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Memo to the Planning Commission/CU 02-19 <br /> May 28,2002 <br /> Page 2 <br /> III Analysis <br /> Overview <br /> The applicant is proposing to construct a 60'x 160'(9600 square feet)church on property they <br /> own located west of County Road 13 (Twin Lakes Road). The City and the Church are jointly <br /> platting the property as the City hope to acquire a portion of the property for park purposes. <br /> The site plan also indicates two expansion areas for the future. <br /> Layout <br /> The first phase of the church is proposed to be located approximately 250 feet from Twin Lakes <br /> Road. It will be placed on the lot in a north-south direction. One access point to the site is <br /> being allowed by Sherburne County. The parking lot is proposed to be located between the <br /> church and the county road. <br /> Staff suggests that the gravel area in the center of the expansion space be left as a lawn area. <br /> This will provide a beautiful green space enclosed and sheltered by the building in the future. <br /> The third expansion space should be rotated 180 degrees to provide the entrance and expanded <br /> parking area on the north side of the building. <br /> District Requirements <br /> • The minimum lot area for this district is 11,000 square feet. The site will be 13.9 acres. The <br /> following setbacks are required and proposed: <br /> Building: <br /> Required Proposed <br /> Front 30 feet 250 feet <br /> Side 10 feet 52 feet <br /> Rear 20 feet Far exceeds requirement <br /> Parking <br /> Required Proposed <br /> Front 10 feet 50 feet <br /> Side 10 feet 10 feet <br /> Rear 10 feet Far exceeds requirement <br /> Parking and Driveways <br /> The 9,600 square foot building will include a sanctuary,nursery,crying room,three classrooms, <br /> youth area, restrooms, commons area, two changing rooms, storage, and a storage garage <br /> (adjacent to the overhang at entrance). There are 104 parking spaces provided for 3,730.5 <br /> square feet of sanctuary space (combining the sanctuary and common spaces). Churches are <br /> required to provide spaces at 1 space for every 3 seats in the sanctuary space. In this case, no <br /> III seats are depicted, so the occupant load was calculated based on the Uniform Building Code, <br /> netting 533 persons. At 1 space for every 3 persons, 177 spaces would be required. An <br /> S:\PLANNING\Case Files\CU 02-19 Grace\5 28 02 PC.doc <br />