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Planning Case No. 477-97 D.W. Jones PUD Project . April 28, 1997 Page 5 corner of Silver Lake Road and Highway 10 has a highest and best use which is oriented for some type of mixed use development that may include one or more of the following: 1) some type of more intensive commercial development, located in the immediate southeast corner of Silver Lake Road and Highway 10, maximizing the exposure and excellent access to this site; 2) a low rise office and/or medical/professional building that would be oriented for either a single tenant or multiple tenants; 3) some type of destination-oriented commercial service facility(or facilities)such as light auto repair, a mortuary, a bank, etc; 4) a higher density residential project or partially-or fully-assisted senior housing complex. Not all of these uses could be built on the property because the site isn't large enough, but a combination of two or three is definitely possible. We need to stress that the most valuable undeveloped land in the entire study area is the immediate southeast corner of Silver Lake Road and Highway 10. This part of the subject site should be oriented for commercial business that relies on "impulse"traffic, rather than destination-oriented traffic. Due to the inability to build on or around the wetland area, we suggest this part of the subject property to be some type ofpublic park or to be incorporated into a private development as an amenity feature. We also suggest making walking trails around this area and creating a small park or picnic area which would benefit the existing senior housing facility and the surrounding residential property on the west side of the subject area. • The third vacant site on the southwest side ofHighway 10 is found on the southeast side of the TJB Homebuilders property. We have been told this site does have buildable soils, and a portion of the wetland area could be used as green space and setback area for any development of this small parcel...This small site is best suited for a smaller office building like the TJB Homebuilders structure next door, or a light auto repair facility that creates much less traffic and requires much less parking. Access to this parcel is also an issue, and it would most likely have to come directly off Highway 10 from the southbound lanes only. The uses proposed by the applicant are described below, along with information for the Towle report on the demonstrated need for the uses: • Apartment project: The applicant proposes an 83-unit, three-story senior living facility, half of which would be assisted living, the other half unassisted living. The project will be similar to the Silver Lake Pointe project immediately south of the subject property. A significant portion of the building would be located in the wetland buffer zone. The Towle report identified Area 9 as a"prime area" for senior, assisted living housing developments. • Office building: The applicant is proposing a one-story stucco building, similar in design and construction to the existing TJB Homes building, to host a variety of small, professional businesses. With regard to its physical location on the site, the building would be located totally within the wetland buffer zone. Office uses were identified in the • Towle report as a good fit for this site.