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June 25, 2008 Plan Commission Minutes Page 2 of 3 neighboring property; d) Is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, neighborhood development plan (if applicable), and any other official planning and development policies of the City; and e) Will provide off-street parking and loading areas in accordance with the standards contained in Article 7 of the University City Zoning Code. At the May 28, 2008 meeting of the Plan Commission it was decided that this application be referred back to Staff until the June meeting. In the mean time, Good Shepherd should hold community tours of the facility and a meeting between the community and Good Shepherd should take place at their facility in order to facilitate discussion in issues raised at the Plan Commission meeting. Approximately 90 letters were sent out to surrounding property owners asking them to attend tours of the facility and an informational meeting. On June 18, 2008 a community meeting was held at the Good Shepherd site where surrounding property owners, community leaders and Community Development staff discussed many issues of concern with the Good Shepherd staff. The meeting was well attended by approximately 15 citizens. Ms. Slater, representing Good Shepherd, gave an overview of the proposal and asked that it be approved. Mr. Walker stated that staff attended the public meeting at the Good Shepherd facility and he felt that the citizens who attended were in favor of the application if a cap was now put on expansion. He stated that the application should be approved with the added condition as set forth in the staff report: The facility shall not be expanded beyond the previous approval of 12 boys (ages 12 – 21) and 12 girls (ages 12 – 21) in the “new dormitory” and this approval of 8 pregnant or nursing girls (ages 12 – 21) and their infants born to them in the maternity program in the “old dormitory.” In addition, mothers who have existing children (up to age 6) may be permitted one infant to live with them in the dormitory but shall not remain at the facility with them longer than 6 weeks after birth of the new child (pending medical approval before leaving). The Chairperson asked for comments from the members of the public. Tammia and Herman Russel, 7106 Willow Tree stated they were now in favor of the application with the added condition. A list of issues discussed includes: the number of people being cared for, parking concerns, having pregnant/parenting teens in the same facility with boys, staff control, the changing of the area to institutional uses, police disturbances from the facility, traffic concerns, noise concerns, effect on property values, whether children will be in the school district, security issues, the use of the park by clients and various other topics. No other members of the public wished to speak and the public hearing was closed. The Plan Commission determined that the evidence presented to the Plan Commission does support the conclusion that the proposed conditional use or amendment thereto: a) Complies with all applicable provisions of the University City Zoning Code; b) At the specific location will contribute to and promote the community welfare or convenience; c) Will not cause substantial injury to the value of neighboring property; d) Is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, neighborhood development plan (if applicable), and any other official q:\wpoffice\wpdata\m-2008-06-25.plc.final.docx