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City Council Meeting February 7, 2002 Page 2 Planned Development and the remaining ten acres be rezoned as Single Family Development. Mr. Chamy said he is going to build seventy-six units of senior citizen housing. This will be extremely low density housing of approximately nine units to the acre. There will be nineteen four-plex, single story units. The complex will be comprised of sixty-eight one bedroom units that will be roughly 750 square feet in size. There will be eight two bedroom units of about 950 square feet in size. There will be only one access to this entire community; it will have fencing all the way around and it will be gated. Mr. Chamy advised that there will be a community room with approximately 4,000 square feet along with a swimming pool, library and health facility. Mr. Chamy advised that he has been involved in development of multi-family complexes for about fifteen years, specializing in affordable housing. He passed out pictures of other complexes that his company constructed and managed and letters of recommendations from mayors of those communities. Herschel Blankenship, 1885 West Washington, appeared in support of the Senior Living Complex being developed. He felt this would be a start in cleaning up this part of the city. Mayor Pfiester called for opponents to appear, and Angela Bedford, 620 19"' SW, was present expressing opposition to the rezoning. She said this sounds good, but felt it will increase traffic and she would like for the wooded areas to stay. Ms. Bedford said if grandchildren were allowed to live with their grandparents, this would defeat the purpose of a senior citizens complex. Mr. Chamy responded by saying that this would not be allowed and this matter would be covered by the lease agreement. Councilman Plata informed Ms. Bedford that the wooded area that she referred to is not part of the property where the complex will be constructed. Jerry Newberry, 820 19"' SW, appeared stating that he was really not for or against the complex, but he was a concerned neighbor in that area. Mr. Newberry discussed those concerns with the developer and the City Attorney.