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. . Minutes - Plan Commission Page 2 April 27, 1988 Chairman McCauley reviewed the criteria dictated by the Zoning Code which must be satisfied in order for the Plan Commission to recommend approval of the application. He further explained that the Plan Commission's findings and recommendation on the application would be forwarded to the City Council for their review. Chairman McCauley called on the applicant to present information on the application. Mr. Robert Salter representing MUNICORP and the University Forest Nursing Care Center explained that his organization had been endeavoring over the past three years to build a nursing home on the property of the former University Forest School at 1301 Partridge Avenue.. He stated that MUNICORP had previously obtained zoning approval for the existing building to be converted into a skilled nursing center. He also explained that his organization had received its Certificate of Need and not-for-profit status from the State of Missouri in order to proceed with the project. At this point, however, MUNICORP had devised a plan for new construction in order to more effectively serve its potential patients. A new building would allow private and semi-private rooms for which there is a greater market than the three- and four-patient rooms which would be necessary if the school building were converted. Mr. Salter referred to a site plan which had been submitted to Commission members before the meeting and also added that he would hope to maintain the aUditorium/gymnasium of the former school building for a multipurpose community building and senior citizen day care center. Chairman McCauley asked Al Goldman, Director of Planning, to present the issues cited in the Planning Department's report on the application. Mr. Goldman stated that a new nursing home facility required a Conditional Use Permit in the "PAM-Public Activity Zoning District in which this property was located. He stated that the "PAM district regulations required a 15 foot-wide transitional yard which had not been depicted along the north side of the subject property. He explained, however, that the kitchen wing on the north side and the mechanical wing on the south side of the building would both need adequate access for vehicles and delivery service; an adequate transitional yard provided on the north side might not leave room for the alternate service drive shown on the site plan. Mr. Goldman explained that the parking requirements for the proposed use had been fulfilled, but a bit more visitor parking in front of the bUilding might be useful. He stated that no provision for refuse storage was shown on the plan nor was a detailed landscaping plan given. He recommended that Meyer and Watts Avenues be closed from the site to prevent employee parking on these streets, but the Fire Department should be able to obtain emergency access to the site from these streets. Mr. Goldman stated that the site was appropriate for the proposed use, and the City should not anticipate an increase in the intensity of use on the balance of the school site. Mr. Salter stated that he and his architect had reviewed the Planning Department's recommendations on the application and believed that the chain link fencing along the north and south property lines could be repaired and shrubbery could be added to screen the nursing home from the residential neighborhoods. Two more parking spaces had been added to the visitor parking area. Mr. Salter presented an alternate plan shOWing where the existing school auditorium would be on the site in relationship to the proposed building.