1998 Planning Commission Packets

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Gas station/Convenience store 28 feet max Car wash 28 feet max Senior housing 3 stories; 48 feet max Office 32 feet max Parking Requirements(') Gas station 4 spaces +2 space per service bay Car wash 5 spaces in stacking lane Convenience store 4 spaces per 1000 sq. ft. of GFA of retail sales area/0 spaces for storage space Senior housing 1 space /unit +.15 spaces per unit with a minimum of 1 space covered per unit Office 1 space per 250 sq. ft. of GFA Deviations from the PUD Plan The building has been designed to conform to the senior rental building approved in the PUD Plan with two minor deviations: 1. The building structure will strictly meet the approved setback; however, the provision of decks will exceed the setback by six feet. 2. The northwest and southwest comers of the building will be four feet closer to Silver Lake Road than the building footprint approved in the PUD Plan. VII. CONSISTENCY WITH REGIONAL HOUSING POLICIES The Metropolitan Council Regional Blueprint describes efforts to "expand life -cycle housing opportunities" as a critical policy direction for the region. (See, Blueprint, 1994 "Executive Summary. ") Metropolitan Council actions will give priority to regional infrastructure investments or expenditure of public dollars to communities that have implemented plans to provide life -cycle housing opportunities. (See, Blueprint, page 56.) Well before the Blueprint was adopted, the Metropolitan Council Housing Development Guide forecasted the current demand for what is described as "life- cycle" housing. Traditionally, housing has been constructed in two types: (1) apartments for young people just starting out and (2) single - family homes for couples with children. Today, there is grater variation in housing types responding to life -cycle changes. The "empty nesters" category includes married couples whose children have grown. The empty nester often desires to move to a townhome in part, to alleviate home maintenance and other responsibilities. This cycle may also include older persons living alone, who cannot continue home maintenance. It is the responsibility of metropolitan - area cities to plan for a variety of housing types to meet the life -cycle needs of its residents (Metropolitan Council Housing Development Guide, p. 17). 8.