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Elk River City Council Minutes June 15, 1992 Page 2 . 5.1 Zone Change Request by John Weicht and Midwest Commercial Brokerage Inc./P.H. This item was tabled until later in the meeting as John Weicht had not yet arrived for this item. 5.2 & 5.3 Consider Zone Change and Conditional Use Permit Request by Elk Terrace Limited Partnership/P.H. Janelle Szklarski, Zoning Assistant, explained that the applicant, Elk Terrace Limited Partnership, is requesting a zone change from C-2/0ffice District to PUD/Planned Unit Development to accommodate a senior housing facility to be located at the southwest corner of 4th Street and Holt Avenue. Ms. Szklarski explained that in addition to the zone change request, the applicant is requesting a conditional use permit for site plan approval of the facility. The proposed facility would contain 23 units and would be limited to senior citizen tenants as defined by the Farmers Home Administration. Ms. Szklarski explained that the PUD zoning mechanism would be needed to accommodate the special needs of the senior housing facility. . The applicant, Brad Larson of Metcalf & Larson, explained that there is a great demand for senior housing in Elk River. He explained that they had preliminary funding approval from the Farmers Home Administration and that the mortgage would carry deed restrictions with it, which would restrict tenants to those who qualify for senior citizen status according to the Farmers Home Administration. Mr. Larson stated he felt the facility and site plan met the City code regarding parking, setbacks, etc. Mayor Tralle opened the public hearing. Mary Temple stated that she works for St. Andrew's Catholic Church which is across the street from the proposed project, and that she was concerned with whether this facility would eliminate the on-street parking for the church. Mr. Larson addressed this concern by stating that on the average, only 50% of the tenants have their own vehicles. They will provide 23 off-street parking stalls as required by the City Code. Mr. Larson also stated Saturdays and Sundays were prime visiting hours for tenants of the facility, and therefore, parking may spill over from the site onto the street during these times. Janelle Szklarski, Zoning Assistant, stated that the Elk River City Code requires one parking stall for every unit in senior housing facilities and that the proposed site plan meets this ordinance. . Terry Maurer, City Engineer, stated that he was concerned with the lack of storm drainage in Holt Avenue as the applicants have shown that they will be picking up all the run off on-site in a catch basin which will need some outlet. In addition, the proposed project needs a 6" water main to service the facility. However, there is currently only a 4" main available. In a temporary situation, the applicant could hook up to the 4" main with a 6" service line.