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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes February 9, 2021 Page 5 I parking lot. The shared driveway goes to the NE corner of the site. There is an extended 2 emergency vehicle access from the front of the building and an emergency access to the alley to 3 the north if necessary. An updated site plan was provided for staff review which included a green 4 area with pedestrian access on the east side of the building. The underground garage plan was 5 provided for Council review. 7 The Concept Review was done in joint session with the Planning Commission earlier last year 8 and after some modifications the Preliminary Plan PUD is before Council this evening. The final 9 stage a Final Plan PUD would come before Council at a later date. 10 11 The property was indicated on a map and it is currently zoned R-1. This PUD would change the 12 zoning to PUD zoning. A map was shown indicating the property location. 13 14 The facility is proposed to include, initially, 83 independent living units, 28 assisted living units, 15 and 24 memory care units for a total of 135 units. In staffs experience, it is not uncommon that 16 these facilities shift between assisted and independent living status, based on the needs of the 17 individual tenants. Within the apartment building, a range of unit types are to be provided. The 18 independent living units are broken down into the following unit sizes: 19 11 studio units from 434 — 804sf 20 38 one -bedroom units from 651-754sf 21 22 one -bedroom units plus dent units 942sf 22 18 two-bedroom units from 1127-1226sf 23 24 The landscape plan was provided. The plant species would be diversified with pollinator style 25 applications. 26 27 Mr. Grittman reviewed the PUD Considerations. Building Height (code is 35 feet/3 stories); 28 applicant proposes approximately 46 feet and 4 stories. Lot coverage/impervious surface (r-4 29 code limits this to 50%); applicant's proposal is approximately 50.5%. Density (R-4 code limits 30 this to approximately 24 units per acre, Comprehensive Plan calls for 20-40 units per acre); 31 applicant is proposing approximately 28-32 units per acre. 32 33 The Planning Commission reviewed this in January and recommended approval with ten 34 conditions: 35 1. An access easement shall be in place to accommodate the easterly shared access road with 36 the Urban Grove development site to Kenzie Terrace. Proof of such access easement shall be 37 provided to the City as a part of the final PUD documentation. 38 2. Access -related issues shall be subject to comment and recommendation by the City Engineer. 39 3. The City finds that the proposed parking supply is adequate to serve the facility. 40 4. Final PUD Plans demonstrate compliance with ADA parking supply requirements (for 41 disabled persons). 42 5. City Officials find the proposed four-story apartment building heights to be acceptable 43 (within the context of the PUD). 44 6. As part of the Final Plan submission, the submitted landscape plan be amended to add 45 evergreen plantings along the north edge of the shared driveway.