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Planning & Zoning Board <br />July 10, 2002 <br />Russian Baptist Church Site Plan Review & CUP <br />assembly hall. As a result, the parking stall estimates generated from the number of seats <br />in the main assembly hall appear to be adequate for church needs. <br />Plans indicate an area to the northeast of the proposed church to be used for additional <br />parking should the church choose to expand. This area would contain 27 additional <br />stalls. The Environmental Board has recommended use of green parking in future <br />parking expansion areas, as well as an increase in the use of infiltration and storm water <br />practices around parking areas in general. <br />Access is off Ash Street, a County road. As a result, plans have been submitted to the <br />Anoka County Highway department for review, and we are awaiting comments back. <br />Plans show a two -lane, 24 -foot wide driveway entrance to the site off Ash Street. The <br />preexisting gravel driveway, shown on survey and engineering plans, will no longer share <br />access. <br />There has been no traffic generation study conducted. <br />Setbacks <br />The following chart indicates the required and proposed setbacks for the site: <br />Setback <br />Required <br />Proposed <br />Principle Building — <br />front/from street <br />40 feet <br />(for arterial roads) <br />40 feet <br />Principle Building — <br />side yard <br />50 feet <br />(for CUP requirements) <br />50 feet <br />Principle Building — <br />rear yard <br />30 feet <br />+ 30 feet <br />Parking — front/from street <br />15 feet <br />30 feet <br />Parking — side yard <br />15 feet <br />15 feet <br />Parking — rear yard <br />10 feet <br />+ 10 feet <br />Lighting <br />A photometric plan has been submitted, along with fixture details. Lighting will be no- <br />spill, with meter readings within City requirements (< 1 foot candle for streets; < 0.4 foot <br />candle for abutting residential property). Neighbors to the west of the site had expressed <br />some concerns at the June Planning & Zoning Board meeting regarding the possibility of <br />glare from the lights, and had inquired about alternative management measures for the <br />lighting, such as dimming or shutting off lights at night when the church was not being <br />used. <br />In general, shoebox style /no -spill fixtures should solve for any glare problems, as lighting <br />• is completely shielded and directed only downward. Additionally, building officials <br />