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-4- Mr. Berg's December 7th assessment of the request which had been provided � in the agenda. Motion by Mr. Sopcinski and seconded by Mr. Bjorklund to recommend Council approval of signage proposed for Red Owl in the drawings dated November 29 , 1979 finding that the signage proposed for the store is only 50% of that previously on the building which was also in non con- formance with the existing City Sign Ordinance and the proposed signage compliments the exterior redesigning of the building and gives balance to the building and the sign size. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Ruvelson then presented the proposed new signage for the Sibley Store at Apache which had been ordered to be presented in January for Council approval. Commission members indicated they were pleased with the proposed signage which they saw as an improvement over the signage allowed temporarily on that building and that they would report to the Council on the progress and timetable. The meeting was recessed at 9 :40 P.M. and reconvened at 9 : 50 P.M. for concept review of the senior housing site plans for the property between the American Legion building and the Lowry Mobile Home Manor on Kenzie Terrace. Presenting the plans and discussing the actions necessary to permit a four story building for the elderly consisting of 134 units were Archie Fjeld 2831 Johnson Street N.E. , representing the • non profit development corporation who are backing the proposed development and Jack Boarman of Boarman Architects who had drawn up the plans for the project. Mr. Fjeld told of the 13 member board repres- enting the consortium of N.E. churches who are seeking the financing for this project to aid the elderly and introduced another board member, Martin Fredrick whose home is directly behind the site at 2604 - 27th Avenue N.E. Mr. Fjeld discussed the possibility of tax increment financing of the project through the City though he said other funding is very possible. He added that only a 134 unit structure would be economically feasible. Mr. Boarman who said he had been selected by this board to prepare the drawings for the project because of his experience with a similar development supported by the Trinity Lutheran Church said there are approximately 95,000 square feet involved for the four story building and the site includes the G & G Body Shop property. The building will be about 40 feet high and apparently meet the setback requirements of the City Ordinance. However, as pointed out in Mr. Berg' s December 7th assessment of the proposal, the zoning will have to be changed from its existing R-1 to R-4 classification and variances to permit a four story 40 feet high building to be built where only three stories or 35 foot high building are allowed. Other components of the plan which exceed ordinance regulations are the floor area ratio (1.18 vs. 1. 00) , area density (46 units vs. 134 units) , and parking space prov- ision (43 vs. 65) . Also a screening landscaping plan will have to • be submitted and approved.