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Session 1698, Minutes June 9, 1997 Mayor Pro Tem Wagner asked the operator of the restaurant to come forward, so he cotfid make a minor point. He wanted to make sure that the operator developed a process for cleaning the sidewalk, per these amendments, on a frequent basis. The operator replied that she would do it every night, if needed. The motion carried unanimously to approve the site plan amendments. AGENDA #3 - SITE PLAN - 8390 DELMAR: The City Manager said that this site plan was an exciting proposal to build a 120 bed nursing home located at 8390 Delmar, east of Delcrest. He said that this project would be a definite asset to our City if the scale could be reduced somewhat. The applicant always builds top quality developments. It will be a pleasure to recommend approval once some more details on the plan are received. Hopefully, it will be a little less building and a little more grass. The applicant is prepared to discuss that issue with the Council. Mr. Ollendorff believes the building and parking area are somewhat large for this site and neighborhood and shotfid be reduced. Once the Council determines the appropriate limits on the scope of this development, then the applicant can be asked to submit details on the location of all utilities, the parking corresponding to the size of the development, grades for the walls and drainage and the elevations of all buildings including the finish grades. Hopefully, all this can be adjusted so the project can be approved for the benefit of our community. Mr. Charles Deutsch, of Charles Deutsch & Co., 7260 Creveling, is the developer of the project. He mentioned that it was an all brick, one story site which has an estimated value of $10.8 million dollars. It will be located on the existing Delta Dental site. It is a colonial design with a mansard roof, dormers, and plenty of elegant glass. The entrance will have a copper dome and a copper cupola. He believes it will be a very exciting addition to both the Delcrest neighborhood and the Oakbrook-Delmar area. He proposes to tear down the existing Delta Dental building and replace it with this one story structure. He believes it meets all the requirements of the ordinance in terms of setback and use. It is currently zoned commercial. Mr. Deutsch explained that the reason he wants to build this development is because of the success of his existing development. He believes that there is a very strong need in this area. He has expressed to Mr. Ollendorff and others for many years that he believes there is a strong undeveloped potential in the western corridor of University City. He has calculated that this development would bring additional tax revenue of approximately $165,000. In regards to traffic and parking, Mr. Deutsch decided to take a more novel approach by breaking the parking up into two separate areas, one side for employees and the other for visitors, rather than having one expansive parking lot. He said this approach has worked well in the Gatesworth, with one way, narrower streets, rather than having two way, 22 foot wide streets. He decided to take fifteen foot of asphalt one way with an entrance and an exit for each lot and then use diagonal parking to really cut down the overall size. They would make sure that there were plenty of green space and sidewalks. He said that the ordinance called for one space for every two estimated employees, so his plan provides twenty-four employee spaces, based on his experience at McKnight Place Extenda-Care, Also, according to ordinance, his plan calls for one guest space for every five rooms, which is again twenty four spaces. It may be tight at the three o'clock shift change for about half an hour, but that would be the only time a perceived problem might occur.