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' -9- Methodist Church including an 800 square foot expansion, for their church sanctuary at 2708 - 33rd Avenue N.E. and grant a conditional use permit, providing the church changes proposed increase in parking spaces from 8.4 to 79 , finding that: 1. No objections were received to the proposal . 2 . The 79 parking spaces will bring the property into closer com- pliance with. parking ratio requirements . 3. Approval would allow rebuilding of a substantial, high quality churchbuilding which. would be an asset to the City. Voting on the motion: Aye: Zawislak, Bjorklund, Franzese, and Hansen. Abstention: Wagner. Motion carried. At 10 :04 P.M. , Chairman- Zawislak opened the hearing to consider a petition for a variance and conditional use permit from the St. Anthony Health Center, 3700 Foss Road N.E. The Health Center is proposing an 84 unit apartment complex to be built on the vacant property immediately west of the rest home on County Road "D" , which requires a conditional use permit. The proposed new addition is proposed to have a height of 4 stories or -42_ feet, where 3 stories are allowed by the Ordinance, • and a total of 149 units on the site, .where 119 are allowed by City Ordinance. The Chairman read the notice which had been published July 3rd and mailed to all adjoining property owners of record within 350 feet of the subject property. No one present reported failure to receive that notice or objected to its content and the Manager reported receiving no objections to the request. The City Manager reported the St. Anthony Health Center currently consists of 65 units and they propose to erect a four story complex that would connect by a walkway between the two projects . The rest home is proposing 84 rental units with some underground and some aboveground parking. Mr. Childs noted 149 units of elderly housing, such as proposed, has an entirely different impact than 149 units in an apartment building such as Diamond 8 or, Macalaster Manor. He cited the number of persons in a family, the number of persons coming and going, and the amount of traffic, would constitute the differences . He said additional parking would be needed at a rest home partly because of the staff which would be .needed for the extra care re- quired by the elderly , and added that exists at the current facility . The Health Center had held a meeting for concerned neighbors to outline their proposed plan and attendance at the meeting had been sparse, Mr. Childs indicated. The St. Anthony Health Center was represented by David Frank of Korsunsky, Krank, Erickson, who are the architects for the proposed • addition. Mr. Frank detailed the site plan. A unique drainage problem at- the site was discussed and the Manager suggested Rice Creek Watershed District should be consulted regarding the matter.