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150 h. A SAC Credit determination from Met Council should be sought prior to demolition 151 i. With residential properties so close to the development,, a photometric plan should be 152 provided to ensure that exterior lighting is properly designed and the nature of the 15'3 mechanical equipment to be installed in the trash enclosure should be identified so 154 that potential noise issues can be addressed. A photometric plan has been submitted 155 which demonstrates that site lighting will adequately illuminate the parking and 156 pedestrian areas of the site and diminish to 0.1 foot candle or less) at the property 15 7' lines. 158 j. All plans submitted thus far have been viewed as descriptions of the assisted living 159 use for zoning purposes and have not been evaluated against building codes. 160 k. Site entrances and internal circulation are acceptable for access by fire apparatus. 161 1. The assisted living facility will require the installation of fire suppression sprinklers; 162 an alarm system will also be required if nursing services are provided. 16'3 M. Setbacks from the eastern and western parcel boundaries will need to be corrected to 1&4 meet zoning requirements. 165 n. The southern entrance needs to be designed more like a primary entrance,, even 166 though it would be enclosed within a fenced-in area by the initial operator. 16 7, 5.4 Review of the proposed assisted living facility against the CONDITIONAL USE standards 168 and criteria leads Planning Division staff to conclude that the use can meet all of the 169 applicable requirements. Some of the requirements (e.g., provision of open space for the 1 7'0 residents) will necessitate ongoing verification and many of the DRC's comments pertain 1 7'1 to City Code and watershed requirements that must be met in order to receive the permits 1 7'2 necessary to begin construction. Planning Division staff does recommend that some 1 7`3 conditions be attached to an approval of the proposed CONDITIONAL USE to ensure that 1 74 potential impacts of the assisted living facility are appropriately mitigated. 1 7'5 6. 0 PUBLIC COMMENT 6.1 Prior to the public hearing, Planning Division staff had received a few email communications from members of the public; those that identified concerns or expressed 1 7'8 opinions about the proposal are included with this staff report as Attachment D. 6.2 The duly-noticed public hearing for this CONDITIONAL USE application was held by the 180 Planning Commission on June 1, 011, minutes of the public hearing are included with 181 this staff report as Attachment E. The two primary concerns of the residential neighbors 182 who commented on the proposal were related to traffic and the building mass, 18'3 particularly in light of the pitched roof-, these are discussed individually below. 1&4 a. While the gable-style roof almost doubles the overall height of the building, from the 185 ground to the peak, over the apparent height of the two-story living area, the pitch is a 186 sort of architectural reference to the neighboring residential neighborhood to the 18 7' north and the height of the building is within the limits established by the zoning 188 code. A shorter roofline could be required as a condition of the approval of the 189 proposal, but Planning Division staff believes that such a condition would be 190 somewhat unfair in light of the fact that another permitted use could be established on 191 the property in a structure that is taller than what is proposed. PFI I -O I 3—RCA — 072511 Page 5 of 7