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Item No. Staff Report No. Meeting Date: July 6, 1999 Type of Business: WK WK.' Work Session; PH: Public Hearing CA: ConsentAgenda; CB: Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor & City Council From: James Ericson, Planning Associate Item Title/Subject: Discussion concerning application for Rezoning and Conditional use permit for an assisted living senior residential facility on vacant land behind Super America, requested by MSP Real Estate. Date of Report: June 29, 1999 Background: MSP Real Estate has made application to rezone the vacant Krause -Anderson property located at 2670 County Road I from B-2, Limited Business Commercial to R-4, High -Density Residential and for a conditional use permit to construct and operate an assisted living senior residential facility. According to the applicant, the residents are elderly and unable to care for themselves, many of whom may have Alzheimer's Disease or other forms of elderly dimentia. The proposal would fall under the zoning requirements as outlined in Section 1109.04, Subdivision 2, pertaining to "Nursing homes and other similar group housing". REZONING Discussion: The existing Comprehensive Plan for the City of Mounds View designates the subject property as an area intended for mixed-use development. The comp plan is in the process of being updated, although the proposed land use designation for this area will remain the same. Either the present B-2 zoning or the R-4 zoning would be consistent with this land use designation. The present zoning would allow a commercial use with related traffic flows to operate on this property, which is across the street from Silver View Park and the Silver Lake Woods townhome development. The types of commercial uses that would be allowable in the B-2 district would be retail establishments such as a liquor store, a music or record store, video rental, drug store, or a bakery/deli, among other uses. From a land use planning perspective, it might be more desirable to have a residential type facility in this location for a number of reasons, which may include: 1. Would involve minimal on site activity 2. Would maintain a separation between the existing residential and commercial uses 3. Would not increase traffic on Mounds View Drive 4. Would not require intensive lighting 5. Would be aesthetically pleasing from an architectural perspective The rezoning would also be consistent with the comprehensive plan in that it addresses Goal #3 of the Residential goals and policies section of the plan, which addresses the provision of housing to meet the needs of all segments of the population, notably groups with specialized_ housing needs, such as the elderly.