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Mounds View Planning Commission August 20, 2008 Regular Meeting Page 2 ________________________________________________________________________ 4. Citizens Requests and Comments on Items Not on the Agenda None. ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. Planning Cases A. V2008-005 Consider Variances for a Senior Housing Development Planning Associate Heller reported the applicant is requesting variances for the development of a new Senior Housing building. The variance requests are for increased site density, reduced minimum unit size, reduced parking and to allow an additional 2 foot encroachment of the roof overhang and a 4-6 foot structure encroachment into the building setback. The increased site density variance is because the size of proposed units would be smaller than code usually allows and it would increase the number of units on the site. The reduced minimum unit size is because the residents will not need as much living space in their unit. The reduced parking is because the most of the residents do not drive therefore the need for parking is less. At the last meeting, the commission suggested using proof of parking which would further reduce the number of proposed parking spaces. The third is a design element would include a 2- foot encroachment of the roof overhang into the setback because the building would have a residential look it has an increased overhang by 2 feet. The other piece is on the northwest section of the building that extends into the building setback. Chair Stevenson opened the public hearing at 7:09 p.m. He stated that the commission is only dealing with the variance issues this evening. Planning Associate Heller stated that the items that the commission requested the applicant to amend at the August 6 meeting have been done. Resident Terry Bankston, 8025 Groveland Road, asked what type of delivery trucks will be in the back of the building. Joel Larson, Select Senior Living, stated the deliveries to the rear of the building are for the kitchen and would be made with smaller trucks. He stated the garbage also is located back there so there would be weekly garbage pick up. Mr. Bankston questioned with the removal of the parking stalls in the rear of the building would the delivery trucks be parking on grass. Planning Associate Heller stated there is a driveway in which the delivery trucks would be parking on. Mr. Bankston asked about moving the kitchen deliveries to the front of the building.