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-38- Motion Carried. Voting Yes' Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Watson, and Reeve. Voting No: Commissioner Kociscak. Absent: Commissioners Johnson and Sweet. Case #11: Request for Site Plan Review for an Apartment Building Located on the Lord of Life Property; Case of Lord of Life Church Presentation -.- · -~i.~! ~:.'' ~ Principal Planner Trudgeon stated that the City received an application from:Lord of Life Church for s~te plan review for an apartment building to be located on their prO~Perty¢..The apartment building will be constructed in an area that is roughly t0.05 acres~.'~rf-§ize. At this time, the applicant is proposing to construct only one of the two proposed bu!ldings. The~'g0~Sdensity of the parcel will be 9.35 units per acre when both buildings are constructed. Once ~etl~ds are factored out, the net density, will be t2.29 units per acre when both buildings are co~smicted. The March 2001 Draft Comprehensive Plan indicates the l'ocation is planned for high dens~ity housing at a net density up to 15 units per acre. The apartment building complies with all setback requirements. The apartment building is setback 75 feet ,fr6m the property line of the Katnis property to the north. A new access drive is proposed to be constructed to serve the apartment building. The access drive will go across Lot 1, B10dl~'t-of the new plat and exit onto Nowthen Blvd. (CSAH 5). Proof of an acceS~ easement needs to be provided to the City that will allow the apartment building residents to cross', onto Lot 1, Block I, The drive itself will be constructed in conjunction with the apartment buildin~ and Will be loc~te~ no closer than 20 feet from any exterior lot line. Neighbors on FtuorineSt2' have r_aised concerns regarding the potential traffic volume and the possibility thatthe existing trees located along the common property line will be cut doyen to accommodate ~the.new drive. Staff feels that every effort shall be made to keep the trees in their present location and to locate the new drive in a place of minimal impact to the surrounding land owners. The apartment building will consist of three stories. The proposed height of the apartment build!Pg' exceeds the 35-foot maximum height for structures allowed under City, Code.-'~ The app!_icant is applying for a vahance to exceed the maximum height concurrently with the site plan review process. The one bedroom units will be 770 square'fee[ and the two, bedroom units will range from 966 to 1,320 square feet. The floor area foralI 'of th~ un/ts:exceed City Ordinance requirements. The apartment building will have 48 underground parking 'stalls for use by the tenants and will provide 33 off-street parking spaces in front of the apartment building for a total of 81 parking spaces. Under the MR Multiple Residential, a total of 91 parking spaces would be needed for this development. The previous senior apartment development, Savannah Oaks, used a standard of 1.5 parking spaces per unit. If this standard ks applied to the Lord of Life apartment building, a total of 72 parking spaces are needed. Staff is recommending that this standard be used again since very few of the residents have two cars and some have none. City Staff recommends site plan approval contingent upon compliance with the city staff review letter dated August 31, 2001, the property being rezoned and receiving a minor comprehensive plan amendment and the applicant receiving a variance to the height restrictions. Commission Business Planning Commission/September 10, 2001 Page 20 of 24 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I