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Presentation Principal Planner Trudgeon stated that the City received an application from Lord of Life Church to rezone certain property located between Hwy. 47 and CSAH 5 (Nowthen Blvd.) fi'om B-1 Business and R-3U Residential to Multiple Residential. The rezoning would allow the applicant to construct two 47-unit senior apartment buildings. Citizen Input Woody Nelson, representing Lord of Life Church, has been a resident of Ramsey-for 54 years. He said he was been a member of Lord of Life Church for 22 years. He noted that the children are active in the church with Vacation Bible School and a latchkey program. There is a preschool program run in their facility. Nh-. Nelson stated he served as a co-chair of the first building expansion~ He relayed a message from the senior pastor, who, he stated, was sensitive to the community and environmental issues. The message also noted that everything that will be done on that campus will be done in fair, reasonable, and responsible way. Every reasonable effort will be made to preserve existing trees. If privacy and safety continue to be concerns, they will consider a fence or other barrier as determined by themselves and the community. Jim Hanson, 14651 Fluorine St. NW, Ramsey, stated he was concerned about access roads, which will create several issues for those living adjacent to this road. He stated it appears that excess measures are being taken to try to loop the church property with the access road. He didn't think this would serve the residents nor the church. His concern was with a two-directional road that would run behind his property. There would be delivery, moving vans, etc. and the headlights would be intrusive. He added that the proposed access on Sunwood would provide a way for people to come to church events, and there could be residents driving through there as well. He also raised concerns abc;ut possible lighting in the parking lots or street lighting, which could be intrusive. He said he measured out the back of his property line and it looks as though there will need to be some site preparation in. order to construct a 20 foot wide drive. He urged the Planning Corrunission to: take into account'that the trees cannot stay and have a 20 foot drive. He brought up another issue of the transition between single family homes and multi family homes. He stated that typically there are townhomes with less traffic, and then a multi-family development that buffers a single family development. He suggested several alternatives, with the first being to not allow the first phase of multi family units but proceed with second phase first. Another option would be to not allow any trees to be cut down, and find a barrier to keep noise away from single family homes. He said it looks as though the development is planning for a" future parking lot expansion, but he felt the homes in Ramsey are more important and the access road should go in that area. Stacie McCabe, 14641 Fluorine Street N.W., Ramsey, stated he was against the road going in and multi-living complexes being built. He thought the development down the street is sufficient and did not feel the need for more senior housing at the time. He shared his concern with the removal of the trees. He said he would not have a problem with access to T.H. #47, but would have trouble with an access to the north. His concern was primarily the possibility of high traffic. -280- Planning Commission/September 10, 2001 Page 15 of 24 I I ! I I I I I I I I I I I i I I ! I