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Planning Commission Page 3 December 18, 2018 ----------------------------- Mr. Carlton indicated there are two entrances to the building and peak traffic volumes would occur before and after Sunday services. He indicated there are 300 immediate parking stalls with 500 stalls available on adjacent properties to the north. He stated this building area was originally developed as a PUD and with codification of PUDs a few years back, a parking agreement was instituted, which the applicant could be required to comply with if added as a condition to the CUP. Commissioner Jordan asked if the signs they are requesting require special consideration. Mr. Carlton indicated no special exceptions for proposed signage based upon the ordinance in place for this area, which is two façade fronts, and there is no variance or PUD specific for this use. Commissioner Jordan asked of all the major shopping areas along Hwy. 169, this would be the only one that isn’t currently allowing this type of use. Mr. Carlton stated anything currently zoned C-3 allows institutional uses. Chair Johnson stated he was comfortable with supporting the ordinance amendment as he felt it fits with the C-3 use that is already available in the Highway Commercial developments. Commissioner Larson-Vito stated she initially had some concerns with spot zoning but also felt comfortable supporting the ordinance amendment as institutional use is already allowed in other C-3 zones in the city. Councilmember Wagner asked the Planning Commission if consideration should be given for Friday and Saturday parking for weddings and the possibility of interfering with movie theater parking. Mr. Carlton stated funerals would be another one-time event that should be considered. He stated a condition could be added to the CUP stating a parking agreement be followed so as to not spill into adjacent businesses’ parking areas. Commissioner Thiel stated that was a good point on parking and indicated it should be clearly stated in order to cause less confusion. Mr. Carlton stated the building owners set the parking parameters and parking for special events can be followed by a condition of the applicant following the parking agreement in place as part of the CUP and be recorded with the CUP. Moved by Commissioner Jordan and seconded by Commissioner Nicholas to recommend approval of the request by Glory of Christ Fellowship for an Ordinance Amendment adding Institutional Uses as a Conditional Use in the Mixed Use Elk River Plaza (MU-ERP) Subsection C district. Motion carried 7-0.