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st Mr. Meier from 750 1 Avenue, spoke to Commissioners and verified there is a lot of water standing after a lot of rain. He also would like to see two houses instead of three. nd Chris Johnson of 771 2 Avenue spoke to Commissioners saying he also has concerns about the drainage. He also asked where the water and sewer would hook up to this property. nd Jeff Schneider of 737 2 Avenue addressed Commissioners. He stated drainage in the whole area is a real problem. He also had questions about the property development and valuation and would prefer it be split into two lots, not three. Brian Darr of 787 then spoke to Commissioners and echoed Mr. Schneider, saying he also would prefer to see it split into two lots, instead of three for consistency in the lot sizes. He also expressed concern about whether the alley would be paved for the full length. CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. Motion by Zisla, second by O’Brien, to MOTION CARRIED. 5 Ayes, 0 Nays, There was additional discussion between Commissioners and staff. WAIVE THE READING AND ADOPT THE Motion by Zisla, second by O’Brien, to ATTACHED RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF PL05-02. MOTION CARRIED. 5 Ayes, 0 Nays, Public Hearing: Special Use Permit and Site Plan Review – SP05-05 – Applewood Pointe Cooperative Development – Mr. Brian Carey – United Properties Consideration of a Special use Permit and Site Plan Review for a 122 unit housing development on Old Highway 8 NW in the vicinity north of Hubcap Warehouse and south of Johnson Screens site (west side of Old Highway 8, north of Hwy 96). The applicant is proposing to develop a senior (age 55 and up) housing development in a single building overlooking Rush Lake. The building is zoned MX. The building is proposed to be over 40 feet in height; any development over this height limit is required to apply for a Special Use Permit. The building size is 288,553 sq. ft. It would be 122 units, four stories with a fifth sub-basement with underground parking. Mr. Boylan reviewed the staff report for the Commissioners. It has been discussed a portion of this would be sold to the hubcap site. In his staff report he notes that there needs to be a minor subdivision and this should be re-platted to clean this up and create one lot of record for the project. The Fire Marshall identified the need for additional fire lane and two more fire hydrants. Representatives from Pollock & Buchanan were present as well as a representative from United Properties. Mark Nelson, Project Manager for United Properties addressed the 2 I:\COMMISSIONS\PLANNING\Minutes\2005\03-19-05.doc