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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes • July 16, 1996 Page 7 1 1) Parking in the Setback. Parking in the setback at Foss Road and Chandler Drive. He stated 2 the ordinance requires a 30-foot setback when the sideyard is adjacent to a public right-of- way. 4 2) Lot Coverage. Mr. Miller stated the ordinance calls for a maximum of 50% lot coverage for 5 R-4, and that the proposed addition required an increase in parking will cause lot coverage 6 to increase to 56% 7 3) Rear Yard Setback Variance. Mr. Miller stated the addition will require a 25-foot variance 8 in the rear yard due to the close proximity of the existing St. Anthony Health Care Center 9 and Chandler Place. The ordinance requires a rear yard setback of 40 feet. 10 4) Side Yard Setback Variance. Mr. Miller stated the southwest corner of the addition requires 11 a seven-foot variance. The ordinance requires a 15-foot setback for each side. 12 Mr. Miller stated a Conditional Use Permit may be needed to allow a nursing home, but his staff is 13 still unsure. He stated a Conditional Use Permit was not required in 1967 when the facility was 14 built, but is required now. Mr. Miller stated another issue may be the square footage of the proposed rooms. He noted City Ordinance 163 0.05,Page 1621, states that regular efficiency units be a minimum of 500 square feet, 17 and one-bedroom be a minimum of 650 square feet. Mr. Miller stated the proposed addition will 18 have units of 260 square feet for efficiency units to 380 square feet for one-bedroom units. He noted 19 the residents of these units will have housekeeping and laundry services provided as well as three 20 meals per day. He stated there have been a number of these types of units built in the Twin Cities 21 area and none approach the 500-square foot size. 22 Mr. Miller noted a neighborhood meeting has been.scheduled for Wednesday; July 24th at 6:30 in - 23 the community room at the Center to inform the neighbors of the proposed addition and to answer 24 any questions they may have. 25 Commissioner Franzese stated she had seen a recent article that the Center had obtained approval 26 by the Rice Creek Watershed District. Mr. Miller stated he was misquoted, and will soon begin the 27 approval process, but has not as of yet. 28 Commissioner Franzese inquired if the neighboring school will still allow parking on an as-needed 29 basis. Mr. Miller stated he will verify with the new principal, but did not anticipate any problem 30 with his staff parking in the school lot on evenings and weekends when special resident events are 31 being held in order to allow room for additional visitor parking. Commissioner Franzese stated that approval from the Rice Creek Watershed, lot coverage, and the 46 catch basin are all mitigating factors in the approval process. He stated the new addition will allow 34 for all deliveries to be sent to the loading dock.