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Mounds View Planning Commission August 4, 1999 <br /> Regular Meeting Page 5 <br /> • <br /> MOTION/SECOND: Laube/Miller. To Direct Staff to Prepare a Resolution Denying a Conditional <br /> Use Permit to Construct a 576 Square-foot Addition to the Existing 720 Square-foot Garage at 2809 <br /> Woodale Drive. <br /> Ayes— 5 Nays—2 (Hegland, Kaden) Motion carried. <br /> 6. Planning Case No. 559-99 <br /> Property Involved: 2670 County Road I <br /> Discussion concerning application to rezone property and for a conditional use permit for an assisted <br /> living senior residential facility. <br /> Applicant: MSP Real Estate <br /> The applicant was present. <br /> Planning Associate Ericson gave the staff report as follows: <br /> The Planning Commission has discussed the request by MSP Real Estate for rezoning and a <br /> • conditional use permit at 2670 County Road I, to allow an assisted living senior residential facility at <br /> the last two meetings. The Planning Commission had asked the developer to provide additional <br /> information regarding the type of facility it will be, parking requirements, and staffing levels. He <br /> stated Commissioner Berke and staff had conducted further research in regard to assisted living <br /> facilities in the Twin Cities area, and provided the Commission with copies of this research, as well <br /> as additional information staff had received from the developer since the last meeting. <br /> Economic Development Coordinator Carroll provided the Commission with a summary of the <br /> information he had obtained as a result of contacting various assisted living facilities within the Twin <br /> Cities area. He stated, in light of the issues raised by the Planning Commission regarding the <br /> adequacy of the proposed parking, he thought it would be useful to contact a variety of facilities to <br /> determine their current parking requirements. <br /> He stated that part of the problem in determining these issues, is that there does not seem to be a clear <br /> definition of assisted living. He noted a discrepancy in the number of these facilities within Ramsey <br /> and Hennepin County as listed on different websites, adding that one website included the Ramsey <br /> County Detox Center and Eden House in Minneapolis, a drug rehabilitation center, as assisted living <br /> facilities. He stated that the website he utilized for his research was somewhat more restrictive in its <br /> analysis, and he had focused upon the communities nearest to Mounds View, thinking their parking <br /> requirements would be similar. <br /> Commissioner Berke stated that he had contacted the State of Minnesota during his research, and had <br /> • spoken with several different departments, ultimately contacting the Director of Licensing for assisted <br /> living and Alzheimer's care in the state. He stated this contact indicated there are presently no set <br /> requirements regarding the percentage of staff members to residents. He stated that, of the seven <br />