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Minutes for the Planning Commission Meeting of October 8, 2015 Chair, Kleissler called the meeting to order at 6:58 p.m. PRESENT: Arcand, Kleissler, Knauss, Lessard, McRoberts, Rosenquist ABSENT: None. STAFF: Bryan Bear, City Administrator Rachel Leitz, Community Development Assistant Approval of Minutes for the Planning Commission Meeting of August 27, 2015 Commissioner Rosenquist made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Arcand, to approve minutes for the meeting of August 27, 2015. All Ayes. Motion carried. McRoberts abstained. DigniCare Senior Living and Memory Care — Site Plan and PUD Leitz gave a presentation regarding the request of approval of a Site Plan and Planned Unit Development (PUD) for a senior living and memory care facility. The property totals 3.34 acres and located south of 130th St. N. and east of Forest Blvd. (TH 61.) She stated The PUD General Plan will rezone the parcel from Single Family Detached Residential (R-3) to Planned Unit Development (PUD). The senior living facility is proposed to be 32 units, which includes 18 assistant living suites and 14 memory care suites. Leitz described that the applicant was requesting flexibility to allow senior housing as a land use, allow a density of 9.5 units per acres, where 3-4 units per acre is allowed in the R-3 zoning district, and to allow a 22 ft. rear yard setback, where 30 ft. is the minimum allowed by ordinance. In exchange for this flexibility, the developer is proposing quality building materials, exceeding landscape requirements, attempting to save on site trees, developing a unique piece of property that has been challenging in the past, and proposing a higher density project without the higher intensity building and traffic. Leitz stated that staff recommends approval of the Site Plan and PUD for DigniCare, subject to the findings and conditions in the attached ordinance and resolutions. She also stated that the applicant was in the audience if the Planning Commission wanted to address any questions to him. Commissioner McRoberts asked why the density was listed at 3-4 units per acre and then later states 8 units per acre. Leitz explained that the property is currently in the Single Family Detached Residential zoning district, which has a density of 3-4 units per acre, but within the 2030 Land Use Plan, the property is seen to be changed to Medium Density Residential, which would change the density to 8 units per acre. Commissioner Arcand asked for an explanation of the dedicated right of way for TH 61. Bear stated that the Met Council and MnDot have designated TH 61 as a roadway that is anticipated to be expanded through their corridor plan. The issue is that there is no funding plan to go along with the corridor plan and therefore, the road is currently not on any list for improvements at this time. Chair Kleissler invited the applicant to speak at 7:26 p.m.