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108 Mr. Mercer declared the public hearing open on the application. Mr. Peter Shutts, architect, representing Jay and Kyoung Ku, developers and owners of the proposed senior care facility, explained that an intermediate care facility is designed to handle and address the basic needs of senior citizens who do not need full-time nursing care. The facility offers programs and opportunities to assist the residents in terms of cooking meals, grooming, personal hygiene, and transportation. He stated that the project's design concept would provide a wholesome environment for seniors, including interior courts. Although the original plan (Alternative 1) meets the parking requirement ratio of % car space per room, a revised plan (Alternative 2) mitigates some of the concerns of the neighbors regarding the driveway location at the southwest corner of the site by adding more parking spaces and consolidating them at the eastern portion of the site. This would limit the impact of the driveways to the intersection on Kolln Avenue, with a potential maximum of 90 trips a week, taking up less than half of parking lots provided on southwest corner of the site by the entrance. Additional parking is provided on Mohr Avenue for evening or holiday visits. He added that to minimize the number of trips on the north side of Mohr Avenue, an agreement was made with the owner of the next-door office building to have an access easement through his driveway to a service court located on the ' northwest corner of the site. The proposal includes widening Mohr Avenue by 16 feet to the north and the installing curbs, gutters and a sidewalk setback of five feet. Another 1.5 feet of pavement with curb and gutter will be added across the street to create a full 40-foot width, thereby increasing the safety of vehicular traffic along the eastern and western directions of Mohr Avenue. The number of residents will be limited to 90, occupying 50 private and 20 semi-private rooms. He requested Council to consider both alternatives, preferably approving Alternative 1. Mr. Brandes inquired how the City would legally enforce the number of occupants in the facility. Mr. Swift replied that staff has included a condition that the operation would be limited to 90 residents, which would be enforced like any other PUD condition or use permit condition. Mr. Roush commented that this would pose no legal problem because if a consistent problem with the number of occupants arises, the City could seek to obtain an injunction to enjoin the use of the premises for no more than a specific number of persons. - 10 - 11-20-90