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Minutes for the Planning Commission Meeting of January 14, 2016 Chair, Kleissler called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. PRESENT: Kleissler, Knauss, Lessard, McRoberts, Rosenquist ABSENT: Arcand, Patzner. STAFF: Rachel Juba, Planner Bryan Bear, Administrator Rachel Leitz, Community Development Assistant Approval of Minutes for the Planning Commission Meeting of December 17, 2015 Commissioner Knauss made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Lessard, to approve minutes for the meeting of December 17, 2015. All Ayes. Motion carried. LaValle Fields Apartments — Concept Plan Juba described that a concept plan application was submitted for informal comments for apartments located west of Lions Park and north of the Keystone Senior Living site. She stated that the applicant would like to receive feedback on the general layout, building orientation and placement, and building architecture. Juba stated that in 2014, the City approved the PUD General Plan for LaValle Fields. The plan included the senior housing project and the three apartment buildings for a total of 295 units. 130 units were allocated for the senior housing project, while 165 were allocated to the apartment buildings. Within these plans, the apartments showed two three story buildings, along the wetlands to the west, and a two story building along Finale. The PUD General Plan showed a phasing plan of when the surrounding roads would be constructed, land that was dedicated for park dedication for the projects, a trail that would connect off the CR8 trail through the senior living project and apartments to Lions Park, and an access into the site coming off upper 146th Street. The Planning Commission and City Council did have some concerns on the PUD General Plan relating to architecture and building material, building placement and location, apartment management and parking. These concerns were addressed in the conditions of approval for the apartments, which included: on site management, revised building orientation or footprint to reduce the building mass, recessions and projections to break up the long expansions of the buildings, breaks and variations in building material, and a higher percent of stone or brick on buildings. Juba then began describing the concept plan that was submitted for comments. She stated that building A, the building along the west side of the property, is proposed to be a three story building with a total of 97 units. She described that the building is generally long and linear with a small bend in the middle and is approximately 800 ft. long. This building has a combination of above ground and below ground parking. Building B, the building along Finale, is a two story building with a total of 73 units and a combination of both underground and above ground parking. Juba stated that building B has a more compact design and with some revisions could help reduce the mass of the building. These two buildings show a total of 170 units, where 165 units were approved in the PUD. The applicant has stated that the building would be completed in phases where building A would be constructed in phase one and building B in phase two. The applicant has also stated that the lot would be split, but it remains unclear of where those property lines would be and what portions of the plan would be completed with each phase.