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____________________________________________________________________________________________ City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for January 6th, 2021 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2020\20-022 New Perspectives Senior Living - CUP, PUD, SP, ZCA\PC Packets Page 9 of 17 The table below shows building heights for other developments in the community. *Not including penthouse and cellular equipment D. Density and District Minimum Lot Area per Unit Requirements - Flexibility requested According to City Code Section 1320.06, the Minimum Lot Area per Unit allowed within the B-2 District is 2,178 square feet per unit. The Applicant’s proposal of 146 units would entail a development with approximately 2,032 square feet per unit. However, the Applicant is requesting flexibility with this standard because the 33 memory care units on-site are smaller studio style units and do not have full kitchens and living spaces like standard apartment units. If the memory care units were excluded from the calculation of Minimum Lot Area per Unit, the development would meet the district provision with 2,287 square feet per unit. The maximum density allowed within the B-2 and CMU District is 20 units per acre. However, the Applicant is requesting flexibility with this provision. The total proposed density is 23 units per acre or 146 units. As previously discussed, the Applicant is requesting a Zoning Ordinance Amendment that would to add language allowing memory care units located in the B2 district to be calculated as the equivalent of 0.5 units. In other cities’ ordinances, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursery units are often considered less than 1 unit because of the lack of amenities of a standard apartment unit such as a full kitchen and living area. If we apply the .5 units for density purposes, the total number of units is 20 units per acre or 129.5 units and is in conformance with the zoning district and land use plan. *Unit count is rounded down as you cannot construct .23 of a unit. E. Multi-family Dwelling Units Additional CUP Criteria – Flexibility requested According to City Code Section 1320.45, the number of efficiency (studio) units in a multiple dwelling shall not exceed fifteen (15) percent of the total number of apartments. The Applicant is requesting 32 studio units or 22 percent. Development Name Mid-Point Summit Development 46 ft. Johanna Shores Senior Living 56 ft. E Street Flats 44 ft. Arden Flats Apartments 55 ft. Anderson Center 60 ft.* Land Use Site Acreage Number of Proposed Units Proposed Density Per Acre Proposed Memory Care Units Proposed Memory Care Equivalent Units Number of Equivalent Units Proposed Density Per Acre 146-16.5= 129.5 units 129.5 units/6.4 AC = 20.23* CMU 6.4 146 23 33 .5 16.5 20