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The Elk River United Methodist Church is applying for a variance to build a new <br />addition to the former building setbacks that were used previously. The current building <br />setback on Main Street is 30'-0" from the property line. The current building setback <br />from 4~' Street is 20'-0" from the property line. <br />Elk River United Methodist Church is requesting that they be allowed to use the <br />previous setbacks. The previous setback on Main Street is 7'-0" from the property line <br />and the previous setback from 4~' Street is 10'-0" from the property line. <br />The church is looking to add classroom areas, a sanctuary, a narthex, and <br />administration areas to the church to better serve its growing congregation. The current <br />setbacks would not allow this expansion to take place at the scale that is needed for the <br />community. <br />This variance would allow the new additions of the church to match the existing <br />church setbacks and provide a more uniform look and feel for the building. <br />Granting of this variance would not adversely affect the neighbors in this <br />community. The additions would match the existing church setbacks. The existing <br />church has been in place for many years. <br />This variance request is not characteristic of other properties in the area because <br />the other properties are residential properties. Elk River United Methodist church is a <br />Community Church. The expansion will allow the church to serve more of the <br />neighborhood that it is a part of. <br />