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Session 1552, Minutes August 19, 1991 Page 4 location of its property line, but noted those are identified when a property is purchased. He said the neighbo:rhood sight am SOUl'Xl barriers were camp- pletely ruined when the bushes were cut down by the synagogue. Mr. Mayer S. Klein, 8055 Teasdale, president of Agudas Israel, said the only reason the rooftop screening was not finished. was to be certain it was being done the way Council wanted., and it will be completed. within seven days. As for the buffer between the site and the neighbo:rhood, he said the synagogue erred. in its selection of the individual who cut down so much of this screen- ing, am was very sony about this. He apologized to the residents, adding that the individual involved acted far beyorrl the scope of his assigrnnent. Mr. Klein said the City Forester assured him that with decent weather the fo- liage should grow back by next spring am be close to its previous corrlition. Mr. Joseph Corrigan, 569 Mapleview, said he bought his house in April, 1991, in what was then a quiet, private neighbo:rhood; ncM, with the buffering gone, it is extremely noisy and visually polluted., and trash blows from the commer- cial area into the neighbo:rhood. He said the new plantings will take much more than a year to grow into a real barrier, am he suggested. a fence should be erected.. He also agreed there should be a meeting with all involved. to establish property lines and a privacy barrier. Mr. Price said it seemed that the landscaping issue has not been solved to everyone's satisfaction and he felt it would be an error in judgment not to include this new problem in the corrlitional use pennit. Mayor Majeros said all the corrlitions of the original application have been fulfilled., am the new problems of additional larrlscaping am use of the tent are still to be considered.. Mr. Wagner asked the purpose of the ten foot poles. Mr. Klein said it was religious in nature, and the poles are allowed. to seJ:Ve as a fence, which is required. before food can be taken outside on the Jewish Sabbath. All voted. Aye. Mayor Majeros suggested. that the meeting discussed earlier take place within the seven day period referred to in the motion. SITE PIAN - 8000 BRIAR o:xJRl' '!he City Manager recommerrled. denial of a site plan for a secorrl-story addi- tion to a single family home a1: 8000 Briar Court. He said the City ordinance states approval should be given only if the addition will be compatible with surroundirg homes; in this casE~, only one-story ranch homes of s:i1ni.lar design are on this block, and the new addition would be completely incorrpatible. Mrs. 'Ihampson said she urrlerstood this addition would not make this home in- compatible with others on the block, am she asked the owner to come forward. Ms. lDrraine Rid1al:'dson, 8000 Briar Court, said there were many homes in the surroundirg area with additions, even though hers would be the first on this block. She needed more space, but liked the area am did not want to move. Mr. Price said a number of sul:xlivisions have homes with added secorrl stories,