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older. The facility will 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 pelxnits have been issued in the past for more than one dwelling on a residential lot. Since the lot has been vacant for so many years vegetation on the parcel consisted of nothing, but tall weeds and existing rnature trees. Hanna Smith lms 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 seed. The property' now contains two courtyards, one in the frm~t 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, aboveground addition COlmecting the two d~vellings within a five-year period. The Planning Commission noted that the City has granted conditional use permits n the past to maintain two dwellings on a parcel without a connection and wanted to proceed in a similar rammer. The Plalming Commission tabled the item and directed staff to draft the request as a conditional use permit versus an interim use permit and bring the item to the October meeting for their review. The Planning Commission reviewed the conditional use pen:nit application and held a public hearing on October 3, 2000. The Planning Commission recommended approval of Loving Care Senior Services request to maintain a second dxvelling on a parcel. Councilmember Anderson inquired as to where the nurse was presently living. Hanna Smith, Loving Care Senior Services, replied that the nurse currently lives in the. basement of the main house. Councilmember Anderson inquired if there are nursing services available 24 hours a day. Ms. Slnith replied that the nurse is always on-site and on-call and they will always have people on-site to work with the seniors. Mayor Gamec inquired if the senior foster home is a permitted use. City Council/October 24, 2000 Page 11 of 31 -47-