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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL — June 27, 2011 7.A. Planning Case 11 -011— Select Senior Living PUD & Plat (continued) independent. This would not be a nursing home or skilled care facility even though there will be nursing staff. Mayor Grant asked what uses were planned for the large portion of the building on the west side. Mr. Larson stated this area was still being designed. There will be a main street going into this area with small shops and a bank the residents could use. This will not take the whole area of the building and Select Senior Living will come back to the City for approvals once the remaining area has been designed. Mayor Grant stated this was a large area and he would not be opposed to having some public use of this space. He stated the traffic study had indicated the "pork chop" and the right in could accommodate the traffic for Lot 2. He asked if any consideration had been given to the traffic generated by the bank and chapel that would be part of the proposal. Mr. Larson stated the bank and chapel are intended for the residents' use and are not intended to be used by the public. Mayor Grant stated Select Senior Living had mentioned they may be looking into inviting the public to activities such as water aerobics. He asked if this had been considered in the traffic study. Mr. Steve Manhart, Traffic Engineer for RLK Inc., stated the traffic study did not take into account any activities on the western portion of the property except those trips that would be generated by the residents of the facility and its employees. The analysis used the trips generated during the morning and afternoon peak hours and combined the assisted living traffic. The analysis looked at these numbers separately as well and estimated traffic generated by a variety of potential uses for Lot 2. City Planner Beekman stated the traffic study presented the worst -case scenarios for traffic based on the potential uses for Lot 2. The design standards for the B -2 District restrict having two businesses with drive -up windows within a quarter mile of one another. Mayor Grant asked what improvements were planned for the sides of the building that have not been shown in the representations presented. Mr. Larson stated the EIFS and banding would be painted coordinating colors to change the look of the building. Councilmember Holden asked if anything could be added to the east side of the building to improve the look of the large brick wall.