Agenda - Planning Commission - 04/05/2007

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Crest View Senior Communities: Site Plan Review March 30, 2007 Page 30f5 Waste Storage: It appears from the submitted plans that waste storage fDr the facility will be handled interior to the building at various locations, Loading Docks: It appears that the only loading dock on the site will be on the sonth end of the CommDns area near its connection to the Assisted Living/Memory Care wing. Off-Street Parking ~ Spaces Required: The Tovm Center zoning district generally requires 2 parking spaces per residential unit, but does not callout a specific standard for senior housing. The proposed building is also a quasi residential/institutional use, and staff does not feel a straight calculation of2 spaces per unit is appropriate for the site. We understand that based on Crest View's experience with its other senior facility, the residents of the assisted living/memory care units are expected to have few if any cars on the site. This leaves the 103 independent units. An industry. standard for parking needs for this type of unit is between 2/3 and 1 space per unit. The independent units will have priority in lliill.g the garage, "which contains 84 parking spaces. Staff is continuing to review parking needs for these types of units. The site also has 2 surface parking lots. One lot .vill be off of Civic Center Drive and will contain 26 spaces; this lot will be primarily for staff parking. You have indicated that expected staffIng levels in the facility will be 50 Fill, with approximately 20 staff present at one time, This parking area seems sufficient for staff purposes. The second surface parking lot is off of Rhinestone Street and will primarily serve visitors to the facility, with 35 parking spaces, This parking area also appears to be sufficient. There will also be approximately 40 spaces along Sunwood Drive and Rhinestone Street. Signs: Please :o.ote that all signs for the proposed building -must be approved through a separate sign permit process. Lighting: City standards require that the luminaire O-ight source) must not be visible from beyond the property line. The applicant should submit shop dravvings of the lighting :fixtures for review and approval by the City Engineer. Any lighting used to illuminate an off-street parking area; sign, or structure shall be arranged to deflect away from Sunwood Drive. Landscaping Plan: Overall, the landscaping plan, dated March 5, 2007, is generally acceptable, The plan provides a diverse group of species and exceeds the canopy cover square footage requirements. The follovving comments are offered regarding the landscaping plan and details: . The planting schedule must be amended to include the Ponderosa Pines that will be installed at the south end of the site. . All shrub species are acceptable, but, minimum required size of shrubs is twenty-four inches in height for deciduous species and !\venty-four inches in height or width, whichever is more applicable per growth characteristics, for coniferollii shrub species. Minimum shrub size mlliit be included in the plant schedule. . The Wild Black Cherry near the .intersection of Civic Center Dr and Rhinestone St should be shifted to the north slightly to ensure that it is outside of the vision clearance triangle. 68