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Planning & Zoning Board July 10, 2002 Page 29 APPROVED MINUTES Commission, but they did not ge t anything resolved. He st ated they had tentatively scheduled a meeting for last night, but th is meeting was cancelled. He stated the Comprehensive Plan designated this area as sewered residential and the application was contemplating the use of the current zoning, which was rural. He stated there was no question that this area was residential and should remain residential. He expressed concern about the location of the drain field. He stated he was not opposed to the concept of a Church, but he questioned if the Church fit into this area. He expressed concern about the Church not hooking up to City sewer. He expressed con cern about the drainage issues. He expressed conc ern about lighting and not ha ving any kind of screening to buffer the light. He expressed concern about traffic impact. He asked the speed limit on County Road J be reduced further at the corner of County Road 49. He expressed concern about the building height. He expressed concern a bout the Church not generating a tax base for the City of Lino La kes. He expressed concern about the Church members doing the construction work themselves. Ryan Raske spoke to the drainage issue. He stated they had added an infiltration pond on the property and explained how the drainage would flow. He stated they now had two infiltration ponds and a run-off pond on the prope rty. He stated this had been approved by Rice Creek Watershed. He stated there was no proposed swale on the western side. Mr. Lampert stated they had done an elabor ate lighting plan that was within the City requirements. He stated the fixtures w ould be pointed downward. He addressed the Church building height. Mr. Lyden asked how high was the berm. Mr. Lampert stated approximately 3 feet, with landscaping on top. He indicated this was a one-story building, and it was difficult to conceal a one-story building with a berm, but by adding landscaping, this would be a sufficient buffer. He stated there would be a 50-foot setback to th e residential district. He stated the drain field location woul d be adjusted slightly to the east. Mr. Lyden asked what the Comprehensive Plan said regarding land us e for this property. Ms. Gretz replied it was sewered residential. She stated they should not confuse zoning with land use in this case. Mr. Smyser stated when/if this property was to be rezoned for residential, the Church would still be a conditional use in all of the residential zone s as well. It did not matter what the zoning was for a Church. Ms. Gretz stated the church height was within City requirements and the steeple was exempt from the height requirement. Dick Keiser, 12 Indian Hills Drive, Circle Pi nes, asked about the depth of the ponds. Mr. Raske stated they ranged from 2 to 10 feet deep. Mr. Keiser expressed concern about the safety issues with respect to the ponds (i.e. kids playing in/around the ponds), esp ecially with one being 10 f eet deep. Mr. Raske stated the high water level was calculated on a 100-foot flood and the ponds were designed for a 100-year flood. There would be no fence around the pond.