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Planning & Zoning Board July 10, 2002 Page 23 APPROVED MINUTES Motion carried 6-0. Mr. Grochala asked for clarif ication on street width. Afte r discussion, the Board decided to keep the street width at 32 feet. Chair Schaps recessed the meeting at 9:20 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 9:31 p.m. C.CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING – Russian Baptist Church, Ash St./Baldwin Lk. Rd., Site Plan Review and Conditional Use Permit Chair Schaps reopened the public hearing at 9:32 p.m. Staff stated the City had received an appli cation for Site Plan Review and a Conditional Use Permit for Russian Baptist Church. This application was initially presented at the June 12 th meeting of the Planning and Zoning Bo ard, but was tabled pending further information on a number of issues, including: • Investigating providing city services through either the City of Circle Pines or the City of Shoreview, as an alternative to the proposed use of a well and septic system. • Drainage: neighboring reside nts had concerns about runoff onto their property. • Buffer greenbelt: neighboring residents were not supportive of the use of a fence; a revised landscape plan using ve getation and/or berms was proposed. • Lighting: neighboring resident s had concerns over glare. • Traffic issues: Anoka County had not yet responded with comments on the proposed project. At the request of neighboring residents, the Russian Baptist Church held a second neighborhood meeting on June 26 th in order to meet with residents and address their concerns. The proposed site is in the far southwestern corner of the City, west of Baldwin Lake Road and north of Ash Street. The property, wh ich is 4.6 acres in size, is zoned Rural. Since churches are listed as a Conditional Use in a Rural Zone, a Conditional Use Permit has also been applied for. The Russian Baptist Church currently has approximately 180 members. The church is now renting space in Spring Lake Park for their meetings and parish needs, and has applied for a Site Plan Review and Conditiona l Use Permit in order to construct a church of their own. Staff presented its analysis by explaining the City’s proposed 2001 Land Use Plan guides the subject site as Low Density, Sewered Re sidential (one to 2.5 units per acre). While the 2001 Plan is not yet officially adopted, it does reflect the l ong-range goals of the community in relation to existing and future land use.