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flowers. The Community Development Director Lisa Wright said that she did not tell a homeowner that they had to fill out a Certificate, but that it might be best to .just fill one out and put it on file. The Chairman noted that the 25% rule may apply, but beds that have been traditionally planted from year to year do not require approval fi.om anyone. Major. landscaping covering more than 25% of a yard with large trees and bushes do require a Certificate. He also stated that he felt that the Commission should only get involved in landscaping that would negatively affect a property. Paul Denny stated that one must look to see if something permanently has been ruined. Planting does not ruin ! Ruined means things that cannot be economically and practically reversed He then offered a suggestion that the Commission do as little as possible on landscaping. The Commissioner offered a by rule declaration on the landscaping issue. It stated that the Commission would not regulate landscaping on residential property. After discussion on the wording and the statement of the Community Development Director that unless she had something in writing or a picture, she could not make a judgement. She was then requested by the Commission to look into other CLG cities as to how they handle these issues and report back top the Commission in perhaps a week. The Commission would then seek a call meeting to hear the information she received.. Lisa would get together with the Commissioner and set up a call meeting. After discussion of a day that would be accommodating to most members, it was decided to have a luncheon meeting on Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. at Pads Junior College ifa room was available. Lisa Wright would look into the availability of a room for that day. B. Rescheduling the r>ublic hearing on the Church Street District Returning to Barbar~ Wilson's earlier suggestion of a meeting with homeowners in the South Church Street District, the Commissioner restated his position in favor ora town hall type meeting with the homeowners. Barbara Wilson brought to the Commission's attention that the need is urgent to meet with homeowners in the South Church St. District as soon as possible to answer questions such as the ones that had been asked of Becki No .rment.. To conform with the Open Meetings Act, the meeting would be published in accordance with the rules. It was felt that a meeting would allay the homeowners' fears and answer any questions they may have .about the Historic 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 fi'om the fi:ont and other factors).The meeting came back to the issue at hand scheduling a meeting. 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 prepared to answer questions. He was however, in agreement with a Town Hall meeting. C. Setting design standards for the Church Street District Again returning to the items at hand, Claudia Hunt asked the Commission if we did not talk about hiring a design consultant to prepare the designs. She was reminded that at our March 1 st meeting, Bratton Thomason suggested that we check out Design Teams and see what has been done in other cities, 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 Hearing Officer determines that this action becomes necessary. The motion was seconded by Becki Norment and the motion passed tmanimously after a voice vote.