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Item No: 5B Meeting Date: October 5, 2011 Type of Business: Action City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Planning Commission From: Heidi Heller, Planning Associate Item Title/Subject: Resolution 950-11, Reapprove Variances for the Select Senior Living Development at Highway 10 & Groveland Road Introduction: On August 20, 2008, the Planning Commission passed Resolution 892-08, which approved variances for the Select Senior Living development. The four variances were necessary due to the size of the project and that it was senior housing, which the code did not address well. After this project, the City Council amended the City Code to make it easier for the City to approve senior housing projects, including not needing variances. Discussion: As you know, the Select Senior Living project has not yet moved forward due to problems with securing financing. The applicant has been continuously working over the last three years to complete the project, but for reasons beyond his control, the project has not yet began. Per the City Code, an applicant has one year to complete the work permitted by the variance or the approval is void. The code also states that the Planning Commission can grant an extension of time up to another year. Due to the shakeup within the banking industry, Select Senior Living was not able to start the project within the allowed time and their variance approval became void. The Planning Commission approved Resolution 934- 10 on October 6, 2010 reapproving the variances, and that approval is now expiring. Select Senior Living, represented by Joel Larson, has submitted a letter asking that all of the planning requests be re-approved for another one year. Recommendations: Staff requests that the Planning Commission pass Resolution 950-11, reapproving the Select Senior Living variance requests. Respectfully submitted, Heidi Heller Planning Associate Attachments: 1. Letter from Applicant requesting extension 2. Resolution 950-11