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Request for Action <br />To <br />Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council <br />7.4 <br />Agenda Section <br />Meeting Date <br />1june <br />Prepared by <br />Public Hearin� <br />17, 2019 <br />Chris Leeseber , Senior Planner <br />Item Description <br />Reviewed by <br />Interim Use Permit: Institutional Use (School) <br />Zack Carlton, Planning Manager <br />Inside Elk River United Methodist Church at 1304 <br />Reviewed by <br />Main Street, Three Rivers Montessori Charter <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />School <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, by motion, an Interim Use Permit with the following conditions: <br />1. The Interim Use Permit will expire June 17, 2025. <br />2. Bus loading and unloading shall occur on Main Street or 41h Street. <br />Parent drop-off and pick-up shall only occur in the parking area of the subject parcel. <br />Background/Discussion <br />Case No. IU 19-01 <br />The applicant is requesting an Interim Use Permit (IUP) to operate a Montessori Charter School in the <br />basement of Elk River United Methodist Church. The school would operate in the church for up to five <br />school years as they locate and develop a permanent facility. <br />Planning Commission <br />During the public hearing, the pastor and board chairpersons introduced themselves. They asked the IUP <br />be extended to six years (five school years), as they were uncertain if they would be operational in the fall <br />of 2019. The commission had no issues with the six-year request and extended the expiration date of the <br />IUP to June 17, 2025. <br />Staff has not received any comments since the Planning Commission meeting and the applicant has no <br />issues with the conditions. The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the request. <br />Financial Impact <br />None <br />Statutory Review Period <br />Per State Statute §15.99, the required 60 -day review period ends on June 30, 2019. <br />Attachments <br />■ Planning Commission Memo dated May 28, 2019 <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A PehoMing community Pitb revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional P,` 01 W E H E 8 6 T <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity INAWRE1 <br />