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Mounds View Planning Commission August 6, 2008 Regular Meeting Page 3 ________________________________________________________________________ Chair Stevenson suggested running the proposed development parallel with the code amendment and move it along. Community Development Director Roberts stated the Planning Commission cannot assume the City Council will approve the amendment without any changes. The Planning Commission must remember that the code amendment and this planning case are separate issues, and the Commission should go forward now and address the two issues separately. The applicant has applied to the City for project approval with the current rules. Chair Stevenson questioned if the new code amendment was on the fast track, what timeframe it would be on. Community Development Director Roberts stated the city cannot take a development application under the standards of a new ordinance until the City adopts the ordinance. Commissioner Lang stated the proposed development would be the same either way the applicant applied. He also noted that the Planning Commission needs to look at these as two matters as separate issues. Resident Mark Schnor, 2949 Highway 10, questioned why the city is rushing a new PUD project when another developer applied for townhomes in this area. He asked what do will be done with the rest of the properties along this block. Chair Stevenson stated the townhome development that Mr. Schnor is referring to is the Integra Homes development next to this proposed senior housing building, and because of economic times, that builder has not pursued the development. Commissioner Gunn stated she agreed that rarely do ordinance amendments pass the first time and we should treat these as two separate issues. Planning Associate Heller clarified that using a PUD for this development would be easier for staff versus the five planning requests, but that in the end it would be the same project either way. She continued with the overview of the project. The three properties being rezoned are at Highway 10 and Groveland Road. The second planning request is a major subdivision in which the Planning Commission makes a recommendation for the preliminary plat and then it goes to the City Council. It will be reviewed by the City Council, Planning Commission, city engineer and city attorney for any recommended changes and then go back before the City Council as the final plat. The conditional use permit for the R-4 High Density Residential district gives staff the opportunity to determine if it will fit into the neighborhood. The third request is variances for increased site density, reduced minimum unit size, reduced parking, to allow an additional two- foot encroachment of the roof overhang and a 4 – 6 foot structure encroachment into the building setback. She stated this senior housing development is not a typical multi-family housing. The units are much smaller than regular apartments because most of the assisted living and memory care residents live alone and do not need full kitchen facilities or a large amount of living space as there are large gathering areas and a dining room for the residents. The required parking for