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Gable Pines Seniors Housing Proposal <br />28 March 2011 <br />Page 8 <br />The building height would be three stories of housing above grade plus a pitched roof. The <br />two southern wings would be one story of housing above the first floor elevation of the main <br />part of the building plus a pitched roof <br />Parking for Gable Pines: <br />I believe that the parking supply is adequate to satisfy the demand. <br />Under building: 27 spaces <br />Surface: 47 (including three for handicapped) <br />Total 74 spaces <br />Only the residents of the 27 independent living apartments will be driving. Staff from <br />Ebenezer estimate that only 20 of the 27 garage spaces will be rented, and I agree. Thus, <br />there are enough garage parking spaces for the residents. <br />There would be 20 staff on the maximum shift. Seven additional parking spaces should be <br />allocated to staff to accommodate overlap during shift changes. Not counting the <br />handicapped spaces, that leaves 17 surface spaces for visitors. A representative of Ebenezer <br />believes that number will be sufficient. Staff would also be allowed to park in any unrented <br />garage spaces if necessary. As a final resort, on -street parking is permitted on Judson Road. <br />A representative of Ebenezer has estimated parking demand as follows: <br />Independent living @ 1 per unit 27 <br />Assisted living @ 0.5 per unit 29 <br />Memory care @ 0.25 per bed 10 <br />Staff chance aa_ , 1 ner 3 staff 7 <br />Total demand 73 <br />Total supply 74 <br />Landscaping: <br />A landscaping plan was prepared by Brauer & Associates, landscape architects. The planting <br />plan for overstory trees slightly exceeds the minimum requirement, which is one tree for each <br />1,000 square feet of building floor area. <br />Building floor area: 153 (1,000 square feet) <br />Overstory trees: 159 (36 % deciduous, 43 % coniferous) <br />Deciduous trees would be at least 2.5 inches diameter and coniferous trees would be at least <br />six feet tall. <br />The perimeter plantings are most closely spaced along the eastern boundary of the site to <br />screen the view from the nearby single-family houses. <br />The parking lot would include planted islands. <br />The landscaping plan also includes ornamental trees, shrubs and annual flowers. At the <br />southern end of the building, there would be a fenced garden accessible by residents of the <br />memory care apartments. All open areas will be sodded. <br />3824 Huntington Avenue St. Louis Park, Minnesota 55416 <br />952.451.4818 bill@weberplanning.com <br />