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Rezoning Request <br />Presbyterian Homes initially approached the City with a proposal for only a re- platting of the <br />property and a Master and Final PUD. Upon review by Staff it was determined that the <br />Presbyterian Homes property should be rezoned to better reflect the mix of uses that exist on <br />the site. The properties are currently zoned R -2. Institutional housing, which is how assisted <br />living and nursing home facilities are defined in the Zoning Code, is a conditionally <br />permitted use in the R -2 District. This means that a CUP is required in order to operate them. <br />At the time the Sutton Place Apartments CUP was approved it was determined, by the City, <br />that the independent senior units that would be located there were defined as institutional <br />housing units just like the other housing units operated by Presbyterian Homes. Since that <br />time, the City Attorney and Staff have reviewed the mix of uses on the site as part of this <br />application, and have determined that independent senior units do not fit the definition of <br />institutional housing, but rather, better fit the definition of multiple- family dwellings. <br />Multiple- family dwellings are not permitted uses in the R -2 District. Regardless of the <br />outcome of the Master and Final PUD application, Staff believes that the rezoning is <br />appropriate given the existing conditions on the site, and the fact that this property diverged <br />from the underlying R -2 zoning regulations decades ago. <br />3. Surrounding Area: <br />North <br />South <br />(Roseville) <br />East <br />West <br />Low Density Residential <br />Low Density Residential <br />Low Density Residential <br />Low Density Residential <br />R -2: Single and Two Family Residential <br />Single Family Residential <br />R -1: Single Family Residential <br />R -2: Single and Two family Residential <br />Single Family Detached <br />Single Family Detached <br />Single Family Detached <br />Single Family Detached and <br />Single Family Attached <br />4. Site Data for 3120 and 3220 Lake Johanna Boulevard: <br />Public and Institutional <br />Public and Institutional <br />R -2: Single and Two Family Residential <br />Combined 22.5 acres <br />The lots are wooded with varying topography, but generally slope down to the north and east. <br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for November 3, 2010 <br />Page 4 of 15 <br />