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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes 44 December 17, 2002 Page 5 1 two and three stories with underground parking.Seven surface parking spaces are shown on 2 the preliminary site plan. 3 4 Ms.Hall advised that according to the developer,the townhomes will have individual entries 5 to the street and courtyard on the first floor and also to a center hall that will access the 6 underground heated garage. The building exterior will closely match the adjacent and 7 existing Autumn Woods development with its step down design at the ends of the building. 8 The entire development will tie together well, according to the developer. 9 10 Ms.Hall noted that the preliminary plan shows encroachment into the required 25-foot side 11 yard setback. It is not noted on the plan what the side yard setback is. All other required 12 setbacks are met. LaNel will be asking for a Planned Unit Development(PUD),which will 13 offer flexibility for both them and the City. In exchange for not meeting the side yard 14 setback, the City might ask for extra landscaping or lighting, for example. 15 16 Ms. Hall explained that the property, once constructed, will be managed by Lang Nelson 17 Associates and become part of the Lang Nelson community of high quality senior rental 18 homes, according to the developer. The development proposed is similar to The Arbors in 19 White Bear Lake, which was recently completed by LaNel. 20 21 Paul Brewer,president of LaNel Financial Group, presented the Commission with his 22 proposed development and reviewed the Autumn Woods apartments. Mr. Brewer 23 reviewed the site plan of this property, the grade changes and noted this building would 24 be geared towards active seniors, 65 years and older. He stated the building would have 25 no medical or nursing services available. Mr. Brewer indicated there would be an 26 underground parking garage for the seniors within this unit. 27 28 Mr. Brewer noted the additional property would create additional parking stalls and 29 would share a driveway with the existing apartments. He indicated the one-bedroom 30 units were roughly 828 square feet and that the two bedroom units were between 1,100 31 to 1,200 square feet. Mr. Brewer stated there would be common areas on each of the 32 floors for media centers, exercise areas and a community room with kitchenette for 33 residents to use. 34 35 Mr. Brewer reviewed several other units that he developed in other communities to show 36 the quality workmanship of his company. He indicated the proposed building would 37 mostly resemble a complex completed in White Bear Lake,MN. 38 39 Commissioner Hanson asked if the development would be proposing a curb cut along 40 Kenzie Terrace. Mr. Brewer stated he would be proposing this to the County. 41 42 Commissioner Thomas asked what the proposed rents would be for this development. 43 Mr. Brewer noted this would run from$1.30 to $1.50 per square foot or roughly$1,200- 44 $1,400 per month. 45