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County. State Statute prohibits seniors to be in the adult foster care facility who have a serious and persistent mental illness or developmental disability. State Law does not require the owner of Loving Care Senior Services to live at the facility, full- time. Hanna Smith will not be living on site, however Loving Care Senior Services provides one on-site Home Health Aid 24-hours a day. The Health Aid shifts are from 7:00am - 3:00pm, 3:00pm - l l:00pm, and I l:00pm -7:00am. The facility would also have one full-time on-site nurse who will also serve as the manager of the facility. The Conditional Use Permit requested is in regards to Loving Care Senior Services desire to utilize a second dwelling on a parcel for a nurses living quarters. Conditional use permits have been issued in the past for more than one dwelling on a residential lot. The Delaney family estate (Armstrong Kennels) has a conditional use permit for 4 dwellings. The Thomaswood Estate (Tom Kurak homestead) was granted a conditional use permit for two dwellings in order that the seller, Mr. Thorn, could live on the property for the rest of his life. Don Kveton received a Conditional Use Permit for two (2) dwellings on his property, his home and a dwelling for his caretakers. Since the lot has been vacant for so many years vegetation on the parcel consisted of nothing but tall weeds and existing mature trees. Hanna Smith has made several site improvements to the estate since purchasing the property. Staff toured the site and saw a vast improvement to the outside landscaping. The applicant planted 171 various bushes; river rock and keystone block have been strategically designed around the entire main dwelling and a cement pathway with established landscaping on both sides has been constructed to the proposed second dwelling. The parcel contains many mature trees in the front, side, and rear yard. A sprinkler system has been installed and the entire parcel has been spread with black dirt and seeded. The property now contains two courtyards, one in the front and one in the rear yard, with landscaping established around each courtyard. Staff feels that the applicant has installed a landscaping plan that exceeds City standards. Staff was able to view the inside of the proposed second dwelling. The interior of the building is' completely sheet rocked and it appears that most of the electrical outlets are in place but not necessarily working. The structure is absent of flooring, a finished kitchen, a finished bathroom, and working plumbing. The current status of the facility is that it is not in a livable condition. If the proposed use is approved, the applicant will' make the necessary improvements to provide for a livable facility. On September 5, 2000, the Planning Commission reviewed the request for an interim use permit by Loving Care Senior Services to utilize a detached accessory building as a second dwelling. The interim use permit language would have required the' applicant to construct a 50-foot above ground addition connecting the two dwellings within a five-year per/od. The Planning Commission noted that the City has granted Conditional Use Permits in the past to maintain two dwellings on a parcel and wanted to proceed in a similar manner. The Planning Commission tabled the item and directed Staff to draft the request as a Conditional Use Permit and bring the item to the October meeting for their review. The Planning Commission reviewed the Conditional Use Permit application and held a public hearing on October 3, 2000. -104-