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Memo to the Planning Commission/CU 96-6 Page 2 April 23, 1996 ID included. To facilitate access to the new parking lot, a 90 foot easement will be acquired along the north property line of the church to Gates Avenue. In order to complete construction of the new facility and parking area, an existing house on site will need to be removed. However, the existing school, rectory, youth center and church which will now be used as an auditorium, will remain on site. In total, the St. Andrews' campus will have approximately 54,000 square feet of building space when the new church is completed. Surrounding Land Use The church is bordered on the west and south by residential streets. Immediately to the east is a large vacant piece of property with one existing single family home. North of the church property are parcels that will be directly impacted with the new parking lot expansion. A one-level apartment complex and four single family homes currently exist. As will be discussed later, proper buffering along the north edge of the property will be recommended as part of this improvement. Parking • The zoning ordinance requires one parking space per three seats of the main seating area. Based on the 1,000 seats proposed at this time, 333 parking spaces would be required. St. Andrews is proposing to provide as much on site parking as possible and continue to utilize the on street parking opportunities that exist on Irving and 4th Street. The church has also identified 59 parking spaces at the Mork Clinic; however, the convenience of these parking stalls is questionable since they are over 500 feet away from the new church facility. Typically, all land uses are responsible for providing their required parking on site. Right now, St. Andrews probably provides about 75 percent of their parking as on street parking. The new expansion and added parking lot will not accommodate all of their required parking on site; however, will improve their current situation. Furthermore, given the operational characteristics of a church, it is not uncommon that a certain percentage of on street parking occur. Irving Street and 4th Avenue are both wider than a typical residential street, therefore, can accommodate on street parking and still allow normal traffic movements to occur. • s:\planning\pc\cu96-6.doc