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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 22, 2011 Page 2 1 IV. 2 3 4 5 V. 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 PUBLIC HEARING. None. REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF. A. Resolution 11 -072; Approval of the Preliminary Development Plan, the Final Development Plan and the Planned Unit Development Amendment (PUD) for Autumn Woods II, 2580 Kenzie Terrace, Saint Anthony Village, Hennepin, Minnesota. Planning Commission Chair Jensen advised the Planning Commission reviewed the Preliminary Development Plan, the Final Development Plan and the Planned Unit Development (PUD) Amendment for Autumn Woods II and unanimously recommended its approval by the City Council. He presented several drawings of the overall site located in the southwest corner of the master developed area and discussed the planned access from Kenzie Terrace, the proposed additional parking along Kenzie Terrace, and improvements to overall drainage on the site. He advised that the Planning Commission public hearing included testimony from several residents and stated that an engineering summary was not available at the time of the public hearing. He indicated the applicants advised that one -half to two- thirds of run -off will be controlled by the use of rain gardens. He stated that residents also had questions about the groundwater and low water table and the applicants explained the site is substantially higher than the buildings to the east and the underground parking is approximately 4 -5' above the water table. He stated that residents also had questions as to the overall height of the proposed structure and the applicants advised the proposed building is one additional story above the surrounding buildings on Kenzie Terrace and as the site slopes to the east, the building will be 1.5 stories higher than the easterly buildings with the roof tapered to provide relief to the surrounding homes. He explained that the applicants have requested additional on -street parking on Kenzie Terrace, similar to Silver Lake Road, pending approval from Hennepin County. He indicated that the public hearing included additional questions related to overall drainage on the site and whether drainage would be an issue for houses to the south and the applicants assured that drainage will not be an issue. Councilmember Jenson requested further information regarding the requested one foot encroachment into the front yard setback in order to have 6' porches instead of 5' porches. Planning Commission Chair Jensen explained that the Code allows a 5' porch but with the flexibility provided by a PUD, the applicants are requesting 6' porches along the front fagade. He stated that there was no other noted deviation from Code other than the combination of the lot lines providing for the sharing of multiple driveways. He added that there was discussion regarding the parking calculations and whether the assisted living facility's parking calculations were sufficient. He stated that the applicant's assessment of parking needs revealed that many of the existing parking stalls were rarely used and could handle overflow parking for staff or guests. City Engineer Hubmer stated that a preliminary review has been done but the final drainage calculations were received this morning and he has not had sufficient time to review the application as presented tonight. He requested that he be given additional time to review those calculations and present his summary at the next City Council meeting.