Planning Commission Resolution 58-82

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MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 58-82 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THE AMENDING TO CHAPTER 40 OF THE MOUNDS VIEW MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING SENIOR CITIZEN HOUSING WHEREAS, the City of Mounds View has received a request to construct a 40 unit senior citizen housing project; and WHEREAS, the Mounds View Municipal. Code does not address design criteria for senior citizen housing in its zoning sections; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission finds the need to regulate these types of developments from a zoning perspective; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has met, and is recommending, that senior citizen housing be included as a conditional use in an R-4 residential district; and WHEREAS, following surveys conducted of other senior citizen •projects in the metropolitan area, the Planning Commission has established a definition for senior citizen housing and also specific parking requirements; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the following code clarifications are being recommended: 40.02, Subd. B (all definitions following senior citizen housing would be renumbered) Senior Citizen Housing. A residential housing development, or that portion of a housing development, in which 60 percent or more of the units are designed for occupancy by individu- als over 60 years of age or by an elderly couple with one or both members over 60 years of age (40.13, Subd. D). 40.07, Subd. H (28) Senior Citizen Housing. At least a total of one Cl) space per housing unit including not less than one (1) designated handicapped space per handicapped housing unit and at least 25% of the total spaces shall be no less than 11' by 20' or equivalent angle stall, including the designated handicapped spaces. 40.13, Subd. D • (4) Senior Citizen Housing.