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entrance. Because of the joint use of the site for both church and senior housing uses, rezoning of the site is to a mixed use Planned Unit Development. Since the highest use is the senior housing building, the underlying zoning will need to be high density residential (churches are allowed as a permitted use in most residential zoning districts). The Comprehensive Plan will also need to be amended to change the future land use designation of the church site from Church to High Density Residential and the Huberty site from Low Density Residential to High Density Residential. 2.3 The senior housing facility as proposed includes 56 units on three floors, with a heated underground parking garage with one space for each unit and an elevator serving each floor. Combined with surface parking, 71 parking spaces are proposed. The exterior of the building as proposed is pre-finished lap siding with face brick wainscoting and asphalt shingles. The building will include a dining/lounge area, a guest room, and a terrace on the main level. There will be 12 one-bedroom unit, ranging in size from 748 square feet to 994 square feet, and 44 and two-bedroom units, ranging in size from 908 square feet to 1342 square feet. All units will have a deck or patio, as well as a washer and dryer. The selling price per share in the cooperative will range from $25,000 to $50,000, with the monthly housing expense ranging from $600 to $1100. 2.4 The Planning Commission held a sketch plan review of this request on July 8,1998. At this meeting, the overall project was presented and two alternative site plans were reviewed. In one site plan, the senior housing building was located in the southeast portion of the site. In the second site plan, the senior housing building was located in the northwest portion of the site. The senior building at this time was proposed as a 60-unit four-story building with a 56 space underground parking garage. The height and bulk of the building were discussed, as well as the impact of the building on the park and adjacent properties. The Planning Commission asked for more architectural detail on the structure, a visual analysis that clarifies the visual impacts of the property on the park and adjacent properties. The Planning Commission also expressed a preference for the site plan that placed the building in the northwest portion of the site and asked the applicant to meet with the Park and Recreation Commission to review the impacts of the project on Central Park, both pro and con. 2.5 The Park and Recreation Commission reviewed the request on August 4, 1998. The Commission expressed a preference for the site plan that places the senior housing building in the northwest portion of the site (current proposal). The Commission also expressed concerns with the impact of the structure on the park, the need to retain as much existing vegetation as possible, a preference for a shared parking area with the park, and a preference to construct only as many parking church spaces as actually needed at this time. 2.6 The Planning Commission held a second sketch plan review of this request on August 12, 1998. The plan presented at this meeting showed the senior housing building placed in the northwest corner of the site and reduced the size of the senior building to 56-units and three stories (current proposal). A height comparison was also presented which showed that the peak of the roof of the senior housing building was approximately three feet PF3049 - RPCA (01/13/99) - Page 3 of 8