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Mounds View Planning Commission August 6, 2008 <br />Regular Meeting Page 5 <br />________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Mr. Larson stated pervious surfaces are harder to plow in the winter. However, the area for the <br />fire access driveway could be pavered with grass in between. He would check with the Fire <br />Marshal to see if this is acceptable. He stated this area also needs to be plowed and that could <br />tear up the grass. <br /> <br />Resident Terry Bankston, 8025 Groveland Road, stated he lives across the street from the back <br />side of the proposed development. He indicated he had concern of the rezoning of the residential <br />properties as this sets a precedent for future rezoning. He also stated he had concerns regarding <br />the view from Groveland Road and a concern for a decrease in property values with the new <br />development. He questioned the retaining wall and the increase in cars and delivery trucks from <br />the senior housing building. He felt this development proposed an increase in traffic for his <br />street. <br /> <br />Mr. Larson indicated the retaining wall is for drainage for the rear parking lot and is flush with <br />the street level. The ground drops down from the road so most of the retaining wall will only be <br />seen from the senior housing building. There will only be a small portion of the retaining wall <br />the neighbors will see. He stated he wants to be good neighbors and could plant shrubs and tall <br />trees to screen the area. <br /> <br />Mr. Bankston questioned the lighting and how it would affect the residents on Groveland Road. <br /> <br />Todd Erickson, the project engineer from the firm FFE, Inc. stated the lighting identified on the <br />plans have a 400 watt light with a street side protector shining towards the building and limiting <br />backlight to Groveland Road. He stated they could reconfigure the lighting in the parking lot to <br />accommodate the sidewalk and parking issue. He stated they could add some pine trees to assist <br />with the resident concerns regarding lighting. He also stated that the lighting plan meets city <br />code requirements. <br /> <br />Mr. Larson stated the overflow parking in the back side of the building would probably not be <br />used during the night shifts as employees typically park in the underground garage. <br /> <br />Resident Mike Guck, 8045 Groveland Road, stated he and his wife built a new house in 2000 <br />and his concern was a three story building being built in a residential area. He felt this would <br />have a negative effect on his property. He stated he was concerned for seniors living on <br />Highway 10, the disruption to the neighborhood with the deliveries, garbage trucks, employees <br />smoking at the back entry, privacy issues and the loss of the mature trees on the lots. <br /> <br />Mr. Larson stated he couldn’t estimate if the property values are going to go down or not. He <br />stated their development in Coon Rapids has townhouses on one side and single family homes on <br />the other and there has been no negative feedback. As for the garbage pick-ups, one container is <br />located in the underground garage and would be picked up at the garage entrance at the front of <br />the building. He stated there would be one garbage pick up per week and some deliveries during <br />the week for food. The size of the delivery trucks would be that of a UPS truck. The mature <br />trees are seen as an amenity to the project and neighborhood and they are doing as much as <br />possible to keep as many of them as they can.