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Item No. JO A Staff Report No. Meeting Date: September 13, 1999 Type of Business: CB &PH City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor & City Council From: James Ericson, Planning Associate Item Title/Subject: Public Hearing and First Reading (Introduction) of Ordinance 639, an Ordinance Amending Chapters 1109 and 1110 of the Mounds View Zoning Code Pertaining to Conditional Uses within the R-4 and R-5 Zoning Districts. Date of Report: September 8, 1999 Background: This item was discussed at the Council's last regular meeting on August 23, 1999, at which time staff was directed to set the public hearing for the introduction of Ordinance 639, an ordinance which clarifies the language pertaining to nursing homes and similar uses within the R-4 zoning district. This ordinance was supported by the Planning Commission, which recommended that it be adopted to in part remove ambiguities concerning assisted living senior residential facilities and the parking requirements associated with them. Discussion: This ordinance proposes two changes to the Zoning Code. First, in place of the heading, "Nursing homes and similar group housing," the Code would be amended to read, "Nursing homes and other senior congregate housing." This would serve to clarify that only senior housing is being considered, rather than the other possibilities contemplated by"group housing". Second, this ordinance puts into place a specific guideline pertaining to the parking requirements for this type of use, based upon the number of beds plus the number of employees on the busiest shift. This differs from a flat number of spaces required currently, regardless of the level of service provided or number of employees per shift. Recommendation: Introduce the first reading of Ordinance 639, a ordinance amending Chapters 1109 and 1110 of the Mouinds View Zoning Code. Cj UNA >12 0411 James Ericson, Planning Associate N:\DATA\GROUPS\COMDEV\DEVCASES\559-99\ORD639.1 ST