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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Dear <?xml:namespace
prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Commissioners</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> Kimmell, Nelson and
Stroschein:<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">The Moscow Civic
Association (“MCA”) is in favor of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Latah</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType>
adopting <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City></st1:place>’s Large Scale Retail Ordinance (“LSRO”)
for the Area of City Impact.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyTextIndent style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">The LSRO was written by
a team of community members with the goal of mitigating negative impacts that
retail outlets 40,000 square feet or larger (“Big Box Stores”) would likely
bring to our growing community.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Retail outlets of this size are cropping up all over the country with a
variety of consequences involving traffic, noise, storm water, aesthetics,
etc.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Communities across the country
are recognizing the need to pass ordinances to eliminate or mitigate the adverse
impacts of Big Box Stores.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For this
reason, the MCA supported the city’s efforts to mitigate these problems by
adopting the LSRO.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyTextIndent style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyTextIndent style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Planning and zoning are
reasonable and desirable activities of local governing bodies.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We do not endorse the view that
ordinances placing reasonable requirements on businesses represent an assault on
the free market or discourage beneficial development.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We believe that the LSRO regulates
development wisely, in a community-friendly and beneficial manner that protects
the property rights of developers, adjacent landowners and the surrounding
community.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We wish to encourage
this type of development.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyTextIndent style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">We believe it is not
only justifiable but necessary in our role as responsible citizens and as
community participants placing reasonable requirements on retail establishments
larger than 40,000 square feet.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>To
mitigate the adverse spillover effects that come with great size is an
absolutely appropriate protection of the property rights of the surrounding
landowners and community.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We
believe that the LSRO does that adequately by defining large scale retail
outlets as conditional uses in the Motor Business zoning district and by placing
specific requirements on such establishments to address the following areas of
concern:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Site
location<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Noise<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">City Services and City
infrastructure impacts<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Storm water
quality<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Traffic
Impacts<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Building
abandonment<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">We agree with the
requirements provided by the LSRO.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">As stated in the first
five and a half pages of the sixteen page document, there are many reasons to
adopt such an ordinance.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We would
like to draw your attention to the following paragraph of the ordinance (p. 5),
which highlights the beneficial purpose of the LSRO in protecting the property
rights of the nearby property owners and the community
itself:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Whereas,
the City is currently without design review regulations or any
discretionary<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">review
and public hearing process specific to retail establishments in excess of
forty<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">thousand
(40,000) square feet which preserve<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>and/or enhance the general appearance<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">of
building design and construction; preserve the historical character and
significance of<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">the
community; coordinate onsite vehicular and non-vehicular traffic circulation
patterns <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">within
adjacent transportation systems; minimize visual impact; provide for and
protect<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">existing
light, air, solar access, and orientation, privacy, views, and vistas by the
proper<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">and
efficient location of building sites and design layout; provide adequate usable
open<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">space
in a manner appropriate to the development and uses of lands, and protect
and<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">preserve
wildlife, stream, natural topography and other desirable natural features
and<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">qualities
such as skyline, ridge tops, knoll ridges, established trees and shrub
masses,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">topsoil,
streambeds and banks, drainage swales; promote aesthetic harmonizing
with<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">the
environment adjacent to development; enable requirements for traffic
studies,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">market
studies, and impact studies; and enable imposition of mitigation
measures;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Without
the LSRO in place, the citizens of our community have no protection from the
adverse spillover effects that unregulated large retail establishments will
bring to nearby neighborhoods, to the detriment of residents’ property values
and quality of life.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This threat is
something we can mitigate through the LSRO while preserving economic
opportunity, enhancing property values and quality of life, and protecting and
balancing developer’s property rights with those of the impacted neighbors and
community.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">We
hope you will take these comments to heart and pass the LSRO for the Area of
City Impact.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please protect and
preserve the quality of life for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Latah</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Sincerely,
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Bruce
Livingston<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">President,
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> Civic
Association <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">On
Behalf of the <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> Civic Association Board of
Directors</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>