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08/22/98 THU 09:03 FAX ST ANTHONY [a 009 Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes • August 20, 1996 Page 9 1 be detrimental to the health, safety or general welfare of anyone residing or working in the vicinity 2 of the facility. It has also not been detrimental to,property values in the area. 3 In addition to obtaining the Conditional Use Permit for the proposed expansion, the owners need_ 4 to obtain several variances because of the unique situation of this property and that of Chandler 5 Place. It has long been recognized that both Chandler Place and St. Anthony Care Center lack 6 adequate parking. This is evidenced by the amount of parking that occurs on Foss Road and 7 Chandler Drive. Part of this proposed expansion project will be to provide additional visitor 8 parking on site. 9 Nir.Miller has filed an application for a 15 foot variance to park in the sideyard setbacks at Foss 10 Road and Chandler Drive. The ordinance requires a 30 foot setback when the sideyard is adjacent 11 to the public right-of-way. Parking plans have been submitted that show four parking spaces in 12 the parking setbacks of Chandler Place on Chandler Drive side and St. Anthony Care Center on 13 the Foss Road side. 14 Mr. Miller is requesting this variance because the expansion of the St. Anthony Health Care 15 Center will need a minimum of 144 parking spaces on site as required by the City's Parking �6 Ordinance. Showing parking spaces in the setback allows him to meet the required number of ! spaces for his facility and proposed addition_ He feels that getting a variance to park in the 18 setback is a better solution to the parking situation than asking for a variance that forgives the 19 eight parking spaces. 20 The curb cuts on both Foss Road and Chandler Drive meet the minimum width requirement of the 21 Parking Ordinance and are far enough from the intersections of 37th Avenue N.E./Foss Road and 22 37th Avenue N.E./Chandler Drive so as not to obstruct the view of motorists entering or exiting 23 the side streets to either facility. 24 Staff has determined that the curb cuts are far enough from the corners of 37th Avenue N.E. of 25 each affected side street that it will not pose a hazard to motorists. If the owners'variance 26 request to park in the parking setback is denied,they will then be required to obtain a parking 27 variance for eight spaces. There is no surrounding property available for purchase to 28 accommodate the eight parking spaces needed. . 29 The State of Nfinnesota recognized their need to build the proposed addition by granting them an 30 exception to the moratorium that is in place to prevent the construction of additional nursing 31 homes or expanding the number of beds for a nursing home facility. By adhering strictly to the 32 City's Ordinance requiring a 30 foot parking setback, St. Anthony Health Care facility will not be 33 able to construct their proposed addition,thereby causing an undue hardship for their residents to 34 continue to exist. 05 Staff is recommending that the parking setback variance request of 15 feet be approved.