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Planning & Zoning Board July 10, 2002 Page 24 APPROVED MINUTES Staff stated the site is a 4.6-acre lot fronting Ash Street (County Road J). The northern half of the property is wooded, with a wetl and in the northwest quarter. The Southern half of the property is largel y open grassland. The west bord er of the property abuts the rear lot lines of residential homes along Indian Hills Drive in Circle Pines. The northern border abuts the back half of a property located on Baldwi n Lake Road in Lino Lakes. The east border of the property abuts the rear lot lines of three homes also along Baldwin Lake Road, as well as a neighboring home on Ash Street. To the south, across Ash Street in Shoreview, are residential homes. Staff indicated the Site is zoned Rural. Chur ches are listed as a Conditional Use in such a district with the following provisions: 1. Side yard setbacks shall not be less than fifty (50) feet. 2. Adequate screening from abutting reside ntial uses and landscaping is provided in compliance with the landscape and screen ing regulations of Section 3 of the Zoning Ordinance. 3. Adequate off-street parking and access is provided on the si te…and such parking is adequately screened and landscaped from surrounding and abutting residential uses in compliance with Section 3, subd. 4.S of the Zoning Ordinance. 4. Adequate off-street loading and servi ce entrances are provided and regulated where applicable by Section 3, subd. 6 of this ordinance. Additionally, under Section 2, subd. 2.B.7 of the City Zoning Ordinance, any issued Conditional Use Permits must meet the following standards: 1. Will not be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety, comfort, convenience or general welfare of the neighborhood or the City. 2. Will be harmonious with the general and applicable specific plans and policies of the comprehensive plan of the City and this ordinance. 3. Will be designed, constructed, operated, and maintained so as to be harmonious and appropriate in appearance with the ex isting and/or intended character of the general vicinity and will not change the essential charac ter of that area. 4. Will be served adequately by essential public facilities and services, including streets, police and fire prot ection, drainage structures, refuse disposal, water and sewer systems, and schools; or will be se rved adequately by such facilities and services provided by the persons or agen cies responsible for the establishment of the proposed use. 5. Will not create excessive additional requirements at public cost for public facilities and services and will not be de trimental to the economic welfare of the community. 6. Will not involve uses, activities, proce sses, materials, equipment and conditions of operation that will be detrimental to any persons, property, or the general welfare because of excessive production of traffic, noise, smoke, fumes, glare, or odors. 7. Will have vehicular approaches to the property, which are so designed as not to create traffic congestion or an inte rference with tra ffic on surrounding public thoroughfares.