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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes November 15, 2011 Page 6 1 to get an opinion from the Watershed District to address how these plans meet all Watershed 2 District requirements and requested that this be provided to the City Council. 3 4 Commissioner Crone asked if there was a reason why they chose to build a 72-unit structure and 5 also asked what the impact would be if they eliminated a floor. 6 7 Mr. Bronk stated that a 72-unit building represents a manageable number in terms of rental, 8 staffing, food,etc. and all of their campuses fall within that range. He added they would lose 20 9 units if they eliminated a floor which would not be a feasible development. 10 I 1 Commissioner Niccum asked about the proposed lighting in the back of the building and its 12 impact on adjacent homes. 13 14 Mr. Nelson replied there will be some minimal pond lighting in the area as well as security 15 lighting. He noted that the lighting fixtures will point downward. 16 17 Chair Jensen requested the applicant discuss the landscaping and screening to address the 18 concerns raised by residents. 19 20 Mr. Bronk stated it is their goal to have a well shaded environment for their residents and to 21 include a significant amount of landscaping and larger trees than required under the Ordinance. 22 23 Commissioner Crone asked if residents will have a contact person to call or email if they have 24 questions during construction. 25 26 A representative from Lang-Nelson assured the Planning Commission that there will be a point 27 of contact for residents throughout construction. 28 29 Ms. Ward requested that the Planning Commission address Ms. Meyer's question regarding 30 existing run-off problems that they thought would be addressed if further development was 31 planned in this area. 32 33 Chair Jensen indicated that this issue will be forwarded to the City Engineer and requested that 34 the City Engineer be asked to provide a comment at the City Council meeting and/or a letter 35 added to the file for this project. He noted that this is not critical to the land use decision in front 36 of the Planning Commission tonight. He stated the planned drainage depicted in the drawings 37 shows them capturing more water and holding it back to some degree, which meets the City's 38 criteria. 39 40 Motion by Commissioner Niccum, second by Commissioner Chaput, to recommend that the City 41 Council approve the Preliminary Development Plan submitted by LaNel Group for the proposed 42 construction of Autumn Woods Il,an Assisted Living Facility based on the following findings of 43 fact: 44 45 a. That the proposed site for the proposed assisted living facility was formally added to the 46 existing LaNel Planned Unit Development(PUD) in 2003;