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Institutional (+i- Residential 30 acres Concept Plan Proposal For this project, Trident Development, LLC would be the Developer and project manager, and LifeSpark Senior Living would be the long-term operator of the project. Both are stated to have a number of years of professional experience for development within this marketspace and would be ownership partners for this project. Trident Development has a mixed unit senior living facility recently completed in Arden Hills called Round Lake Senior Living at 1740 Parkshore Drive. Trident Development is proposing to subdivide and purchase 10.75 acres in the northwest corner from North Heights Lutheran Church. This parcel would be developed with a 124 unit, age restricted 55+ senior independent living apartment building. The units would be targeted at market -rate featuring high -end amenities. The building is proposed to be 3-story with a pitched roof design estimated to be a height of 44' from the highest roof peak. The principal exterior materials on the building would be stone, lap siding, and board & batten siding. Elements of architectural design have been included to enhance the exterior appearance such as a series of dormers, together with a variation of bump -outs. Other amenities to the apartment community will include an outdoor patio and grill area, rooftop sky lounge with outdoor fireplace, fitness center, and walking paths. Unit sizes will range from 750 - 850 square feet +/- for a one bedroom apartment, 950 — 1,200 square feet +/- for two bedrooms, and then 1,450 square feet for a three bedroom unit. The proposed unit sizes exceed the minimum requirements for multi- family dwellings which are: • One -bedroom units shall be a minimum of seven hundred (700) square feet • Two -bedroom units shall be a minimum of nine hundred and fifty (950) square feet At the February 22, 2022 City Council Work Session, the Applicant provided further details on the proposed project. He discussed how the parking would be restriped and added to in order to keep the church use in compliance. He noted a pedestrian trail would meander along the west side of the building and would connect to a fire lane at the rear portion of the building. He stated the building would have an underground parking structure and commented on how the apartment traffic would not conflict with church traffic. He finally detailed the exterior building materials that would be used on the structure which included vinyl windows, powder coated balconies, brick and LP siding. For new development in residential zoning districts, the city code does not reference a requirement for a percentage of preferred materials to be used in the building design similar to the business zoning districts. However, the City Council is directed in Section 1325.05 — Design Standards, Subd. 6, for Aesthetics to evaluate the impacts on surrounding area due to the proposed design, scale, massing, materials, height and other aspects of the subject matter as to whether the appearance will cause a substantial depreciation in the property values in the surrounding area or to unreasonable detract from the appearance of the area or the city as a whole. Page 4 of 8