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April 15, 2025 Page 11 16. The approval recommendation incorporates the findings of fact noted in this report, and as included in the draft City Council Resolution. 17. Any additional recommendations of the Planning Commission following the public hearing. Findings: 1. The site is zoned R-4, accommodating multiple family housing as a permitted use. 2. The R-4 Zoning can also accommodate senior housing as a conditional use in the density range proposed by the applicant. 3. Senior Housing – and in particular assisted living housing – presents a much lower demand for parking than other types of residential that would be allowed on the parcel by right. 4. Assisted living housing, given the lack of automobile use by the tenants, creates a far lower traffic generation than other types of housing that would be allowed on the parcel by right. 5. The site is narrow in dimension, and is encumbered by a storm sewer along the north and east property boundaries, limiting the site buildable areas. 6. Given the restrictions in buildable area, no reasonable construction would fit on the property, including parking and other site improvements, without flexibility in setbacks and building location. 7. The conditions on the property noted herein support the reasonable use of the property as an assisted living facility with a narrower side yard setback. 8. The nature of the use creates a demand for parking that is much lower than what would otherwise be required for underground parking supply on the site. 9. The development of underground parking for the facility would constitute a wasted cost given the low parking demand for assisted living units. 10. These factors support the approval of variances to side setback, parking requirements, and impervious surface coverage in the R-4 district, subject to compliance with the relevant conditions noted in the staff reports. 11. The proposed use, with the conditions attached to an approval as recommended herein, constitute a reasonable use of property, and one which is least likely of the allowable uses on the site to create unreasonable burdens on the neighborhood or on the public facilities in the area. 12. The proposed use is consistent with the existing and surrounding land uses (all multi-family housing of varying densities), and meets the requirements of the R-4 District as well as the conditions necessary for the requested variances. ALTERNATIVE PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION 1. Motion to recommend denial of the CUP and/or Variances. In the event of a recommendation for denial, the Planning Commission must state its findings related to denial on the record. 2. Request Additional Information and Table Action. A motion to table should be accompanied by the specific information requested of staff or the developer necessary to make a recommendation. Staff note: Given 60-day timelines, the Planning Commission should attempt