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IVIINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 13, 2001 located to the west of the main building. This building would be retained. Also, some site would be done, and balltields added in year three. Dick Daniels reported that the exterior of the building would be cleaned up and most of the work would be concentrated on the interior. More work would be planned on the exterior of the building in a later phase. Keis asked the 10 -year plan for the site. Schrader reported that the hope is to have a gymnasium in the warehouse building. There are discussions about a connecting link between the two buildings. Roycraft asked if any of the classroom/office space could be rented out so that the Church would have some additional revenue. The City Planner reported that any use of the buildings would have to be accessory to the church use. A school use, for example, would be considered accessory; however, a commercial use would not be allowed in the Public District. Knudsen stated that his concern was with the outdoor storage buildings remaining for a period of time. Keis pointed out that the Comp Plan calls for a Business- Warehousing use of this property. Keis did not feel this was an ideal location for a church and /or recreational use. Keis also pointed out the fairly significant tax loss to the City in rezoning this property to Public. Roycraft asked if the Church needed the entire site, or if the property could be subdivided and a portion sold ot'f for other uses. Schrader indicated that the Church intends to retain the entire site. Knudsen reported that in considering the matter, he initially thought this was not a good location for a church. Knudsen indicated, however, that he was not sure that a residential area is a good location for a church either. Knudsen felt that a church is an important part of a community and the longer he thought about location, the less concerned he was about the location proposed. Knudsen stated that his concern is with a bunch of old storage buildings remaining on the property for the next three years. Daniels indicated that they have not looked at the cost of bringing the buildings down, but it might be possible to remove these buildings sooner than the three years proposed. Keis expressed concern about the gravel and asphalt remaining once the buildings are removed. Schrader indicated that once the buildings are removed, it would be a high priority to remove the gravel and asphalt and get some green cover on these areas. Page 45