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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 13, 2025 Page 9 1 Mayor Webster noted that it should be anticipated that an emergency vehicle will visit this 2 facility at least once a week. She asked if a condition could be added that two of the parking 3 spots be reserved for emergency vehicles. Fire Chief Diaz stated he feels comfortable with the 4 plan and does not see the necessity to have reserved parking spots for emergency vehicles. Mr. 5 Tibrock indicated the no -parking area that could be used by emergency vehicles. 6 7 Councilmember Elnagdy asked about the parking situation for the townhomes to the north, and 8 Mr. Grittman stated that their primary parking is in the garages, and there is room for vehicles 9 outside the garages for each unit. Councilmember Ehlagdy asked if it were changed from 0 assisted living to multi -family, who would bear the cost of the changes? Mr. Grittman stated that 1 it would be negotiated between the seller and the new buyer. 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 47 48 Councilmember Doolan believes there are frequent visitors to assisted living facilities, but she appreciates the research that the applicant has done. There will be 16 parking spaces, and she questioned if this would be adequate when staff are changing for shifts. The two spots are striped as no parking to allow for vehicles to turn around. Councilmember Doolan asked about the green space between the street emergency zone and the building is green space. Mr. Tibrock stated that it would be where the sign is located. Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Doolan, to Resolution 25-037 - Approving a Request for a Conditional Use Permit for a 34-unit Assisted Living Facility as well as Variances from the Side Yard Setback in an R4 Zoning District, from Parking Requirements in an R4 Zoning District, and from the Impervious Surface Maximum in an R4 Zoning District with 17 conditions noted. Councilmember Doolan requested to talk through the three variances. She feels comfortable with the variance for the impervious surface with the BUT being constructed. For the variance for the setback, she does not feel this is unreasonable. She is challenged with the variance on parking for the functionality and effectiveness for staff. She believes the conditions are good strategies for dealing with concerns. She does not care for the idea of putting people onto the street for parking. Councilmember Ehiagdy stated that it seems we are trying very hard to make this possible while not considering if this will be a good experience for the residents and the surrounding homes. It seems we are setting ourselves up to very narrow margins for how this will work. She also has issues with parking. She questioned if we are setting ourselves up for failure in the future. Councilmember Doolan stated that one of the things to think about is that visitors to a facility such as this are not similar to other multi -family housing. There are no overnight guests. She would prefer parking could tuck under without spatial problems. Mayor Webster asked if the reduced parking will be a challenge in the future will be if the building is converted to something different. Councilmember Jenson stated that this property has been vacant forever, and we have a chance to bring it onto the tax roll. There are 17 conditions to make it workable. He feels it is worthwhile for the Council to approve in general.