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Regular Planning CommissionMeeting <br />Minutes –Wednesday, May 4, 2016 <br />Page 10 <br />Mr. Bakker responded that current city zoning code required the frontage of a building <br />452 <br />closer to the street cornerversus farther back with more green space up front. <br />453 <br />At the request of Chair Boguszewski, Mr. Paschke stated that the applicant could apply <br />454 <br />for a variance to move the building footprint that would not meet current design standards <br />455 <br />to determine its merit for such a variable. <br />456 <br />Chair Boguszewski asked, if this application moves forward, that the development team <br />457 <br />continue working with the neighborhood to address their concerns. <br />458 <br />Recognizing that the process in applying for tax credits could take multiple years, <br />459 <br />Member Kimble noted that if rezoning to a greater density was approved and the value of <br />460 <br />the land increased, what guarantees were there that would prevent this developer from <br />461 <br />flipping the property and selling to another developer intending a higher density, should <br />462 <br />this developer tire of waiting to confirm financing for this project. <br />463 <br />Mr. Bakker noted Good Samaritan had been sitting on this propertyfor some time, and <br />464 <br />avoiding interested firms from acquiring it, therefore proving their strong commitment to <br />465 <br />developer the site. <br />466 <br />If the Planning Commission and/or City Council ultimately denies the requested zoning <br />467 <br />change, Chair Boguszewski asked the developer what was their Plan B: a lower unit <br />468 <br />count or no project. <br />469 <br />Mr. Bakker responded that, in analyzing operational costs, a 60-unit facility was the <br />470 <br />minimum that can be developed on this site to make it financially feasible.If this rezoning <br />471 <br />application is denied, Mr. Bakker advised that they would need to postpone the proposed <br />472 <br />project to review other possible options, but at this point, he was unable to answer that or <br />473 <br />define what that would mean. <br />474 <br />In terms of the city’s commitment to affordable housing credits, Chair Boguszewski asked <br />475 <br />city staff if the City of Roseville was in line with, ahead of or behind Metropolitan Council <br />476 <br />and/or other agency guidelines; and whether or not this project would help the city <br />477 <br />achieve their housing goals. <br />478 <br />Interim Community Development Director Collins noted the recent presentation provided <br />479 <br />by former Community Development Director Paul Bilotta several months ago related to <br />480 <br />this data, and from her recollection, the City of Roseville was currently in a satisfactory <br />481 <br />position for affordable housing options, reminding all that those guidelines that these <br />482 <br />were recommendations, not requirements.Ms. Collins stated she would get this <br />483 <br />additional information to the Commission. <br />484 <br />Member Daire asked staff to provide a worst case scenario from a density standpoint for <br />485 <br />this site if rezoned to HDR-2 as requested; and if negative economic or market issues <br />486 <br />repeated before this project could develop.In other words, Member Daire asked what <br />487 <br />could be developed (e.g. height of building(s) and maximum number of units) and what <br />488 <br />that might look like on this site. <br />489 <br />First prefacing his response on his belief that this site could not feasibly support 250 units <br />490 <br />on this site based on current city code, Mr. Paschke advised that a maximum worst case <br />491 <br />scenario could be for a roughly 9-story, 95’ building with a maximum of 250 units could <br />492 <br />be built, even though he could not accurately determine the maximum density, but this <br />493 <br />was presupposed on current city code.Mr. Paschke also noted that the actual number of <br />494 <br />stories at that maximum height of 95’ would be dependent on the project itself and height <br />495 <br />of floors.However, Mr. Paschke questioned the actual market for a nine-story building in <br />496 <br />Roseville, even in a booming economy, or a market for tall buildings throughout the <br />497 <br />metropolitan area.If so, Mr. Paschke suggested the community would have multiple high- <br />498 <br />rise buildings.However, Mr. Paschke stated he was unable to predict what may happen if <br />499 <br />and when this parcel is rezoned; but opinedhe found it highly unlikely that a nine-story <br />500 <br />building would be constructed on this or any other site in Roseville. <br />501 <br /> <br />