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November 27, 1987
Greg \hnterowd
City of Springfield
225 N. 5th Street
Springfield, Oregon 97477
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RE: OCCUPANCY PERMIT - 1875 MAIN STREET
Dear Greg,
When you get a few minutes, would you please review the en-
closed material and let us know what is actually being required
to complete the landscaping of our new store at 1875 Main Street.
We have been in contact with Bruce Newhouse and we seem to
be further apart on what should be done to complete the project
than when we first talked to him. In our discussions, we have
the feeling he doesn't understand the code (see enclosure notes).
We have tried to comply with all the city building codes
concerning the construction at that site and felt we had done a
reasonable job. If you review the enclosed drawing you possibly
will see why we are confused. It appears we could (or should)
place a tree on the North-East corner close to the driveway. The
request by Bruce to place trees on the east side appear to be in
conflict with the visual clearance and safety code no.32.070.
The question of cost to place the trees at this late date is
not the concern. If the city would like several more trees we can
put them in. As most people don't understand, the trees are great
to look at but create a large concern for businesses as they grow
and block out visual clearance to the location or hide the ident-
ification sign of the business.
conform to code.
In this case, we are trying to
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Please let me know what you would like to have planted and
how we could be this far off in communication on the subject.
We thank you in advance for your time in reviewing the matter.
G~{U.L
Bill McCabe
cc: Russ McCabe
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