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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL – OCTOBER 27, 2014 10 • 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 stated 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 buildings, the only way to mitigate this challenge would have been through constructing long and inefficient switchbacks. By reorienting the Brownstone Buildings closer to the Lakeview Building and constructing into the side of the sloping terrain, Presbyterian Homes will be able to provide entries to the buildings that are at grade and significantly closer to the main building and trail system. An additional benefit of this design change is that the buildings will be connected with a link at the garage and ground level that will better tie the buildings together visually. Associate Planner Bachler reported that the second component of the amendment is to revise the construction schedule outlined in the PUD Development Agreement. Under the current schedule, Presbyterian Homes was required to begin site work for the first Brownstone Building in September 2013, and begin construction of the second Brownstone Building in March of 2014. Additionally, all final landscaping and hardscaping improvements for the property were to be completed by the spring of 2015. While Sutton Place has been demolished and the area stabilized, for efficiency reasons Presbyterian Homes does not expect to start on the construction of the Brownstone Buildings until 2015. Therefore, they are requesting that the construction schedule be amended to reflect the revised anticipated schedule. Presbyterian Homes would be required to obtain a Grading and Erosion Control Permit and commence preliminary site work for the Brownstone Buildings by December 31, 2014, and to begin construction on the buildings by June 30, 2015. All final landscaping and hardscaping improvements would need to be completed by December 31, 2016. Associate Planner Bachler indicated that Presbyterian Homes is requesting that the four hospice units approved under the Master PUD for the Lakeview Building be reallocated to Brownstone Buildings as independent senior apartments. If approved, the number of units in the buildings would increase from 36 to 40. As discussed previously, the hospice units were approved for the Lakeview Building but were not constructed because a hospice program was not implemented by the organization. The space in the Lakeview Building where the hospice units were to be constructed is now being used as additional storage space for the facility and will not be used for residential purposes. This request would not increase the total of 410 dwelling units approved in the original Master PUD and the approved net density of 18.2 units per acre would remain unchanged. Associate Planner Bachler explained that the final component is a revision to the conditions in the PUD Development Agreement regarding traffic calming. Presbyterian Homes is now in the process of installing three speed bumps on the County Road D driveway between the parking lot