97-83 GRANTING SPECIAL PERMIT PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT

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. , � �.= - Retirement Apartments: The deveiopers recognize that some older adults 62 and older�vant to live independently in a private,home-like seuing, but at times need some assistance with the acavities of daily living. The retirement apartments were designed to achieve the home-like residentiaI en�•ironment by creating efficient apartment floorplans and an attrictive exterior one-story design. Handicapped accessible and adaptable units will be available offering increased doorway and halI widths,lcitchen and bath fixtures,and other features�vhich make the apartments suitable for the mobiliry-impaired The � develo ment will include a communi room which will rovide s ce for lanned social activit�es and a laun P tY P Pa P �' facility � The 40 a artments will be built in two hases. The first hase will be com rised of 30 one and two bedroom P P P P . apaztments with monthly rents including a separate fee for meals and services from approximately$1,036 to $1�00. The apartments will be availabte to households with the follo�ving annual incomes: ' UMT TYPE INCOME LIMIT APPROX. RENT UTIL• APPROX.SERVICFS , 1 BIDROOM $14,400(1 person) $336.00 $52.00 $700.00 $16,450(2 people) $336.00 $52.00 $800.00 $17,280 (1 person) $405.00 $52.00 $700.00 $19,740(2 people) $405.00 $52.00 $800.00 2 BIDROOM $16,450(2 people) $410.00 $60.00 $700.00 $19,'740(2 people) $495.00 $60.00 $800.00 The income restrictions will allow the developer to serve the retired elderly who are living on small fixed incomes, Social Securiry and sometimes a small pension.. The developeis will be applying for construction and permanent financing from the Illinois Housing Development Authority. The Illinois Housing Development Authority allows the developers to give a geographical preference when leasing apartments. In other�vords, priority�vill be given to those senior citizens seel:ing housing who currendy reside in,or have family cvho reside in Decatur.