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suburbs with 5-story buildings, tiffs type of density, and no parking on the site. Those sm:ts of things will raise some flags with MI-IFA and the staff report will be very help~:i~n his application to clarify that the City is supportive of this proposal, and that although thee may be some additional information and tweaks, this project is not out of bounds. Mr. $0hnson stated this is truly an urban site; Rarnsey is unique as a suburb doing something hke this, There will be public transportation, medical facilities, retail, paths, parks, and a movie thea£~fHe~(~utd like to have a rev/ew by the Planning Commission, Staff, and City C0uncil;'~wlth this pr~hrrfinary approval tonight he is seeking acknowledgment that this project is witkin theboundahes ofwhat- · -,~. _ project that it ~, the City is looking for on this site· Mr. Johnson replied it is very ~mP0rtant tO ~s ' '~'~ be tied to the parking with the skyway. ,~ .~, Comm~ssmner Tntes Rolle mqmred about the abd~ty of emergency vehicles to access the rear the site zf~- F ~ '~ ~ Mr. Johnson rephed emergency staff will need to prO,nde specafic ff~put :as tO what they want to see; ~fthe ,0 feet ~ncluded m the plan ~s not enough ~t will need to be dealt wath. Associate Planner Geisler indicated Fire Chief Kapler has ~ndmated that 20 feet ts sufficient from his perspective; however, he will want'tc~eview the cantilever that is ~r~pos~a fo~ the rear of the bmld~ng to extend into the 20 feet.~ ~ .~ &?,~::~ ~ ~,~, : ~. ~ Chmrperson N~xt mqmred ab6ut the prodess for the-mm 61'the affordable versus the market rate units, and whether the units wiif'be different x: ~,~._ based on the raceme level of the occupants. Mr. Johnson replied the affordable units are g~erally floated throughout the building and are normally very s~m/lar. ,The 3ssue m this building ~s that the mumc~pal ramp w~ll create problems with floating thii~ff6~'~bl:e hnits. Market r~/e'3-bedroom units will be at $1,500 and affordable rate 3-bedro0m,'umts wall l~e:at $900. The market.rate units will need to overlook the park. There will.be the same msu%w~th the 2-bedroOmumts which will be at a $1,200 to $1,300 market'rote and $800 affordable rate. He exp~ed because this bmld~ng has an undesirable s~de some~i'th~'aff'ordable u~ts ~,~l'neect.to .bi fi'~ed onto the back side facing the ramp. To adjust for that the umts. f~cmg'that way Wall tumm on interior balconies. The building will be 5-stories _~,:and3? ramp will be~s, tories, and the affordable units will be floated to the extent they can be. Comm~ssmn~ Cleveland ~kecI if the C~ty has a he~ghi restncUon ~n Town Center. Associate Plhni~er Geisl~j~¢plied there is a 2-story minimum and a 5-story maximum in this distrint. ? Coramissionex:Cleveland questioned if it will be an issue in the application process that the project will n~)}Snclude under~ound parking, and whether it will be an issue for seniors. Mr-.30~s6n replied underground parking is very expensive and although rentes like it, it is not thebes[ type from the standpoint of fumes. However, this project will be in a very urban lO~..afi'~n, and will be marketed like projects in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Planning Commission/June 1, 2006 Page 17 of 23 -229-