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MOORESVILLE PLAN COMMISSION MINUlES THURSDAY, DECEMBER II, 2003, 6:30 P.M. The Mooresville Plan Commission met on Thursday, December 11, 2003 at 6:30 P.M. at the Mooresville Town Hall. Commission members present were: Chairman, Mike Young, Chris Crouch, Troy Bryant, Robert Williarnson, Robert Corbin, John Ehrhart and Charles McGuire. Town attorney, Tim Currens was present. A motion was made by Chris Crouch, second by John Ehrhart to approve the minutes of the November 13th meeting, as amended. Motion carried 7-0. Ross Holloway of Holloway Engineering appeared before the commission to request a rezone on Hadley Road for Hopkins and Crafton, Agriculture to PUD-E, which was tabled from the last meeting. Mr. Holloway presented the Commission with a landscaping plan, which was in question at the last meeting. . Ross Holloway stated that the wall at the entrance will stretch approximately 300 feet,apd will be brick and columns. The trees at the entrance will be a combination of red maple, sugar maple, blue spruce, Norway spruce and white pine. The median area will have either red maples or sugar maples. The minimum width of the median is 12 feet, so there is adequate room for the trees. At the south entrance, instead of a wall there will be mounding with low shrubs and brick columns. There will probably be some signage there also. At the intersection, there will be a roundabout, with red and sugar maples as well as brick stencils, possibly a gazebo, and twelve feet wide walkways through the center. There had been an issue at the last meeting about leaves falling into the street. Mr. Holloway explained that on the individual lots there would be no planting of trees in the planting strip between the sidewalk and the street. All trees would be back on the lot behind the sidewalk, greatly reducing the amount of leaves in the street. There was also some issue about the post office and mail delivery, particularly in the Cambridge Villages because the mailboxes were in the alleys in the back. He had spoken to Postmaster Catron, who said it was no problem as long as there was a hard surface and they could drive up to the mailboxes. Mr. Catron had asked how they were to deliver packages. That has not been resolved. There had also been some issue with the covenants and restrictions. Mr. Holloway submitted the covenants and restrictions and homeowner's association by-laws from the Village at West Clay for the record and stated that while they did not have them for the proposed development, they would be modeled closely after those. Troy Bryant asked about the root pattern of the hard maples and stated that he thought by not putting the trees in the planting strip that you lose some of the appeal that it was intended for. Ross agreed and stated that they are in the planting strip at The Village at West Clay and that in ten or fifteen years they would grow into a canopy over the street and form what, to him, is a traditional city street. Ross stated that they have no objection to putting them in the planting strip and with one per lot they would be approximately 65-70 feet apart, which is reasonable, however it would be an issue with the street department as far as leaf