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complies with all setback requirements. The apartment building is set back 75 feet from 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, Block I, of the new plat and exit onto Nowthen Boulevard (CSAH 5). Proof of an access easement needs to be provided tolthe. City that will allow the apartment building residents to cross onto Lot 1, Block 1. The apartment bull/ding will consist of three stories. The proposed height of the apartment building exceeds the',35-foot maXimum height for structures allowed under City Code. The applicant is applying for-~¥ar4ance to exceed~the maximum height concurrently with the site plan review process. The. first st°rY-will contain apartment units and the second and third stories will contain 16 apartmei~t.units each. The buildin~, will have 6 one-bedroom and 4 l two-bedroom units. The one bedr06m' ~nits;*zill be 770 square feet "~-' and the two bedroom units will range from 966 to 1,320 square:f~et. The rob1' area for all of the units exceed City Ordinance requirements. The exteriors of, the structure are proposed to consist of metal siding, block and brick veneer. The roof will have asphalt shingles~ ~On September 4, 2001, the Planning Commission tabled a decision on the site plan to allow the applicant to work with the nmghborhood ~oups regarding the proposed access drive, screening, tree.preservation, safety and address any Staff concerns and return to the Planning Commission meeting in October with a revised site plan. The applicant met with residents of Fluorine Street and: based on those discussions modified the site plan as follows: l) the access road has been moved Fo be approximately 60 feet from the shared property, line between the church and residents. The new lb'cation of the access road will not cause any of the existing trees to be 10st. 2) Additional trees will beplanted along the exit route from the Church to provide better screening for the_ resident at [4'621" Fluorine Street 3) Additional plantings will be located betw'een the VCestern property line and Solstice Park and the access road to provide for additional screemng. 4) The Church has atso pledged to put additional trees along the western edge of the access road to, provide additional screening fbr the Fluorine residents. The applicant has also met with the Fi.re ~ef Kapker regarding a secondary emergency access to the apartment building. Based on tho~e d~iscussions, thb applicant will extend the ex~sring ~avel drive to the-east and construct concrete Steps where the ~ade drops down to the apartment building. This cha~ge is satisfactory to the Fire.Chie£:,. City Staff recommends site plan approval contingent upon compliance -~ith the City Staff"review letter dated August 31, 2001, revised Septembe~ 28, 2001, the property being rezoned' and receiving a minor comprehensive plan amendment and the applicant receiving a varia~to the height restrictions. Blair .Knderson, Pastor of Lord of Lffe 'Church, stated he met with the neighborhood residents ...... and to his knowledge, the modificatmns were satisfactorY. Chairp~rS°n Nixt stated his ontYt~ncern was with moving the road over and still attempting to preserve a row of parking.. The plans show a road and parking that is combined, and he saw this as problematic, He asked' if the Pastor would consider ~ving up those 20 parking stalls. Pastor Anderson responded they are giving up a whole parking lot due to the placement of the road. He agreed that this resolution was less than desirable. Though, it does move the road substantially.away from the neighborhood, and far from what code requires. With this solution, the chin:ch doesn't have to put in a privacy fence nor remove trees. -288- Planning Commission/October 4, 2001 Page 6 of 18 I I I I I ! I I I