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Memo to the City Council/CU 00-17 July 17, 2000 Page 2 Overview Ericksmoen Construction is requesting a conditional use permit to construct a 14,760 SF church in the Rla zoning district. The property is located in the Rla zoning district on the west edge of the City. The surrounding properties are large lot residential with some agricultural land across Meadowvale Road to the east. To construct the church, an existing house will be removed and two lots will be combined. The site plan as submitted is in error as it shows there to be three lots. In 1999, the City Council granted a conditional use permit for an office and small meeting space for the adjacent residential property located at 12160 Meadowvale Road. At that time, a landscape plan was made a condition of approval. The landscaping has not yet been completed, however the applicant intends to landscape the parsonage at the same time as the church property. The site plans indicate that trees moved from the church property will be relocated onto the parsonage property. No specific planting plan has been submitted for the parsonage. From the submitted plans, it appears as though most of the issues raised by staff have been addressed, however it is unclear whether the plans reflect all of the Sherburne County Engineer's requests. Analysis Tree Preservation The building and parking lot have been laid out to save as many trees as possible. The construction will necessitate moving or removing 9 coniferous and 3 deciduous trees. The future expansion of the parking will necessitate the removal of an additional 3 deciduous trees and 3 coniferous trees. Floor Plans As proposed, the Church will have a sanctuary capacity of about 350 people. The building plans indicate facilities for meeting rooms, 5 classrooms, a nursery, kitchen and offices. The classrooms proposed are for Sunday school only. No Montessori or other alternative schools are being planned for. Building Elevations As proposed, the building will be constructed out of rock-faced block. Ericksmoen Construction built a similar church in Ramsey of which staff has prepared a video that will be played at the public hearing. Access / County's recommendation Both the Church property and the parsonage property have road frontage on Meadowvale Road with individual driveways. The plans for the project were sent to the Sherburne County Highway Department for review. The County is requesting that both properties share a single access driveway to be located at a minimum of \ \elkriver\sys\shrdoc\planning\stevewen\ccmmo\cuOO17.doc