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� �� � f <br /> MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,June 21,2010 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> (#10-3472 WELSH SEIVIOR HOUSING,875 WAYZATA BOULEVARD WEST, CONTINUED) <br /> 5. Protection of adjacent and neighboring properties through reasonable provisions for surface water <br /> drainage, sound and sight buffers,preservation of views,light and air and those aspects of design <br /> not adequately covered by other regulations which may have substantial effects on neighboring <br /> land uses; <br /> 6. The Planning Commission and City Council may attach such conditions to their actions as they <br /> determine necessary to convenient to better accomplish the purposes of the City Code. <br /> Kang asked whether the sewer and water would come from Wayzata. <br /> Curtis indicated it would come from Wayzata. <br /> Feuss noted Staffls recommendation is to table this application until July. <br /> Curtis indicated some of Staff's requests have been addressed by the applicant and that the Planning <br /> Commission should give some parameters that they would like the applicant to address. Curtis noted that <br /> some of the information would be submitted with the Master Plan,which Staff is fine with. <br /> Erickson thanked Mike Gaffron for bringing forward the zoning amendment to allow this type of use on <br /> the property. <br /> Brian Lubben,Architect,noted they have completed a market study recently for assisted living facilities <br /> and that the study did demonstrate there is a great need for this type of housing in Orono. Ecumen is <br /> committed to meeting that demographic. The size of the project is 55 units,which consists of 20 memory <br /> care units, 10 enhanced care units,and 25 assisted living units. The total for that size of building is <br /> approximately 26,000 square feet on the main level and 1500 feet for the canopy/front entrance area. The <br /> upper level consists of approximately 20,000 square feet. <br /> The project has been designed in a bungalow style,with stone veneer on the front and siding <br /> incorporated. Steeper roof pitches have been incorporated to give it a ground hugging appearance. <br /> Lubben commented in his view it will blend in well with the City of Orono. Lubben noted they will be <br /> redesigning the dormers to meet the City's height restrictions. <br /> The property is heavily wooded on all sides and during the summer the building will be fairly well <br /> concealed. Lubben illustrated a 3-D version of the building. The building pushes up against the Luce <br /> Line Trail and fits within the wetland buffer areas and other constraints on the site. <br /> Lubben indicated there are a number of amenities to the project,including a community room,a chapel,a <br /> _ library, a conference room,main dining room and separate memory care dining room,private dining <br /> room on the west side of the building,a salon and spa, and a card room. Throughout the building there <br /> are eight foot wide corridors and two large elevators that will hold seven or eight people at a time. There <br /> are also storage areas for the residents,a set of offices,several nurses' stations, a staff room, staff lounge, <br /> laundry facilities, and loading dock. The building also contains a sprinkler system. Lubben pointed out <br /> there is also a terrace on the west side of the building and a balcony off of the card room. <br /> Page <br /> 13 <br />