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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes June 15, 2004 Page 8 1 Vice Chair Hanson asked if they would be facilitating the same type of design in the area as the 2 downtown area. Mr. Thorvig explained that they would have to review the brick materials to 3 determine if the materials are compatible with Wendy's standards. 4 5 Commissioner Jensen asked if Applebee's and the Video Store would use the same access point 6 and expressed concerns as to whether the access would be adequate. Mr. Thorvig explained that 7 the Developer is currently trying to negotiate with the Video Store with respect to common 8 access points. He stated that presently they would have their own access curb cuts noting that 9 access to Applebee's would be off 39"and the second access point would be off the north/south 10 driveway that frames the far edge of the Cub Foods parking lot. 11 12 Chair Stromgren suggested that for the next review they include an updated PUD site plan that 13 shows the changes and the open space areas. 14 15 IX. PLAN REVIEW 16 17 9.1 Silver Lake Village, LLC, Silver Lane to the north; Silver Lake Road to the east; Soo 18 Line Railroad Right-of-Way to the south: and Stinson Boulevard to the west Final 19 Plan/Plat Review for Phase One of Housing Portion. 20 21 Perry Thorvig, DSU, provided the Commission with an overview of the Dominium Group's 22 Final Development Plan at Silver Lake Village. He explained that the concept for the project 23 was approved in September of 2003 as part of the overall submittal. He stated that the criteria to 24 be used, is consistent with the Concept Plan that was approved by City Council in September. 25 He reviewed the building location and lot coverage with the Commission noting that the building 26 has changed slightly. He reviewed the proposal noting that the building density is 261 units, 27 which is up 18% from the 220 units originally approved in the Concept Plan. 28 29 Commissioner Jensen noted that the building footprint has stayed the same. Mr. Thorvig 30 confirmed that the footprint remained the same stating that they added smaller units and 31 reviewed with the Commission. Mr. Thorvig stated that 79 of the units have been designated for 32 seniors and would be located in the west wing of the building, closest to Stinson. He stated that 33 the senior units would be a standard, one bedroom unit and reviewed the floor plans with the 34 Commission. He stated that the affordability of the project is 20%noting that 52 of the units 35 would be affordable to people with an income of 50% or more of the area average median 36 income. He reviewed the parking with the Commission stating that there would be a total of 444 37 spaces available. He stated that 210 of the spaces would be located underground noting that a 38 site plan and landscaping proposal was submitted and accepted by the City's Design Review 39 Committee. 40 41 He stated that the appearance, density and setbacks are also issues that they have been working 42 through. He referenced the appearance stating that they are still a bit unclear as to what type of 43 materials would be used as they do not have the colors finalized yet. He reviewed the 44 surrounding areas with the Commission noting that buffering appears to be ok. He stated that the 45 parking concerns have been addressed noting that there is a lot of open space within the project 46 to accommodate. He referenced the setback issue stating that on the west side, closest to Bakers