What types of things do that?

Air conditioning units, ducks, things like that.

And that's why that provision is in the code.

But it's important to note that that's when it exceeds the heights in the table, as was explained by the counsel from Brownstein.

The table allows a spire to be higher without screening.

By the way, the Air Force Academy looks wonderful with their spire screened, don't they?

Isn't that what we all love to see on that vista as we look towards the mountains from our homes in northern Colorado Springs is the beautiful screening of the spires.

No, that's absurd.

Council, when we adopted these provisions to allow a spire to be higher, had no intention for screening of spires.

That would be nonsensical.

As has been expressed, spires draw our vision heavenward, cause us to contemplate things.

And council specifically created that as an exception in the table.

And so that exception does not require screening at all.

In fact, that would be a contradiction of what council approved in the code.

So we believe, I believe that staff's approval is correct.

It follows the code that city council adopted.

And the proposal to require boxing in spires, screening them like we've done with the Air Force Academy, doesn't make sense.

It's not what our community asked for, and it is not what city council adopted.

And so I would ask that you deny the appeal and approve the application.

Thank you very much, and thank you for your service.

Thank you.

We have one last speaker.

Um Shelley, please, if you will come to the microphone and introduce yourself.

And you will have three minutes.

My name is Shelley Etchen.

Um I live on Flying Horse.

I live directly across the street from the proposed temple site at 12770 Mission Meadow Drive.

Our family has lived in Flying Horse for 12 years.

Um why the design matters, um, not just to our faith and community, but to what this building represents to families and youth throughout the Colorado Springs area.

Um I have received the postcards or notices of the um and uh the neighborhood meetings, so I have attended the neighborhood meetings.

I have spoken to the architects and have seen the renderings of the buildings.

Um the steeple.

Sorry, throughout history, steeples and spires on sacred buildings have symbolized reach reach reaching upward toward heaven.

They focus on X and it expresses the foundational teaching to look to God and elevate our thoughts and values.

And this vertical expression is integral to the building and its spiritual identity and purpose.

Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ have Latter-day Saints or Sacred Houses of Worship and Covenant.

As described on Church of Jesus Christ.org.

Temples provide peace, clarity, and spiritual grounding in a world that often feels chaotic.

They're not used for weekly services or social gatherings.

They're quiet, reverent spaces where individuals come to pray, serve, make covenants, and draw closer to God.

David A.

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Brad Bednar, member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles, one of the senior most leaders of our church, described marriage as a triangle.

Our Savior Jesus Christ had the apex, husband and wife at two base, two base corners.

As each person draws closer to Christ and becomes more like him, they naturally draw closer to each other.

This simple image captures what temples do.

They help families build unity, compassion, and lasting commitment.

Um, beginning at age 11, or sorry, um, temples also impact our youth.

At age 11, young people in our faith have the opportunity to participate in temple service.

They experience or these experiences teach humility, accountability, and service to others.

Um youth um young people who participate in the temple worship consistently develop strong moral foundations.

They become kind the kind of adults who contribute positive positively to their schools, workplaces, and communities.

In our time when youth face unprecedented pressures, having a place of strength that can develop their character and values is invaluable.

I can witness that I have seen youth attend and flood the temple.

Youth attend temples and do service on weeknights, on weekends, and during school breaks and holiday breaks.

All right, thank you very much.

Thank you for your time for considering the temple.

Do we have anybody in person or online to speak in sub uh in support of the application and in opposition to the appellant?

If there's anybody else uh in the audience that would like to speak and didn't register themselves.

Okay.