01/28/2002 Council Packet - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Search

STAFF ORIGINATOR: C.C. MEETING DATE: TOPIC: AGENDA ITEM 7B Tanda Gretz January 28, 2002 Resolution 02 -6 for a Conditional Use Permit Amendment for the construction of a picnic shelter Gethsemane United Methodist Church 7330 Lake Drive ACTION REQURIED: 3/5 vote BACKGROUND The subject property is zoned R -3. Although Gethsemane United Methodist Church was a permitted use in an R -3 zone under the Zoning Ordinance in effect during its construction in 1989, a subsequent change in the Ordinance now requires a Conditional Use Permit for any Church located in an R -3 zone. As a result, the desire of the Church to construct a picnic shelter will need to be handled administratively as a Conditional Use Permit Amendment since it is an alteration of the site; and according to City Zoning Ordinance Section 2, Subd. 2.B.13, "any enlargement, structural alteration, or intensification of such use shall require an amended conditional use permit." ANALYSIS The proposed picnic shelter will be considered an accessory building (see Exhibit #2). It is anticipated the picnic shelter would be used for the Church's annual Booya Festival, Vacation bible School classes, Youth Events, Church picnics, and reunions. Under City Zoning Ordinance Section 3, Subd. 4.D.8.f., accessory buildings for property located within an R -3 zone, greater than one and one - quarter acres in size, are limited in number to a maximum of one attached garage and two detached accessory structures. The maximum total square footage for accessory buildings in an R -3 zone for a lot of this size is limited to 2,020 sq. ft.