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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – July 10, 2019 6 <br /> <br /> <br />Chuck McCann, 1682 Burberry, stated he lived in the adjacent townhouses. He asked if a noise <br />barrier would be put in place along the highway. <br /> <br />Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla anticipated the building would act <br />as a noise barrier. He reported federal action would be required to get a noise wall along the <br />freeway. <br /> <br />Mr. Winnicke questioned what the height of the new building would be. <br /> <br />Jamison Polk, Summit Development, explained the height at the mid-point was 40 feet six <br />inches and noted the highest point on the roof was roughly 47 feet. <br /> <br />There being no additional comment Chair Gehrig closed the public hearing at 7:17 p.m. <br /> <br />Chair Gehrig opened the floor to Commissioner comments. <br /> <br />Commissioner Zimmerman discussed the parking situation. He questioned if the site was <br />adequately parked for guests and asked where employees would park. <br /> <br />Mr. Polk explained based on his experience senior housing developments require .6 to .75 <br />parking stalls per unit. He indicated not all residents would have cars and estimated only 25% of <br />the residents would still be driving. He noted the site would have 50 surface stalls for employees <br />and visitors. <br /> <br />Commissioner Wicklund asked what the minimum requirements were for studio apartments. <br /> <br />Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla reviewed the size requirements for <br />studio apartments. He explained the studio style memory care units were designed to protect the <br />patients. <br /> <br />Mr. Polk indicated the memory care patients spent the majority of their time in the memory care <br />unit and used their apartment strictly for sleeping purposes. He commented further on the size <br />and purpose of the memory care unit. <br /> <br />Commissioner Wicklund inquired if the City had reviewed and approved the exchange process. <br /> <br />Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla reported the exchange had been <br />reviewed by the City Attorney and he recommended approval of the process. <br /> <br />Commissioner Wicklund questioned if the City Council had a written policy for changing uses <br />to increase or decrease density. He stated the City Council was typically averse to increasing <br />density. <br /> <br />Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla explained the PUD process allows <br />for development with a greater number of units while the City receives something in return for <br />allowing the use. He indicated the Council had reviewed this application twice and originally