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- - ~~.~~.e...~-, <br />, <br />MOUNDS VICW PLANNINC COMMISSTON <br />,/"~ RGSOLUTSON N0. 59-02 <br />1 <br />-~ Ct'PY OP MOUNDS VILW <br />COUNTY OF RAMStY <br />~ STATG OC MINN[:SO'PA <br />RESOLUTION ItGCOMMENDING APPROVAL OP TI~C DEVGLOPMBNT OF <br />A~SSNIOR CITIZEPI PROJ~CT AT IIIGIIWAY 10'AND T.ONG LAKE <br />ROAD AND APPROVAL tlP A VARIANCG FOR REDUCED PARKING SPACGS <br />i <br />WHEREAS, <br />unit seninr cit <br />~ ~ Long Lake Roadj <br />I. <br />WHEREAS~ <br />eld~:rly housinq <br />the City ha~ received a reques{: to consl:ruct a 40 <br />Lzen honaing project at the corner of tlighway 10 and <br />and <br />the Flanning Commission finda a dofinita need for <br />in the City of Mounda View; and <br />i WHERE.BS, present City CodQ does not specifically address design <br />criteria for senior citizan houaing projecte, including their parking <br />requirementaj and <br />WHEREp9, under present code, a development of this t pe would <br />be classi£ied as R-4, High Donsity Residential,'requiring 2~ parki.nq <br />~~ apaces per unit., totalling 100 spaces of which ane per unit shall be a <br />~~) garage; and <br />~ WHEREAS, through surv~^.;s of similar housing in Che metropolitan <br />area, it was detc~rminod that tho occupanta of thi~ propose~l hulld.ing <br />do not need the number oP spaces as required by existing codej and <br />F'I WHEREAS~ the Planning Commission is recommendinq an additio'n"tio <br />the Mounds~View Municipal Codo which adciresses senior citizen housing <br />and parkiny requirements; and <br />i`I WHEREAS, a variance aan be granted where a unique situation =_nd <br />hardship exists; and <br />WHEREAS, undo hardship and possible loss of federal funding for <br />the project may result should approval be dclayed until such time as <br />the proposed code additions are adopked by L•he City CouaaSl; <br />NOW, TH~REFOR~, BE iT RESOI~VED that the Mounds Giew Planning <br />Commisaion recummends to the CiCq C~uncil approval of 8evelopment of <br />the proposed 40 unit senior citizen housing project at the corner of <br />HighWay 10 and'Lony Lake Roadj <br />~ bE IT FURTHER RESOLVED~that the Mounds View Plunning Commissiun <br />I recommends approeal of a variance to the sequired numbex oY pnrking <br />- apaces (fram 1Q6 to 40) based on the followinqs <br />~~ 1) At L•he presenk time, the code clarif.icetions beinq <br />recommended ara nnt in effect. <br />