7.5. SR 07-15-1996 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I$$~e$ Parking and access Access to the site will be via a 30 foot wide driveway from County Road 13. The access on to County Road 13 will require a County permit. The County has indicated that the proposed location of the driveway does not satisfy the minimum separation distance requirement between driveways; it is to close to an existing residential driveway to the north. The County has a requirement of two driveways per 1/4, 1/4 section or approximately every 330 feet. There appears to be enough room to provide the 330 feet between driveways if the Church's driveway is shifted to the south and the Church is working with the County to address this issue. Since the church has plans for future expansion, they may wish to consider widening the entrance to allow for left and right turn movements. The proposal meets the parking requirements of 100 spaces. The Zoning Code requires that parking spaces be 20 feet long and the site plan has parking spaces at 18 feet long. The three parking aisles in the main parking lot dead end at the south end of the parking lot; the plan should be revised to eliminate those dead end aisles. In order to better define the drive aisles, control traffic flow and allow for some interior landscaping opportunities, landscaped islands should be placed at the northern end of the two rows of parking spaces in the main parking lot and at the end of the row of parking spaces in the parking area adjacent to the church. Landscaping and lighting Based on the requirements found in Section 900.30 of the Zoning Code, 38 trees are required and the landscaping plan shows 25. In order to comply with the landscaping requirements an additional 11 overstory trees and three coniferous trees are needed. No lighting is shown on the plan; locations of lights should be included on the site plan. A street light should be provided at the intersection of the entrance to the church and County Road 13. Planning Commission meeting At the Planning Commission meeting held on June 25, 1996 no one spoke at the public hearing. The Commission questioned the need for a right turn lane and staff indicated that the County has been requiring them with projects that have access from a county road. The location of the driveway was discussed. Staff indicated that there were two options to deal with the County's access spacing requirements; the preferred option would be to work with the neighbor to the north and convince him to close the driveway on to County Road 13, the