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Council approves Shepherd's Path amendment to allow 72-unit independent living building
Summary
Prior Lake council approved a major PUD amendment from Presbyterian Homes & Services to change an approved skilled-nursing site to a 72-unit independent living building; the applicant proposed 86 parking stalls versus the code-required 108 and said additional stalls could be added if needed.
The Prior Lake City Council on June 9 approved a major amendment to the Shepherd's Path planned unit development to allow construction of a 72-unit independent living building by Presbyterian Homes & Services in place of a previously planned skilled-nursing facility.
Community Development Director Case McCabe explained the amendment shifts the approved use to independent living and adjusts dimensional standards to accommodate design differences. The applicant is proposing a four-story building with a partially exposed below-grade parking level; because the city's height measurement includes the midpoint of a pitched roof and the exposed level, the measured height ranges from just under 52 feet to just under 63 feet depending on grade.
McCabe said the proposed building would add roughly 31,000 square feet over the previously approved building footprint and reduce the total planned units in the overall PUD from 80 to 72, lowering density slightly. City code requires 1.5 parking stalls per unit (108 stalls for 72 units) but the applicant is proposing 86 stalls (64 structured under the building and 22 surface stalls). When council members asked about parking, an applicant representative said the project team "did provide proof of parking as well" and that if additional stalls were needed they could be installed immediately to the east of the property — describing the potential to add about 22 stalls.
Staff and the planning commission recommended approval. Council Member Helier moved and Council Member Lake seconded the motion to approve the major amendment; the motion passed on a voice vote.
The amendment approval allows the applicant to continue to final design, with additional review to confirm parking, utility adjustments and final site engineering.
