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CC Regular Session 7. 3. Meeting Date: 08/23/2011 By: Tim Gladhill, Community Development Title: Consider Final Plat, Site Plan, and Comprehensive Plan/Zoning Amendment Approval of Stoney River; Case of First Phoenix Group and Lord of Life Background: The City has received a request for a Minor Plat as well as Site Plan Review for a 72-unit assisted living complex on a proposed 6.5 acre parcel currently part of the Lord of Life Lutheran Church campus. This case includes two (2) requests for consideration by the City Council: 1) Minor Plat and 2) Site Plan Review. Notification: All property owners within 700 feet of the Subject Property were notified of the Sketch Plan Review. Observations: City Staff anticipates revised plans from the Applicant mainly related to the design of a shared access on Nowthen Boulevard. In addition, City Staff anticipates requested revisions to the Development Contracts related to assigning certain obligations of the Property Owner to the Developer (First Phoenix). Staff will provide updated information at the meeting. Final Plat Review The proposed minor plat proposes to subdivide a portion of the existing Lord of Life campus to create a new, approximately 6.5 acre parcel at the north west corner of the intersection of Saint Francis Boulevard (TH 47) and Bunker Lake Boulevard (CSAH 5). The proposed lot appears to meet all dimensional standards related to the actual subdivision of the parcel. Other dimensional standards will be reviewed as part of the site plan review. As current property owner desiring to convey the proposed Lot 2 to First Phoenix Group, Lord of Life Lutheran Church is responsible for Required Improvements as listed in the Subdivision Ordinance It is anticipated that Lord of Life will defer these obligations to First Phoenix Group, and that First Phoenix Group is agreeable to accept these obligations. Lord of Life Lutheran Church desires to consolidate several parcels it has acquired over the years that make up the current campus. The consolidation of these parcels is not a requirement of the platting process. Consolidating parcels will clean up parcel lines and legal descriptions that make up the Lord of Life campus. These parcels that are being combined with the larger parcel that already contains the building for Lord of Life shall be considered off site for purposes of calculating development fees and associated credits. Site Plan Review The Applicant has proposed a 53,228 square foot (foot print), two-story building (footprint) with 72 assisted living/memory care units. It appears that the proposed site plan meets most dimensional standards as required by the R-3 Residential District (high density residential). It should be noted that the original review of this site plan was based on B-1 General Business District (current zoning). However, the Planning Commission recommended a re -zoning and Comprehensive Plan Amendment to R-3 Residential. The Staff Review File has been amended to reflect this recommendation. In addition, the Applicant has requested that the required adjustments to zoning be accomplished by a Comprehensive Plan Amendment. It appears that the exterior materials of the proposed structure are composed of a mixture of shakes, stones, and