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• remaining portion of the Church's property which abuts Royal Oaks Ridge <br /> Subdivision. <br /> The Grace Assembly of God Church has a congregation of about 150 people <br /> and currently meets at Meadowvale Elementary School in Elk River. <br /> Surrounding Land Uses <br /> The property is bordered on the south by a residence and on the west by <br /> Royal Oaks Ridge subdivision. To the east is County Road 13 and on the east <br /> side of the road are two residences. The property to the north is the other lot <br /> that was created by the administrative subdivision. This 13 acre lot contains <br /> the homestead and outbuildings which were part of the original farm. The <br /> character of the area is rural residential and the construction of this church <br /> should not adversely impact the neighborhood. <br /> Site Plan <br /> Parking and access <br /> A 120 space parking lot is proposed. Access to the lot will provided by a single <br /> • 30 foot wide driveway from County Road 13. Concrete curb and gutter will be <br /> installed along the perimeter of the parking lot and along the edge of the <br /> driveway. Based on expansion plans, the church may wish to consider <br /> widening the entrance to allow for right and left turn lanes. <br /> The zoning code requires one space for every 3 seats; at this ratio the <br /> required number of parking spaces is 100. This proposal exceeds the number <br /> of required parking spaces. However, the interior parking spaces are 18 feet <br /> long and the code requires 20 feet. The interior parking spaces should be <br /> revised to comply with the 20 foot length requirement. Because of the <br /> overhang available along the curb, the perimeter parking spaces only need to <br /> be 18 feet long. The three parking aisles in the main parking lot dead end at <br /> the south end of the parking lot; the site plan should be revised to eliminate <br /> those dead end aisles. <br /> In order to better define the drive aisles and to provide for some interior <br /> landscaping opportunities in the parking lot, landscaped islands should be <br /> placed at the northern end of the two rows of parking spaces in the main <br /> parking lot and at the end of the row of parking spaces in the parking area <br /> adjacent to the church. <br /> • The access from County Road 13 will require a County permit. In a letter <br /> dated June 14, 1996, the County indicated that the site plan does not satisfy <br />