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Elk REQUEST FOR ACTION ~_ River TO ITEM NUMBER Plannin Commission 4.3 AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY Planning Items March 13, 2012 Jeremy Barnhart, Planning Manager ITEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED By Request by Elk River Lutheran Church for Conditional Use erem Barnhart, Plannin Mana er Permit for church (Institutional Use) at 729 Main Street (former REVIEWED BY 15Y National Bank), Case No. CU 12-03 -Public hearing ACTION REQUESTED Staff recommends. that approval of the Conditional Use Permit request, as illustrated on drawings dated received March 5, 2012, and in comment response letter dated March 5, with the following conditions: 1. A variance is obtained from the Shore land regulations. 2. As a Conditional Use Permit is not a Building Permit, the applicant shall apply for all require permits. 3. The development shall meet all applicable fire codes. 4. All signage must receive a permit prior to construction and installation. 5. A 12 foot easement for trail purposes shall be provided immediately south of the existing curb line on the south side of the site. Applicant Vanman Architects and Builders, on behalf of Elk River Lutheran Church and the ELCA Address 729 Main Street 60 Day Rule The City must take action by March 30, 2012 OVERVIEW The applicant is requesting Conditional Use Permit approval to operate an institutional use in the Downtown District (DD) zoning district. BACKGROUND/PRECEDENT Churches are classified as an institutional use in the Elk River Zoning Code; institutional uses are a conditional use in most Elk River Zoning districts, including the Downtown District. Elk River Lutheran Church formed in 2010 and they moved into a temporary space in Northbound Crossing late that year. They received an interim use permit for that location, which is to expire in December 2015.