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COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 14, 2002 • was way back more than a year ago when first thoughts of the project were being contemplated by the church. Since that time they have dropped that part of the plan. • • Councilmember Carlson referred to page 4 regarding building heights, and inquired as to how a structure over two stories high compared to nearby buildings. She did not know that there had been a comparison made to nearby homes and farms. The church will consist of two stories, and the roof height will reach 48 feet, with a paraped of 52 feet. A spire here is proposed to reach 62 feet with a potential spire at a height of 80 feet. She expressed concern because the zoning heights in rural would be 35 feet which would be a surrounding use. In residential, the zoning ordinances provide that no building shall be built or structurally altered to exceed 35 feet in height. Even in the City's light industrial and general industrial, the height is 45 feet. She didn't think the issue of comparing the heights to nearby buildings had been addressed. City Planner Smyser stated if the Council wished, Staff could diet the project proposer to add a sentence that the nearby houses are two stories high at the most or something to that effect. Councilmember Carlson stated she would like to see this chaos,, € g with language from the ordinance as far as height of the surrounding properties. City Planner Smyser requested Councilmember Carlsoo clarify which language this would be. Councilmember Carlson responded this would be 35 feet m residential and 35 feet in rural. City Planner Smyser stated if it was not listed there or elsewhere he could certainly look into that. Councilmember Carlson responded she did not d it elsewhere. She referred to page 5 regarding religious institutions being considered a conditional use within a rural zone. She inquired as to whether the seven standards they need to meet could`be included in the back in the appendix? Mayor Bergeson stated he believed there wast tandard format for this and that the consultant might wish to comment on this. Ms. Hopkins asked Councilmem erCarlson to repeat the question. Councilmember Carlson referred to the bottom sentence, regarding religious institutions being considered a conditional use in rural zone. There are A through I that are standards that she would like included in the appendix. C for example, will be designed, constructed, operated and maintained so as to be harmonious and appropriate in appearance with the existing and/or intended character of the general vicinity and will not change the essectial character of that area. She stated that the question concerned current and recent -past land use in development for the site and adjacent lands. Mayor Bergeson stated the question really was whether or not it was appropriate to put in this document some more detail about the regulations of a conditional use in rural zone. And if that were appropriate, where would that go in this document. Ms. Hopkins stated she believed that if there are standing ordinances that are referred to and they could be referred to more specifically, that would be helpful. Usually an effort is made to refer to other documents, laws or regulations, whatever, to keep the size of the document down. It is already fairly 14