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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 13, 2025 Page 3 1 Mr. Grittman reviewed the background of this case. The applicant has revised the application 2 following the initial Planning Commission public hearing with a series of modifications to the 3 plans, one of which has resulted in a request for a third variance to accommodate an expansion of 4 the allowable impervious surface on the site to approximately 54.3% beyond the standard 5 allowance of 50% in the R-4, Multi -family Residential zoning district. Plan modifications 6 include the following: 7 • Addition of 5 parking spaces, increasing the supply from 11 to 16 total parking 8 spaces. 9 • Request for a variance to the impervious surface standard as noted above, for the 10 increased parking area. 11 • Modification to the building fagade along the south side, as recommended by staff. 12 • Gable in roofline to break up roof plane. 13 • Addition of stone wainscot to the south and west facades. 14 • Shifting the trash enclosure to the east, and adding a roof cover to screen the view of 15 the trash dumpsters within the enclosure from adjoining residential units. 16 0 Provision of parking supply data from other related projects. 17 • Supplementary shrub planting (in addition to the proposed tree planting) along the 18 north boundary for screening of the parking area above the retaining wall. 19 0 Addition of shrub and perennial grass planting along the south wall of the building. 20 21 Mr. Grittman reviewed the Variance to Impervious surface. Because of the site conditions, the 22 Engineer's office has indicated its support for the variance requested, citing the positive aspects 23 of the civil design, but with additional conditions as follows: 24 1. Demonstrate that water quality and rate control are provided in accordance with City 25 and Rice Creek Watershed District requirements. 26 2. Redesign the biofiltration basin based on final City Engineer requirements. 27 3. Add natural landscaping throughout the site to improve filtration and minimize water 28 usage. 29 4. Add trees to maximize tree cover to help offset the loss of existing tree cover on the 30 site. 31 32 Mr. Grittman reviewed the Land Use. The site is zoned R4, Multi -Family Residential, 33 consisting of 0.86 acres of land. The R4 Zoning District includes multi -family development as 34 a permitted use up to 20 units per acre, and further allows development for senior housing of up 35 to 40 units per acre by Conditional Use Permit. Assisted living facilities qualify as senior 36 housing under the City's land use regulations. The following conditions are required for such 37 housing: 38 1. 75% of parking supply is required to be underground. 39 2. Parking supply totals 1.1 spaces per unit. 40 3. The facility is a collector street, or has alternative transit options arranged for tenants. 41 4. Unit sizes below standard City requirements must identify a transitional plan 42 supporting redesign if the facility changes to a general market facility. 43 5. Density is limited to between 20 and 40 units per acre. 44 6. Additional necessary conditions related to the Comprehensive Plan or local 45 conditions. 46