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Only two PHS facilities had 3- or 4 -story buildings closer to a SFH than us and those two facilities had SFHs on only one or two sides. The other sides had large scale commercial buildings We also conducted a second analysis of aerial photographs. Results can be found in Appendix A, Table 2. For this analysis we examined what was to the north, east, south, and west side of any PHS 3- or 4 -story building and classified what we saw first as either (a) single family homes, (b) larger commercial, governmental, industrial buildings, large -scale residential, or (c) greenspace. We then examined each of the 36 facilities that we could assess on all four sides. We found: 1. 70% of PHS facilities in Minnesota have SFHs only on 0 or 1 side of 3- and 4 -story buildings. 2. 74% of PHS facilities in Minnesota have same -scale commercial, nonresidential, or industrial buildings on at least two sides. 3. 94% of PHS facilities in Minnesota have same -scale commercial, nonresidential, industrial buildings on one or more sides. In other words, the PHS buildings fit with the other commercial, nonresidential, or industrial buildings in their locations. They don't dominate the skyline in every direction. They are not out of scale with their surroundings. The single family homes in the area perhaps are accustomed to having commercial operations nearby. One illustrative comparison At the Planning Commission's September 8 2010 work session, it was suggested that the PHS Stonecrest facility in Woodbury would be a worthwhile comparison to the proposed Arden Hills facility. At least one commissioner asked for pictures of Stonecrest. Figure 5 shows the Stonecrest locality. Whatever else can be said for Stonecrest, it cannot be said that it sits amidst SFHs on four sides. Rather it sits in the middle of an extensive area from Valley Creek Rd on the north to Pioneer Drive on the south, from Radio Dr on the west side to Interlachen Parkway on the east side. Within that area, there is not one single family home. There is a library, YMCA, Kowalski's, and an Allina Clinic. There are two very large apartment or townhouse complexes which may be owned by PHS. Across Interlachen from Stonecrest, there is a cluster of SFHs that front on another street. To complete the comparison, Figure 6 shows PHS of Arden Hills, and clearly reveals the residential character of the area independent single family homes in every direction from the PHS property. The only other commercial properties (the Cox building, the empty gas station, the triangle building) are residential -sized buildings. Shorewood Drive. Page 5 of 15