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City ofRoseville Planning Commission Minutes Wednesday, June 8, 1994 MINUTES responded that it is the most efficient configuration of a senior housing project. Member Roberts stated that he liked a setback of 150 feet from Hamline and the brick facade. He suggested that berm along Hamline Avenue may reduce some of the scale of the building. He asked for further details regarding storage and removal of snow and screening of utility equipment as well as headlight and site-light screening. Joan Quandt, of2235 Dellwood, claimed that she did not have a wooded lot, but that the lot was 298 feet in depth, and she expressed concern about air conditioning units, light, and noise from library and the senior housing project. She asked if this project would change from senior housing to low-income housing. She expressed concern regarding food delivery, ambulance, headlights, garbage storage, car and utility noise, and berm heights in the area. Bob Gunderson, 2197 Dellwood, expressed concern with lights, parking and noise in the area. (c) Corpus Christi Sketch Plan City Planner Michael Falk provided a background report in which he described the proposal by MSP Real Estate and Westminster Corporation to construct an 80-unit senior housing Planned Unit Development project on the Corpus Christi Church site located at the southwest corner of Fairview Avenue and County Road B. He noted that the applicants have conducted a number of neighborhood meetings to discuss their project and are looking for comments from the Planning Commission. They also intend to discuss the possibility of tax increment financing for the project with the City Council at a future work session. Member Rengel asked about the shared parking arrangement. Michael Falk responded that the parking is underground and on the surface within the 4.25 acre site. Milo Pinkerton, a developer for the project, showed typical building elevations with gabbled roofs and brick facades. He noted that the height to the roof line would be 40 feet and that this would be an affordable housing project for seniors who have 60 percent of less of the median income for the area. Rental units would range from $480 to $580 per month including rent. Westminster Corporation is the joint partner that would manage the project and eventually own the project. The site has a number of assets including being near a senior center, near shopping, near bus service, and adjacent to a church. Pinkerton stated that 14