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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – October 8, 2014 6 Associate Planner Bachler explained that in November 2010, the City Council approved a Master and Final PUD for the redevelopment of the Johanna Shores care facility at 3200 Lake Johanna Boulevard in Planning Case 10-012. This case also included the approval of a Preliminary and Final Plat and the rezoning of the property from R-2 to R-4 to bring the mix of residential uses on the property into compliance with the Zoning Code. The redevelopment project was divided into Phase I and Phase II, and also included certain utility improvements and the demolition of two existing buildings on the site. The existing McKnight Care Center has remained in its current location and will not be altered as part of the redevelopment. Associate Planner Bachler reported that Phase I of the project has largely been completed. This phase entailed the demolition of the existing Lakeview Building and the construction of a new building in its place. The new primary facility contains 162 units. The units are comprised of 72 assisted living units, 36 memory care units, and 54 independent senior apartments. At the time the Master PUD was approved, there were discussions about including four hospice units in the new Lakeview Building. However, this program was not implemented and the four units were, therefore, never constructed. Certain utility improvements on the site, including the reconstruction of an existing sanitary sewer line along the easterly frontage of Lake Johanna, were also required to be completed as part of Phase I. All of these improvements have been completed within the schedule outlined. Associate Planner Bachler stated that the second phase of the approved Master PUD includes the construction of two brownstone-style apartment buildings that would house a total of 36 independent senior apartments. These buildings were to be built on the site of the existing Sutton Place apartments. Presbyterian Homes has since demolished the Sutton Place apartment building in preparation for undertaking Phase II of the project. Construction on the brownstone apartments is expected to commence in the spring of 2015 and be completed before December 31, 2016. In conjunction with Phase II of the Master PUD, the applicant will also be undertaking road improvements along County Road D adjacent to their property as outlined in the Contract for Private Development between the City and Presbyterian Homes. Associate Planner Bachler indicated that the proposed PUD Amendment includes four separate components: • Amend the configuration of the Brownstone Buildings to be completed in Phase II. • Revise the Construction Schedule outlined in the PUD Development Agreement to reflect the delay in the expected start date on the Brownstone Buildings. • Reallocate the four hospice units that were to be constructed in the Lakeview Building to the Brownstone Buildings as independent senior units increasing the number of units in the Brownstone Buildings from 36 to 40. • Amend the conditions in the PUD Agreement to allow for the removal of the required speed bumps on the County Road D driveway if the traffic study to be completed one year following the completion of the redevelopment project supports such removal. Associate Planner Bachler commented that the layout for Phase II was altered due to challenges presented by the elevation change between the Brownstone Buildings and the primary facility. As originally proposed, the Phase II buildings would have been situated closer to the intersection of County Road D and Lake Johanna Boulevard with a large area of open space and steeper grades between them and the main building. Given the senior population that will be residing in the