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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes October 18, 2011 Page 8 1 Commissioner Crone requested that the property owner consider adding some directional arrows 2 to the parking lot to alleviate confusion that drivers may have when exiting the area by Subway. 3 She also asked if outlets could be added in the parking lot during the mill and overlay project. 4 5 Mr. Kozulla stated that during the mill and overlay project,they plan to get 120 volt power to the 6 power poles in the parking lot. 7 8 Motion by Commissioner Chaput, second by Commissioner Cincoski,to recommend that the 9 City Council approve the amended Comprehensive Sign Plan consistent with the revised 10 application, including allowing 3SF per lineal foot of tenant frontage with total signage area not 11 to exceed 15%of the total wall area and allowing up to two ground signs consistent with current 12 City Code and not to exceed 80SF. 13 14 Motion carried 6-0. 15 16 2. LANG-NELSON AUTUMN WOODS ASSISTED LIVING PROJECT 17 18 Mr. Greg Bronk,President of LaNel Financial, appeared before the Planning Commission and 19 stated that LaNel has managed the Autumn Woods apartments since 1988 and purchased 20 adjacent parcels from the City in 2004 with the intent to build a 72-unit assisted living facility 21 located south of the Autumn Woods apartments. He indicated they feel the assisted living 22 facility will provide housing services to the residents currently living in the apartments and will 23 allow them to stay in St. Anthony. He stated that this project may create up to 36 full-time jobs 24 in the community, including property management, food service, and health care; in addition, the 25 contractor estimates that approximately 47,000 work hours will be required to complete the 26 project and would involve 225-250 people working on the site during the construction period. 27 28 Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes explained that a public hearing on this PUD will be held in 29 November and a recommendation forwarded to the City Council for consideration the following 30 week. 31 32 Mr. Jay Nelson, architect, appeared before the Planning Commission and presented several 33 architectural renderings of the project. He stated that one of the big issues with the site has been 34 water retention and dealing with storm water without overwhelming the existing ponds. He 35 discussed the layout of the building,proposed amenities, parking, and landscaping. He stated 36 that they have a request in to the County for additional parking on Kenzie that will help enhance 37 an urban atmosphere and promote future development. 38 39 Chair Jensen requested further information regarding the developer's response to the concerns of 40 the neighbors. 41 42 Mr. Bronk advised that there was one neighbor who asked if they would buy his house and initial 43 discussions indicated that the property owner was asking for a price in the mid-$200,000's. He 44 stated they have concluded that they have enough land for the building and parking lot and do 45 not need to purchase any additional land. 46