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Planning & Zoning Board <br />June 12, 2002 <br />Russian Baptist Church Site Plan Review & CUP <br />Direction <br />Land Use <br />Zoning <br />Site <br />Low Density, Sewered <br />Residential <br />Rural <br />North <br />Low Density, Sewered <br />Residential <br />Rural <br />East <br />Low Density, Sewered <br />Residential <br />Rural <br />South <br />Residential (Shoreview) <br />Residential (Shoreview) <br />West <br />Residential (Circle Pines) <br />Residential (Circle Pines) <br />The City's proposed 2001 Land Use Plan guides the subject site as Low Density, <br />Sewered Residential (one to 2.5 units per acre). While the 2001 Plan is not yet officially <br />adopted, it does reflect the long -range goals of the community related to existing and <br />future land use. <br />Site Description <br />The site is a 4.6 -acre lot fronting Ash Street (County Road J). The northern half of the <br />property is wooded, with a wetland in the northwest quarter. The Southern half of the <br />property is largely open grassland. The west border of the property abuts the rear lot <br />lines of residential homes along Indian Hills Drive in Circle Pines. The northern border <br />abuts the back half of a property located on Baldwin Lake Road in Lino Lakes. The east <br />border of the property abuts the rear lot lines of three homes also along Baldwin Lake <br />Road, as well as a neighboring home on Ash Street. To the south, across Ash Street in <br />Shoreview, are residential homes. <br />Zoning /Conditional Use Permit <br />The Site is zoned Rural. Churches are listed as a Conditional Use in such a district with <br />the following provisions: <br />1. Side yard setbacks shall not be less than fifty (50) feet. <br />2. Adequate screening from abutting residential uses and landscaping is provided in <br />compliance with the landscape and screening regulations of Section 3 of the Zoning <br />Ordinance. <br />3. Adequate off -street parking and access is provided on the site...and such parking is <br />adequately screened and landscaped from surrounding and abutting residential uses in <br />compliance with Section 3, subd. 4.S of the Zoning Ordinance. <br />4. Adequate off - street loading and service entrances are provided and regulated where <br />applicable by Section 3, subd. 6 of this ordinance. <br />• Additionally, under Section 2, subd. 2.B.7 of the City Zoning Ordinance, any issued <br />Conditional Use Permits must meet the following standards: <br />