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Request for Action <br />Ciry nf <br />Elk <br />River <br />To <br />Item Number <br />Planning Commission <br />5.3 <br />Agenda Section <br />Meeting Date <br />Prepared by <br />Public Hearings <br />May 25, 2021 <br />Chris Leeseberg, Senior Planner <br />Item Description <br />Reviewed by <br />Rebound LLC — 809 Jackson Avenue NW <br />Zack Carlton, Planning Manager <br />Conditional Use Permit for Religious Institution <br />Reviewed by <br />Action Requested <br />Recommend, by motion, approval of the Conditional Use Permit with <br />the following conditions to satisfy the standards set forth in Section - <br />30-654: <br />1. A cross access/parking easement agreement, with the property <br />to the south (Lot 2, Block 1, Rise Up Addition), shall be - <br />recorded at the county. " cR 33 <br />2. The five existing evergreen trees located in the northeast corner <br />of the property shall be removed. <br />3. The retaining wall along the north side of the lot shall be Z <br />removed up to the existing power pole and telephone and RR <br />grades tied in. <br />• <br />Background/Discussion <br />The property is zoned C2 (Office District) where Religious Institutions <br />require a Conditional Use Permit (CUP). The applicant is seeking a <br />CUP to operate a ministry center at the southwest corner of School <br />Street and Jackson Avenue (809 Jackson Avenue). The property for the <br />ministry center will be a 2.03-acre parcel established by an <br />Administrative Subdivision to be named Rise Up Addition (P 21-06). <br />Comprehensive Plan <br />Figure <br />The Comprehensive Plan guides the property for Mississippi <br />Connections. Mississippi Connections represents the historical core of the city and corresponds to a <br />redevelopment framework adopted by the City Council in November of 2012. The Mississippi Connections Plan <br />attempts to identify key strategic objects to reinvent the area as a destination for a variety of uses and activities. <br />Parking <br />Ordinance requires 150 (gathering area) plus 10 (office) and only 52 are one site. The remaining will be made up <br />through a parking agreement with the property owner to the south, which is a large parking lot for the nearby <br />church. As the two uses will generally operate on opposite schedules, the shared parking agreement will eliminate <br />the need for unnecessary pavement. <br />The Elk River Vision P [N...T. <br />.. <br />R. <br />1 <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional AU <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity. Updated. August 2020 <br />