrty. After discussion on the wording and the statement of the Community Dcvclopment Director that unless she had something in writing or a picture, she could not make a judgcmcnt. She wa~ then rcquested by the Commission to look into other CLG cities as to how they handle these issues and report back top the Commission in pcrhaps a week. The CornnlÌssion would thcn seek a call meeting to hear thc information she received.. Lisa would get togethcr with the Commissioner and sct up a call meeting. Aftcr discussion of a day that would bc accommodating to most members, it was decided to have a lunchcon meeting on Tuesday at 1 :00 p.m. at Paris Junior College if a room was availablc. Lisa Wright would look into the availability of a room for that day. B. Rcschcduling the puhlic hearing on the Church.S1r.(;ÇillÎ.stDkt Returning to Barbara Wilson's earlier suggestion of a meeting with homeowners in the South Church Street District, the Commissioner restated his position in favor of a town hall type meeting with thc homeowners. Barbara Wilson brought to the Commission's attcntion that the need is urgent to mcct with homeowners in the South Church St. District as soon as possible to answcr qucstions such as the ones that had been asked ofBecki Norment.. To conform with thc Open Meetings Act, thc mccting would be published in accordancc with the rules. It was felt that a meeting would allay the homeowners' fears and answer any questions they may have .about the HistorÌc Preservation Ordinance and what it entails. Becki followed this suggestion with two more questions posed by her neighbors. One being the installation of a gravel driveway( permissible in residential homes)and two, a bathroom addition to the house( depends upon visibility ITom the ITont and other factors).The meeting came back to the issue at hand scheduling a mccting. At this time, Paul Denny said that he was against the Commission scheduling a full Public Hearing because they Commissioners have a lot of work to do before being preparcd to answcr questions. He was however, in agreement with a Town Hall meeting. C. Setting..desigttstandards for the Church Street District Again returning to the items at hand, Claudia Hunt asked the ComnÜssion if we did not talk about hiring a design consultant to prepare the designs. She was reminded that at our March 1st meeting, Bratton Thomason suggested that we check out Design Teams and see what has becn donc in othcr citics, but she would not recommend any teams A motion was made by Barbara Wilson to petition the City Council to become part of their agenda if the Hcaring Officer detcrmines that this action becomes necessary. The motion was seconded by Becki Normcnt and the motion passed unanimously aftcr a voice vote.