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28 4.0 DEVELOPMENT BACKGROUND 29 4.1 On September 15, 2008 the City Council approved the original Applewood Pointe senior 30 cooperative at 3 010 and 3 008 Cleveland Avenue. This approval created an outlot that was to 31 potentially be used in the future for a second development by United Properties. 32 4.2 On October 13, 2008 the City Council approved the General Concept Planned Unit 33 Development for the Applewood Pointe assisted living facility at 2990 and 2996 Cleveland 34 Avenue and the residual Outlot A. 35 4.3 On August 17, 2009, United Properties sought and received City Council approval for an 36 amended project that reduced the 93 units of senior cooperative into a two phase development, 37 with the outlot and United Properties continued interest in the assisted living project. 38 4.4 Since the approvals, United Properties has had to overcome a number of challenges in the 39 housing market and financing such developments. However, the first phase of the senior 40 cooperative in now under construction (underground parking and first floor complete) and 41 United Properties has renewed interest in developing the assisted living project. 42 4.5 Also since the previous approvals, the City has adopted a new Zoning Ordinance which created 43 two high density districts, a number of new design standards, and eliminated planned unit 44 developments. Based on the parcel size, density, and building placement (very similar to the 45 previous approval), a rezoning and subdivision are necessary before final approvals can be 46 given to the project. 47 4.6 The proposal for the southern part of the property seeks to develop a 3 -story elongated 80 -unit 48 assisted - living facility (approximately 40 feet in height) that will integrate several types of 49 senior -care unit types, including memory care, assisted living, and independent living units 50 (with a breakdown of 24 memory care and 56 independent /assisted living with roughly 12 51 independent and 44 assisted units). 52 4.7 The proposed building is generally located on eastern portion of the subject property with public 53 entrances from both Cleveland Avenue and planned Langton Lake Drive. Resident parking is 54 located under the building and is accessed via a driveway off of Langton Lake Drive. 55 4.8 On March 24, 2011, United Properties held the required open house regarding the rezoning and 56 preliminary plat. Two citizens attended the meeting and asked questions related to the project 57 and its relationship to the adjacent senior cooperative. Neither citizen indicated opposition to 58 the project 59 5.0 REZONING 6o 5.1 The subject Applewood Pointe area has a Comprehensive Plan — Land Use designation of High 61 Density Residential and a zoning classification of High Density Residential -1. 62 5.2 In October 2008 the General Concept Planned Unit Development sought and received approval ss fora 93 unit, three and four -story assisted living residence on the existing two residential 64 parcels (2990 and 2996 Cleveland Avenue) and the Outlot platted with the senior cooperative. 65 5.3 In December 2011 the City Council adopted a new zoning ordinance and in so doing 66 incorporated many of the aspects utilized in planned unit development (PUD) review /approval 67 into the zoning ordinance, but eliminated PUD's. The Council also established a second high ss density residential district with more flexible setbacks and no density limitations. Page 2 of 6