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Cas� ��mbe�; 977-76 June 2, 197& Pa g� Tti�ro b. Minimum Floor Area. Section 7.900 of the Zaning Code establishes the m�nimum floor area at 70� square feet for one bedraom apart- ments. This requirement was of course intended to apply �o one bedroam units ather than for the elderly. The appZicant proaoses to build ihe typical unit with one bedroom at 6�4 sq�rare fee�_ Th�s eompares to 527.6 sq�are feei in �he proposai of Ias� fa1Z. 132 af ihe units ti�ill be 504 square fee�, with eigh� two bedr-oom un��5 with 852 square feet, eight un�ts for the handicapped w�th 616 sauare feet and one manager apartmen�t at 884 square feet_ The vari ance then for tivhi ch apnrova7 i s a�pl � ed for i s the allo�vance for 132 units at b04 square feet. c. Parkin Variance. 5ection 7.080 af the Zoning Code estab�ished in �he �late 6Q's requ�res two parking spaces per unit with one space per unit being enc7osed. �'yp�c�l ap�r'��ent development i�as prove� this to be an appra�riate standard in th� City of Rasevilie. Again, however, this standard was not intended to apply �o hp�asir�g for the elderly. P4ast elderly t�ousin.g �n the cen�ral cities of ��Einneapolis and Saint Pau7 have ap�roximately one park�ng space for each -Four units. 7his is workab�fe on�y with suffici�nt mass transi� facii�ties availa�le. As you know, 8us 34B o� the Metro 7ransit 5ystem pass�s �he corner o-� Larpenteur and Lexington once �ach hour w�th service to F{ar-Mar Nlali and Ros�da�e and down Larpenteur to Arca�ia to transfer '�o Saint Pa�1 routes. �'hus, the proposed site has Gu�te adequate transi� faci7ities. ihe app7icant proposes to �rovide 75 parking spaces, which o-F eaurse is apprnxima�ely ar�e park;ng s�ace for each two uniis. The s�te area, ho�rev�r, prc�vides ►or �uture provisiart for up to 300 parkirrg spaces should that be n�ces��r� in the future. !{ate from examination of �he plzns �r�� Lhe site will have consi��rable flpen space. taA sugges� t�a� ��ly �hat area whicfi is needed sftou�d �e surface i�r- �,ark�ng, ��;;�Laining �the maximum amount of gr�en sp�ce on the s�te. �_ rl�or ArAa ��L�a. - 5er_; ?�r� �.370, paragraph �Z� sets a maxim�m flo�r area �.c land area o� .5�,ti��ould mean far exa�pl�, that on a i��,�G� se�..�.r� fao� i�#, t#�¢re couZd be a max�mum of 50,OOD s��:ar� 7°E� cr apartmen� space. ihe �'l�or area ratio of the pra;osed pr�,�ect is .63 and was arrived at by diyiding grQSs bu�Tding ar�a �125,67.9 fee�} by the to�a7 7and are3 (199,320 sq;�ar� �ze�). $pca�s� of th� reduced need for park-ing area and open space, we su�g�st the floor area ra�io is no� a cans�quen-�iaT �ssue. e. Den53tj�. The ordinance in Sec�ion 7.37�, paragraph (5) as ya� fcr�ow, estab7 i shes a d�nsity reo,ui rement of 2,000 square feet per� one b�droom unit and 2,800 square feei per two bedroam unit. A further provision provid�s for 100 square feet of reduc�ion in �hese numbers if the deveiopment is cont�iguous to a"B" Zone as is the case on this property. Tt�e prajec�t has 3.4Q one bedroan un7ts or 1;9QD square fe�t eqUa7ir�g 1b6,000 square feet, r�ir�� tv�o b.edroom units at 2,7�0 square fe�t each would �qual 24,30�