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• • Planning & Zoning Board July 10, 2002 Russian Baptist Church Site Plan Review & CUP Building Issues Proposed construction includes 15,920 total square feet of building over three levels: • Main Level: 7,438 square feet (sanctuary and related uses) • Lower Level: 7,438 square feet (classrooms, fellowship area and kitchen facilities) • Upper Level: 1,044 square feet (storage and child/parent room) Plans also show a 60' X 50' footprint to the north of the proposed church, to be used as a future expansion area. Any future expansion will require a Conditional Use Permit Amendment and Site Plan Review. The exterior of the building will include brick facing/apron and vinyl siding, with a proposed 45 -foot steeple. No bells are proposed. Asphalt shingles will cover the roof. There is neither water nor sewer available for the site. Plans indicate a proposed drain field north of the church, with adequate room for a secondary drain field site. Soils tests confirm that the site can adequately support a septic system. As building code requires a sprinkler system for this building, and the site has no public water available, a holding tank for fire suppression purposes will be required. Although design of the tank/sprinkler system will be reviewed as part of the building permit application, staff have requested that design specifications be required prior to City Council review due to the fact that the functionality of the site is completely dependent on the viability of such a system. Public Services The site is located in a Phase 1 Growth Area. Connections to Lino Lakes water and sewer connections are approximately 2500 feet away. Although there are no immediate plans for City services to be installed, it is possible that such services might be available by 2010. The provision of public utilities for properties, when at all possible, is a goal of the City. As a result, although Lino Lakes utilities are not feasible for the site, staff have investigated the possibility of servicing the site with utilities from the City of Circle Pines. City Engineer Jim Studenski reports the Circle Pines connections are located 350' west and 125' north of the site, along Indian Hills Drive. Connecting the site to such utilities is estimated to cost approximately $55,000 and would require a joint powers agreement between the City of Circle Pines and the City of Lino Lakes. Parking /Access/Traffic City Ordinance requires one parking space for each four seats in a church. There are 375 seats show in the main assembly hall, which would then require 94 parking stalls. Plans for the church show 99 parking stalls to be constructed. Although there are additional classrooms and fellowship areas in the lower level of the church, these areas are not expected to be used by adults concurrently with the main