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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />May 13, 2025 <br />Page 3 <br />3.1 Approval of a Variance to Parking Requirements (quantity and requirements for <br />2 underground) to provide 16 on-site surface parking spaces. <br />4.3 Approval of a Variance to the maximum impervious surface standards, increasing <br />4 impervious surface to a maximum of 53.8% coverage. <br />5 <br />6 Mr. Grittman reviewed the background of this case. The applicant has revised the application <br />7 following the initial Planning Commission public hearing with a series of modifications to the <br />8 plans, one of which has resulted in a request for a third variance to accommodate an expansion of <br />9 the allowable impervious surface on the site to approximately 54.3% beyond the standard <br />10 allowance of 50% in the R-4, Multi-family Residential zoning district. Plan modifications <br />11 include the following: <br />12 Addition of 5 parking spaces, increasing the supply from 11 to 16 total parking <br />13 spaces. <br />14 Request for a variance to the impervious surface standard as noted above, for the <br />15 increased parking area. <br />16 Modification to the building façade along the south side, as recommended by staff. <br />17 Gable in roofline to break up roof plane. <br />18 Addition of stone wainscot to the south and west facades. <br />19 Shifting the trash enclosure to the east, and adding a roof cover to screen the view of <br />20 the trash dumpsters within the enclosure from adjoining residential units. <br />21 Provision of parking supply data from other related projects. <br />22 Supplementary shrub planting (in addition to the proposed tree planting) along the <br />23 north boundary for screening of the parking area above the retaining wall. <br />24 Addition of shrub and perennial grass planting along the south wall of the building. <br />25 <br />26 Mr. Grittman reviewed the Variance to Impervious surface. Because of the site conditions, the <br />27 Engineer’s office has indicated its support for the variance requested, citing the positive aspects <br />28 of the civil design, but with additional conditions as follows: <br />1.29 Demonstrate that water quality and rate control are provided in accordance with City <br />30 and Rice Creek Watershed District requirements. <br />2.31 Redesign the biofiltration basin based on final City Engineer requirements. <br />3.32 Add natural landscaping throughout the site to improve filtration and minimize water <br />33 usage. <br />4.34 Add trees to maximize tree cover to help offset the loss of existing tree cover on the <br />35 site. <br />36 <br />37 Mr. Grittman reviewed the Land Use. The site is zoned R-4, Multi-Family Residential, <br />38 consisting of 0.86 acres of land. The R-4 Zoning District includes multi-family development as <br />39 a permitted use up to 20 units per acre, and further allows development for senior housing of up <br />40 to 40 units per acre by Conditional Use Permit. Assisted living facilities qualify as senior <br />41 housing under the City’s land use regulations. The following conditions are required for such <br />42 housing: <br />1.43 75% of parking supply is required to be underground. <br />2.44 Parking supply totals 1.1 spaces per unit. <br />3.45 The facility is a collector street, or has alternative transit options arranged for tenants.