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1J r3 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES June 21 , 1983 The meeting was called to order by Chair Makowske at 7 : 32 P.M. Present for roll call : Zawislak, Bowerman, Makowske , Bjorklund, Wagner, and Franzese. Absent: Jones . Also present: David Childs , City Manager; Stephen Yurick, Arkell Development; and Gary Tushie, Saunders-Thalden Architects . Motion by Commissioner Bjorklund and seconded by Commissioner Franzese to approve as submitted the minutes for the Planning Commission meeting held May 17, 1983. Motion carried unanimously. Commissioner Jones arrived at 7: 36 P.M. , just shortly after the Chair had opened the public hearing on the request from the Arkand Partner- ship for approval of a Planned Unit Development Concept Plan for the 134 unit condominium development to be constructed on the north side .• of Kenzie Terrace -between the Lowry Grove Mobile Home Park and the American Legion building. Chair Makowske read the notice of the. hear- ing, excluding the legal description, which had been mailed to all adjoining property- owners within 350 feet of the project site and had been published in the Bulletin, June 9th. There were six persons present but none of .them reported failure to receive the notice or objected to its content. The Commissioners had been provided site plans for the project which would be developed as Phase l. of the Kenzie Terrace Redevelopment Project for which a recommendation of approval was being sought and the proposal was presented by Mr . Yurick and Mr. Tushie. The latter explained that the original plans had been modified so a four story building could be built to accommodate more two bedroom units and to change the type of building material to be used since his firm would now be able to build a precast concrete structure at a more reasonable price than the frame'bui.lding they-. had originally-planned. With. a concrete building and the loft bedrooms built into the area where an attic had previously been proposed, Mr. Tushie indicated the building would actually be two or three feet shorter than the 43 foot tall building originally proposed. When Commissioner Bjorklund inquired about the signage for the build- ing, Mr. Tushie indicated the only sign would be on the bus stop building in front of the entrance which would be designed with a "guard house" motif. When the question was raised whether there would be enough parking to accommodate the type of residents who could be expected to buy the