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Item 05A <br />Page 3 of 5 <br /> <br />The Mounds View Vision <br />A Thriving Desirable Community <br /> <br />Setbacks TBD. The building will have a minimum setback of 24’ from the <br />right-of-way, whereas 30’ would be required if zoned R-4. As a <br />PUD, reduced setbacks are permitted. <br /> <br />Access The proposed access point has been reviewed, and informally <br />approved by Ramsey County. The driveway will access the <br />vacant part of the Bauer property. There will be a right turn lane <br />on Old Highway 8. <br /> <br />Metro Transit (MTC) will be extending bus route #4-804 past this <br />project, connecting downtown Minneapolis and the County Road <br />H park & ride. Staff has asked MTC to consider this project, when <br />assigning bus stops. <br /> <br />Parking: <br /> Required Proposed Difference <br />Covered 120 86 34 <br />Surface 180 114 66 <br /> <br />Proof of parking can be provided north of the driveway, but would <br />subtract from the Usable Open Space. <br /> <br />The developer is requesting a reduction in parking, and provided <br />the table below, comparing recent senior apartment buildings, per <br />unit vs. per bedroom. <br /> <br />Surface <br />Parking <br />Covered <br />Parking <br />Total 1BR 2BR 3BR Total <br />Units <br />Total <br />BR's <br />Parking <br />p/Unit <br />Parking <br />p/BR <br />Legends of Spring Lake Park 93 144 237 65 82 47 194 370 1.2 0.6 <br />Legends of Columbia Heights 88 136 224 50 94 47 191 379 1.2 0.6 <br />Legends of Silver Lake 59 129 188 139 30 0 169 199 1.1 0.9 <br />Average 80 136 216 85 85 31 185 348 1.2 0.6 <br />Skyline 114 86 200 68 44 8 120 180 1.7 1.1 <br />In Staff’s opinion, parking requirements in the City Code appear <br />arbitrary, and are difficult to calculate for many non-residential <br />uses. However, because most development projects have <br />occurred as a PUD (e.g. flexibility from the code), there has not <br />been cause to amend the Code. This project may be a cause to <br />reconsider parking standards. <br /> <br />It has been Staff’s observation that many of our apartments with <br />divided garage stalls (vs. undivided garages) are used for secured <br />personal storage rather than parking, which increases demand for <br />surface parking and on-street parking. This should not be an <br />issue with Skyline (undivided parking garage), however, there is <br />no on-street parking on Old Highway 8. <br /> <br />Landscaping 4 TBD <br /> <br />Tree Preservation 5 TBD. <br /> <br />4 Municipal Code §160.419 (Landscaping) <br />5 Municipal Code §160.415 (Tree Preservation and Landscaping)