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Planning & Zoning Board July 10, 2002 Page 28 APPROVED MINUTES 9.) Driveway access shall be exclusive to the site, and shall not be shared with the property to the east. 10.)A performance agreement shall be prep ared, including financial securities, and executed prior to Ci ty Council review. 11.)All applicable permits must be obtained from the Anoka County Highway Department before site work can begin. Mr. Lyden inquired about the bu ilding height. Ms. Gr etz replied 45 feet, to the top of the steeple. Mr. Hyden asked if applicant had the ability to hook up to th e City of Circle Pines for $55,000.00. Ms. Gretz replied technically and theo retically yes, but based on applicant’s estimates, that was approximately $30,000.00 more than they had budgeted for the well and septic system. Mr. Hyden asked about fire suppression system. Ms. Gretz replied the $30,000.00 had taken into account the fire suppressi on system, according to the applicant. Chair Schaps asked if applicant was able to obtain water from the City of Lino Lakes, what would the estimated cost be. The City Engineer replied it would not be inexpensive and it would be a minimum of $30,000.00. Mr. Lyden asked what the buildable land was on the lot. Ms. Gret z replied that, not knowing the size of the wetland, she coul d not answer that at this time. Len Lampert, architect, stated he was presen t to answer any questions they had. Chair Schaps asked him to address the septic syst em and well issue versus the sewer issue. Mr. Lampert replied the $55,000.00 cost for City sewer was to the curb line and then they would need to bring it into the building, which he estimat ed would cost an additional $15,000.00. He replied the storage tank, pump, conc rete, well, and drain field areas were coming in around $30,000. Thus, there would be a $30,000.00 to $40,000.00 increase to get City Sewer. He also expressed conc ern about a timing issue and the Joint Powers Agreement with the City of Circle Pines a nd the possibility of delaying this project. Ryan Raske, RLK Engineering, stated th e buildable area of the property was approximately 2 acres. Chair Schaps stated Mary Ann McDouglas, 6116 Baldwin Lake Road, had written a letter to the Board requesting this project not be approved because there was already a Church one-half mile from this proposed project. She stated this would amount to “cluster zoning”. She expressed concern about drai nage. She expressed concern about the Church not hooking up to City sewer. She expressed concern about the lighting. She suggested the Church find another locati on within the City for their building. Michael Kula, 6 Indian Hills Drive, Circle Pines, thanked them for listening to their position. He stated they had a neighborhood meeting, which was not very productive. He stated they conveyed to the Church the sa me concerns they pres ented at the Planning