clarification that driveways from public right of way to off street parking areas does not county (excluded) from VUA should be added.

4" is to great of a decrease in size from 36" to 4" is unreasonable. While the trees listed in a) have been selected as significant for Fayette County, many on this are neither endangered or rare in the overall region or state. Stopping or altering a needed project over a 4” tree is excessive and arbitrary. Allowing the movement and transplant of these trees to elsewhere on the site needs to be included in the language so it is clear that this is an option.

The blue ash needs to be removed from the list. The blue ash has been damaged by the emerald ash borer (Asian beetle) I believe the number of trees that were removed from Shilito Park at taxpayer expense was around 1,200 trees. University of Kentucky website, link, goes on to say he emerald ash borer (EAB) has become a serious problem in Kentucky. At this time it is difficult to recommend blue ash as a landscape tree....

The VUA Perimeter requirements shall count towards meeting the vegetive open space requirements in Article 20.

the reduction to 5’ for LBAs with a privacy fence needs to be brought back for the same reason as we have seen hardships on projects with no reduction allowed, where a fence and 5’ would meet the intent of screening and passive greenway.

the reduction to 5’ for LBAs with a privacy fence needs to be brought back for the same reason as we have seen hardships on projects with no reduction allowed, where a fence and 5’ would meet the intent of screening and passive greenway.

The eight foot buffer is to much, especially with the push to provide more affordable housing, by the time each person on each side of the property line gives 8’, that is 16’ of very expensive land that is not providing enough passive open space to be usable, but is creating hardships on the project. I think the reduction back to three feet may not be appropriate, but more like 5’ would be a good compromise.