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Memo to the Planning Commission/CU 96-6 Page 2 <br />April 23, 1996 <br /> <br />included. To facilitate access to the new parking lot, a 90 foot easement will <br />be acquired along the north property line of the church to Gates Avenue. <br /> <br />In order to complete construction of the new facility and parking area, an <br />existing house on site will need to be removed. However, the existing school, <br />rectory, youth center and church which will now be used as an auditorium, <br />will remain on site. In total, the St. Andrews' campus will have <br />approximately 54,000 square feet of building space when the new church is <br />completed. <br /> <br />Surrounding Land Use <br /> <br />The church is bordered on the west and south by residential streets. <br />Immediately to the east is a large vacant piece of property with one existing <br />single family home. North of the church property are parcels that will be <br />directly impacted with the new parking lot expansion. A one-level apartment <br />complex and four single family homes currently exist. As will be discussed <br />later, proper buffering along the north edge of the property will be <br />recommended as part of this improvement. <br /> <br />Parking <br /> <br />The zoning ordinance requires one parking space per three seats of the mare <br />seating area. Based on the 1,000 seats proposed at this time, 333 parking <br />spaces would be required. St. Andrews is proposing to provide as much on <br />site parking as possible and continue to utilize the on street parking <br />opportunities that exist on Irving and 4th Street. The church has also <br />identified 59 parking spaces at the Mork Clinic; however, the convenience of <br />these parking stalls is questionable since they are over 500 feet away from <br />the new church facility. <br /> <br />Typically, all land uses are responsible for providing their required parking <br />on site. Right now, St. Andrews probably provides about 75 percent of their <br />parking as on street parking. The new expansion and added parking lot will <br />not accommodate all of their required parking on site; however, will improve <br />their current situation. Furthermore, given the operational characteristics of <br />a church, it is not uncommon that a certain percentage of on street parking <br />occur. Irving Street and 4th Avenue are both wider than a typical residential <br />street, therefore, can accommodate on street parking and still allow normal <br />tr~f-fic movements to occur. <br /> <br />s:\planning\p c\cu96-6.doc <br /> <br /> <br />