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North Springs Church CUP page 6 On the south and west parts of the site, the parking lot was not constructed. In fact, the foundation of the old building has not been removed. This area must be finished according to the plans. The VFW had an agreement with the neighbor on the east side to allow access through the site to allow the neighbor to get his recreational vehicles in and out of his back yard. There is an unpaved driveway and curb cut from the parking lot to the neighbor's rear yard, and a gate in his fence. This arrangement is a private agreement between the two property owners. The City has no objection to this arrangement, but it is possible that some revision will be needed to ensure proper drainage Trail As described previously, there is only about 5' between the parking lane curb and the right of way on Lake Drive. This is a small area for landscaping to grow. The City's trail plan includes a trail corridor along the full length of Lake Drive. This strip might best be used as part of the corridor. If the church is agreeable, a deed for a trail easement would serve as a piece of this trail corridor. This strip the could be grass rather than the plantings shown on the landscaping plan. This would avoid the waste of landscaping when the trail is constructed. Parking For churches, the zoning code requires one parking space for each three seats based on the design capacity of the main assembly hall. Facilities provided in conjunction with the church use shall be subject to additional requirements which are imposed by this Ordinance. That is, classrooms and offices require additional parking. A school would require one stall per classroom and this has been applied to other churches. An office building requires one stall for every 200 sf of office space. However, three of the four offices are less than 200 sf each. If one employee is in each office, that would be four employees. Some parking could occur on 79th St. However, off - street parking must be provided according to the zoning code requirements. A submitted seating plan shows 242 seats in the assembly area. Assuming this is the seating capacity, the following would apply, and the parking on the site is adequate. Zoning Ord. Req. Required Stalls Provided one stall for each three seats in main assembly hall plans show seating for 242 81 employees (offices) 4 4 classrooms 4 4 total 89 90 If parking or traffic generation create problems in the future, the City may revisit the CUP and consider adding additional conditions to resolve such issues. This could include traffic control personnel. If needed, the Chief of Police may call a review meeting of representatives from law enforcement officers, the church, and the neighborhood to review traffic issues and ascertain the need for providing traffic control. This provision has been applied when another church was built in Lino Lakes. -61- • • •