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Planning & Zoning Board January 14, 2004 Page 3 APPROVED MINUTES Mr. Hyden asked what was the lowest level of the building. Mr. Smyser replied it was 896. He stated there was no base ment planned in this building. Mr. Hyden asked about the treatment system and the guarantee on it. Mr. Smyser replied the Engineer would recommend some way of warranting that the system would work and the City could require they provide so me type of a maintenance agreement. Ms. Lane clarified that the signs would not be lit and they would be required to follow the signage Ordinance. Mr. Smyser replied that was correct and if the church wanted to do something in the future that was not allo wed under the Ordinance, they would have to request a variance. Mr. Rafferty asked how did the City ensure th at the lights were turned off within two hours after an event. Mr. Smyser replied as w ith a lot of conditions, if they received calls that the church was not following their conditions, then staff would check into the complaint to make sure they were in compliance. He stated if the violations continued, the City would enforce the conditions. Mr. Tralle asked what was the status of the property to the north of the entrance. Mr. Smyser replied at this point that property had never been part of the plat or the Conditional Use Permit application, however, in order for the Conditional Use Permit to be approved and the project to go forward, it would be required they get that additional right of way. Ms. Lane stated she would like to see a ca p on how late the lighting could remain on. Chair Schaps invited the public to make comment. Scott Anderson, Eagle Brook Church, thanke d the Board for going through the process with them. He stated they had done their be st to provide information as completely and fully as they could. He noted they had held two neighborhood meetings and they would continue to be open to the neighborhood a nd City’s suggestions and concerns. He indicated they had made the necessary changes to their plans as requested by the Board. He stated they felt strongl y that there was no reason to vote no and they were ready to move on to City Council. He stated as th ey continued to go through the process, they would continue to deal with the concerns brought forward. He stated they had no objection to putting a cap on the lighting and at their current site, their lighting went off at 10:00 p.m. He did not anticipate this would be an issue and he anticipated they would continue to follow a 10:00 p.m. light off. He stated with respect to the McGill property, the Church had an interest in the property and the McGills were willing to provide the easements. Vernon Swing, Engineer, stated he had been hired by the Heron Group to review the study that was prepared by the Church’s cons ultants. He stated the neighborhood was not opposed to a Church on this site, but they we re concerned with the size of the Church. He stated he was not here to contest the re sults of the Church’s study. He indicated he concurred with the results in that there was not sufficient intersection capacity to