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Hi, Vijay. Thanks for your questions. The present application applies pretty strictly to rezoning the property, even though we have some conceptual details about the potential assisted living development. Some of the questions have very context-dependent answers that cannot fully be answered unless and until the rezoning is approved and we have an actual construction application to review. Nevertheless, I’ll answer what I can and acknowledge what I can’t. 1)I assume that the meeting you’re referring to is the upcoming public hearing that will be held by the Planning Commission at its January 6, 2016 meeting. Anyone present at the meeting who wishes to speak will have the opportunity to speak. Furthermore, anyone who wishes to contribute feedback without attending the meeting may send me an email (or letter) with their comments; emails and letters that I receive before December 30 will be included with the packet of materials distributed to the Planning Commission members for their review. Written communications received after the packet has een distributed will still become part of the public record, but they may not be brought to the attention b of the Commission members prior to the January 6 meeting. 2)If the developer’s application is approved, the property would be rezoned to the HDR-1 District. (“R-3” used to be a Roseville zoning district, but a major update of the whole zoning code several years ago also changed the names of our zoning districts.) The HDR-1 District is the same as the Midland Grove property. For the full answer of what is allowed in that district, look for Table 1004-2 in the Residential Districts chapter of the City Code (here: http://www.cityofroseville.com/DocumentView.aspx?DID=4327). I’ll offer the summary, though, that it’s still a residential district and the most intensive development type would be an apartment or condominium project like yours, but allowing only about 1/3 as many units based on the smaller parcel size. We have no reason to doubt that the developer would follow through with his stated intention of building a 54-unit assisted living facility, but we’re assuming that the property could someday be redeveloped as a 54-unit condominium under the HDR-1 zoning and we’re evaluating the application based on that future possibility. 3)Here’s where the specific answers get more difficult because they depend on what is being proposed. Generally, though, if the rezoning is approved, a development application for a permitted use (e.g., an assisted living facility, a townhouse development, or a condominium project) is reviewed by City staff in various departments to verify compliance with the applicable requirements. This becomes very much a technical exercise. Does the building meet the 30-foot (for example) minimum setback? Are there as many parking stalls as there are supposed to be? Is the storm water management system adequate to handle the proper amount of rainfall? If a development plan satisfies the whole spectrum of specific, objective requirements, we’re obligated to issue the development permits. If a development plan fails to satisfy some of the requirements, those details must be revised to meet the requirements. For zoning requirements (e.g., minimum setbacks, maximum building height, and so on), a developer can seek a variance when she or he is having trouble meeting the requirements, but that would prompt a public hearing and review process much like this rezoning. Other requirements (e.g., storm water management, building codes, fire lane access, and the like), though, have no such variance process and must be met in order to be approved.