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�: <br /> , , <br /> FILE#10-3472 - <br /> 14 June 2010 <br /> Page 2 of 8 <br /> Application Summarv � <br /> The applicant, Welsh Companies, is requesting approvals in order to develop 875 Wayzata <br /> Boulevard West. Their proposal includes a 55-unit assisted living and memory care facility; <br /> consisting of 25 assisted living units, 10 enhanced assisted living units and 20 memory care <br /> units. Ecumen will operate the project. On the Ecumen company website it is listed that they <br /> currently operate 74 communities in Minnesota, Wisconsin, lowa, North Dakota and Idaho. Of <br /> those, Ecumen operates 56 independent living and/or assisted living communities and 18 health <br /> care centers. <br /> The applicant is requesting a comprehensi,ve plan amendment to allow a single, two-story <br /> building with a footprint of 27,385 square feet (25,814 sf + 1,571 sf entrance canopy); a <br /> Residential Planned Unit Development (RPUD) conditional use permit, Rezoning and Concept <br /> Plan approval to allow a 55-unit assisted living facility. <br /> The current language in the 2010-2030 Community Management Plan (a.k.a. CMP or <br /> Comprehensive Plan) states that the site may be developed at a density of 10-15 units per net <br /> acre with a maximum structural coverage of 20,000 square feet. The applicant is proposing a <br /> - 27,385 square foot, two-story building. The second floor is proposed to be slightly smaller than <br /> the main floor in order to reduce building mass. <br /> Finally, staff believes that the applicant's proposed use of the property is a fit philosophically <br /> with the intent of the RPUD district; however the use proposed does not conform wholly to the <br /> definition of"multifamily" as listed within the allowed uses of the RPUD district. "Nursing homes" <br /> are listed a conditional use only within the B-4: and RR-1 B districts. Under the RR-1 B district <br /> � standards the applicant would be limited to a density of 1 unit per 2 acres; the 55-unit proposed <br /> would not be feasible. Therefore a code amendment is being simultaneously contemplated by <br /> the Planning Commission which would allow "assisted living facilities" as a conditional use <br /> under the RPUD district under the RPUD attached and multifamily dwelling structure standards. <br /> Site Analvsis <br /> Buildin Setbacks: � <br /> RPUD Re uired Pro osed <br /> Front—Wa zata Boulevard 50' 190' <br /> Rear— Hi hwa 12 50' 300'± <br /> North Side—Luce Line Trail 35' 60' <br /> South Side 35' 185' <br /> Parkin Lot Setbacks: <br /> RPUD Required Proposed <br /> Front—Wa zata Boulevard 20' 105' <br /> Rear— Hi hwa 12 20' +300' <br /> North Side—Luce Line Trail 20' 110' <br /> South Side 20' 200't <br /> Wetland & Wetland Buffer Setbacks: . <br /> The City has requested a wetland delineation report for the wetlands on the property as part of <br /> the continued engineering review. The report must be approved by the watershed district. <br /> However, based on the information provided by the applicant the following information is known <br />