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City Council September 23, 2002 Russian Baptist Church Site Plan Review & CUP There is neither water nor sewer available for the site. Plans indicate a proposed drain field north of the church, with adequate room for a secondary drain field site. Soils tests confirm that the site can adequately support a septic system. As building code requires a sprinkler system for this building, and the site has no public water available, a holding tank for fire suppression purposes will be required. Initial design specifications for the tank/sprinkler system have been submitted, and the system appears to be adequate for the needs of the site. Public Services The site is located in a Phase 1 Growth Area. Lino Lakes water and sewer connections are approximately 2500 feet away. Although there are no immediate plans for City services to be installed, it is possible that such services might be available by 2010. The provision of public utilities for properties, when at all possible, is a goal of the City. As a result, although Lino Lakes utilities are not feasible for the site, staff are investigating the possibility of servicing the site with utilities from the City of Circle Pines. City Engineer Jim Studenski reports the Circle Pines connections are located 350' west and 125' north of the site, along Indian Hills Drive. Connecting the site to such utilities is estimated to cost approximately $55,000 and would require a joint powers agreement between the City of Circle Pines and the City of Lino Lakes. Staff are still exploring the possibility of connecting the site with use of Circle Pines utilities. Although all avenues have not yet been explored, provision of utilities via Circle Pines appears to be problematic due to right -of -way issues related to the placement of utilities, MUSA expansion, and location of existing private utility services. As a result, staff has concluded that the applicant should probably plan on pursuing their initial plans of using a well and septic system for the site, which would also necessitate provision of a tank system for fire suppression purposes. Parking /Access/Traffic City Ordinance requires one parking space for each four seats in a church. There are 375 seats show in the main assembly hall, which would then require 94 parking stalls. Plans for the church show 99 parking stalls to be constructed. Although there are additional classrooms and fellowship areas in the lower level of the church, these areas are not expected to be used by adults concurrently with the main assembly hall. As a result, the parking stall estimates generated from the number of seats in the main assembly hall appear to be adequate for church needs. Plans indicate an area to the northeast of the proposed church to be used for additional parking should the church choose to expand. This area would contain 27 additional stalls. The Environmental Board has recommended use of green parking in future 4