>> Can I get this? All right. As the September 15th 2025 planning and Zoning Commission meeting will get started here can have the role. >> Jerry Gardner here ready Christian a Jim Winchester here, Scott here. Andres finale is excused, ran deeper. You have a quorum. Thank you. >> For the record commissioner on here as well. Kay Little hiccups here. The beginning. We got through that. Moving on, I guess next item on the agenda. We've got no minutes to go through. So I'll just open Any commissioners have any disclosures. Okay? Seeing none hearing 9 from the line. >> Will proceed to. Our public hearing before it began all read the public hearing process, procedure, which the public may speak to commission at its meetings is. After the staff presentation is Public hearing items, the chair will ask for public testimony on the issue. Persons who wish to testify will follow the time limits established in the commission rules of procedure. Representatives of groups, Community Council PTA says several receive 5 minutes. Individuals received 3 minutes. When your testimony is complete, you may be asked questions by the commission. You may only testify once on any issue unless question by the Commission commission recommendations, Anchorage Assembly are not appealable. First case is 2025, 0, 0, 9, 5 can have presentation of staff. Thank you, Mr. Chair. >> My name is making thing. I'm with the current planning division of the Planning Department and I'm here to present the staff report on the proposed text amendment to encourage municipal code title. 21 chapter 7 Section 0, 0, 8, 0, AF 0.4 titled Installation of Landscaping. In October of 2020 for the updates to the municipality of Anchorage is standard specifications. Other Winona otherwise known as mask came into effect. This tax change will reflect the updates and masks. The first goal of this amendment ordinance is to update the timeline of the second inspection reflect the updated mask standard from 2 years to one year. The second goal of this amendment, 3 tasks, municipal code enforcement officers with the completion of the second inspection. Finally, the 3rd goal of the amendment ordinance provides examples of what accessory or supplemental support structures cannot remain in place. During the time of spent of second inspection. And after. The planning Department finds all 3 criteria to amend the code are met. This amendment proposed promotes general welfare is consistent with that stat state. A title purpose of this title and is necessary given the updates to changing conditions. State and municipal employees provided comments with no objections as of the time of the staff reports riding no public comments received. I'm happy to answer any questions. The commission may have the cooperate further on the staff report. Asked me to thank you. Any questions from commissioners. >> I guess I guess I just had question just to confirm my understanding that the change from. >> 2 years. >> For the warranty guarantee to one year. That was part of >> needed to align with the standards and specifications with masks. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, that's correct. The 2024 update reduce the period between the initial inspection and then the second inspection. applicants can ask receive their warranty back. So they reduce it from 2 years to one. >> Seeing no other questions in the queue will go ahead and open. >> 4. >> Open the public hearing. And I will ask if there's anyone in the public wishing to testify. Seeing nobody here or coming forward. >> I guess have staff an opportunity for any further comments or about before we close the public hearing. Nothing further. There heading close the public hearing. I sorry. >> That quote that I have a question afterward. >> Okay. I'll close to close the public hearing and then go Commissioner strike. >> Thank question for the I'm trying to ascertain what problem we're trying to fall. I know that we we're moving inspection period from a two-year down to a one-year period. Having gone that process in my own. With my work. question I have a lot of the or comment I have is a lot of the work that we do for the landscaping so forth. Usually takes place in the latter part of the summer or early fall. We get put the barricades up for the most of the most. Don't come in there and get the thing going or whatever from trees or the apple tree. Whatever be implanted. And they strip that they're that winner. We get to that. When are we come up to the next summer? I'm telling you that the cages and stuff that you need around a lot of this I called most food it's really needed much beyond one year yet in order to pass the working period. All of that to have be taken down for that one year inspection. That that precludes the putting it back up. I mean, I've seen was K just go up around tree stuff for the first 2 or 3 years of that growth of vegetation before takes hold takes root and gets enough that it can survive the moose attack that happened in the wintertime. >> Thank you for your question. As a certified arborist myself, certainly understand the importance of. Early may like survivability and keeping the leaves and branches on of robust second growing season. The issue that individuals and Project Merit Management Engineering noted is that. Because the two-year period was ongoing, the Cajuns weren't being maintained. And so there was the issue of the plant material growing into the moose cages and then making it difficult for that to be removed in a manner that didn't also damage the trees. So I think the intent here is to answer your question. It would not prohibit they owner from putting up and those kids again, however, in order to receive the warrant, the bond or whatever financial instrument, the applicant put forward, the inspectors need to witness the removal of these accessory support structures to ensure that as the tree grows and these initial periods after its plan there are no conflicts that would require. Moore, rigorous maintenance needs like pruning. So shortly after being installed. So that to answer your original question know, certainly an owner could put up the protection fund saying after the second inspection us a complete to get the warranty period it would just need to. It's just require to be removed based on what folks are seeing happen over the two-year period tree branches essentially growing Thank you. >> So so good carry that question to further. How has a landowner I I follow through with that. I remove the apparatus I come through after the one-year period. can expect it check it off and the following year. The moves come in tonight and I do nothing else at that point. The moves come in or the what else happened country most come in. I Rogue Raiders come in and destroy certain vegetation and take down because a pile of snow or whatever. And we on the right away and the plant life dies. But because I have my warranty period, I'm done. There's no further inspection, but I fulfill my role and responsibility and have no further obligation to replant or 2. We've educate. >> Thank you for your So the trees that were talking about today or any plant material are being installed on private property, not within the municipalities right of way the material does not survive past the warranty period. And the bond was already rich turned There is no requirement. There's no means of enforcement that make municipal code enforcement. Officers returned to the site other than if an individual notice a degradation of like a landscaped buffer and then it could be a conversation at that time. But and after the warranty period has ended and that that financial instrument has returned the municipality does not have an additional means of requiring replacement of plant material. >> And envision a question. I see that the part of the enforcement ability, the bar on the ability to put up a monetary bond or I'm going to my notes here. Different security that can be put place. Have been enough to power T. date that you are aware of. Required a developer to put post a bond. Along this line. >> thank you for your question. To my knowledge, yes, and I personally haven't been a part of that process over in the planning department. But to my understanding, that is the case. >> Through through the chair, Mr. private developments. The one who carries that bond. It's not through planning. It is development services but it's a private development side of of the House just like they do for roads. Storm drain. does it for water and sewer main line extensions. They have a warrant to bonds. Once the projects been completed and then final inspection. >> Okay. I know that this commission Has previously required a van on certain types of development. All true. And there was procedure to follow up of that within that planning committee planning office. just wondering which which area the planning office responsible for that. But I think that there's a separation here. thank you. The audio drop-off. >> No, no, we're still here. I guess just as a follow-up to question strict questions just. No, I'm not familiar with. I'm not arborist are familiar with the landscaping kind of process. But I took from that. The kind of context of the question, some of your responses that it sounded like kind of that the one years because the temporary systems. guess what's first installed, it's not really sized for some. thing that might make sense over a two-year period. But but maybe not the temporary systems might not still value to have a benefit over over a two-year period to ensure the success of whatever materials there. Is that fair summary? >> Thank Yes, I would say so. Depending on the accessory structure, for example, tree stakes are something that's commonly used in the industry. >> However. >> Certified arborist would tell you that the staking of trees might be redundant to the trees. Overall development as as the Trump develops a nice taper. That happens as the wind moves the tree and the tree starts to generate response growth. So there are some things that. While they might. To the general public seem like an asset to the tree they might hinder at. I would say the move is cages are one of those things that absolutely provide a protective buffer. Those the perfect tie for moves to just wander up and start having a snack. But they do end up causing to the plant material and then some things are just industry standard cent as we continue to grow and develop. Hopefully we move away from the having those things over time. But I think your assessment, its troops. >> don't see any other questions in the queue from the commission. So I what's the what's the world body? Commissioner Manchester? >> I'm moving case 2025, 0, 0, 9, 5, to recommend to the assembly approval of an ordinance amending it, Anchorage Municipal Code chapter. 21 point, '07, 0, 0, 8, 0 at 4 installation of landscaping to permit a second inspection. I'm innocent. Code enforcement officers required landscaping one year after installation. >> Thank you, Commissioner Winchester, your motion and seconded by Commissioner Polis. Would you like to speak your motion? >> Yeah. Welcome to the team. Miss Rowe thing and thank you providing insight as an arborist. In addition to the planning to the you're I think this kind makes everything more efficient and provides clarity and consistency to both that landscaping community that works on these projects and the enforcement officers, it gets that and needed and necessary or welcome improvement that have a 21 and I look forward to supporting it. >> Post. Yeah, just sad. The amendment means a text amendment approval criteria as noted in the memorandum there was no agency or public opposition as Commissioner Winchester noted, this promotes the general welfare of required landscaping in the municipality. Casing. Nothing else spending will go ahead and call the vote. >> Mr. Strikeout evil. Mr. Krishna. >> Could that most motion passes 6 votes in favor 9 posed. Let's see what else we got. I think. Any commissioner comments. Seeing none? We'll go out and check Just look for a motion to adjourn. We're backing Mr. Winchester second by Commissioner Polis. Any objection? Seeing none that passes. We are adjourned. >> Thank you, guys.