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• AGENDA ITEM V. A STAFF ORIGINATOR: Jeff Smyser P & Z MEETING DATE: December 10, 2003 TOPIC: PUBLIC HEARING: Preliminary Plat CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: Conditional Use Permit For A Church In the Rural Zoning District Eagle Brook Church BACKGROUND The P & Z opened the public hearing on the conditional use permit application at the November meeting. That public hearing was continued. A number of issues remain unanswered, one of which was the existing house on the site. In the interim, the church has submitted an application for a preliminary plat to create a separate lot to allow the house to remain. A preliminary plat requires a public hearing. New notices were published and mailed. We can now combine the public hearings for the conditional use permit and the preliminary plat. The November staff report also called for additional information on the stormwater design and roadway improvements. Public comments at the hearing resulted in requests for further information on several specific issues. Specific issues discussed here update the information in the November 12 staff report, which is attached. Representatives of the church met with residents on Tuesday, December 2nd. Staff learned of this meeting the following day. The discussion covered several issues. New plan submittals should address design changes agreed to at the meeting. ANALYSIS Preliminary Plat Lots: The church proposes to create separate lots for the new church building and the existing house. Since the house exists, the subdivision is actually creating a separate lot for the church. Under the subdivision ordinance, the creation of a new non - residential lot requires a plat rather than a minor subdivision. Normally, the Rural zoning district requires a minimum lot size of ten acres. However, the zoning ordinance allows a smaller lot when an existing house is on a large parcel. The lot width can then be less than the normal 330'. Section 3, Subd. 3.B.2. of the zoning ordinance states: • Where there exists a habitable single family home constructed prior to July 13, 1992, a lot of a minimum of one (1) acre may be created provided that: