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1 Excerpt of Minutes from Feb. 6. 2002 Plannim! Commission meetim!: 2 3 b. Planning File 3224: A request by Accessible Space Inc. and VSI 4 Construction for consideration of a Preliminary Plan and General 5 Concept Plan for a planned unit development to allow construction of 6 a three-story 22-unit handicapped housing and a two-story 16,000 7 square foot general office building on the two-acre, three-parcel site at 8 the southeast corner of Lexington Avenue and Roselawn Avenue. 9 10 Chair Duncan opened the hearing and requested Dennis Welsch provide 11 background as per the project report dated February 6, 2002. 12 13 ASI (Assessable Space Inc.) and VSI Construction seek approval of a 14 General Concept Plan for a mixed-use planned unit development on the 15 former Kath (Phillips 66) gas station site and the 2 adjoining parcels (4 16 total parcels). The applicants proposes to construct a 17,911 square foot 17 (gross building size) two-story office building for medical/dental and other 18 general office use in the northwest portion of the site and a 23,900 square 19 foot (gross building size) three story 22 unit apartment complex for the 20 physically handicapped in the northeast portion of the site. The property 21 would be rezoned from Bl, Limited Business District, B-2, Limited Retail 22 District, and B-3, General Business District to Planned Unit Development 23 with an underlying zoning of B-1, Limited Business and R-3 General 24 Residence District. A Comprehensive Plan amendment (March) to clarify 25 land use is necessary. 26 27 Chair Duncan opened the hearing and asked for comments from the 28 public. 29 30 Mike Cronin representing Accessible Space, described the neighborhood 31 meeting held in January. The participants were supportive of offices 32 rather than retail uses. The apartment building will focus on providing 33 housing for residents with physical handicaps. He said he found the uses 34 compatible, especially with use limitations and regulations of the site. 35 36 Brent Thompson, VSI Construction, explained the office building would 37 house doctors, dentists, accountants and other professionals in an office 38 condominium with four to six ownerships. Care and maintenance will be 39 done in common. 40 41 Member Mulder asked for details of the ten-foot setback. Brent 42 Thompson said setbacks from the property line will be "0" but could be 43 changed. The setback from the curb is 20' from the Roselawn side and 44 30' from Lexington, with a setback from the sidewalk to the building wall 45 of varying dimensions. Member Mulder said he was not comfortable with 46 a zero setback.