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,i <br />r <br />�Iounds �I�ew Pta.�ning COmrnisSior► <br />Regtttar iVi�etin� <br />behalf' of the I�e�r �iposiolic Church. <br />Ivis. Sheldon explaaned thai th� variance requesi <br />requires a Public Notice before Yhe Pl�nin� Commission <br />can make a decision. The notice for th� �epterrtber 4th <br />meeting was not publish�d, therefore a decision in re�ard <br />to the variance cannot be made until the S�piember 18th <br />meeting. The Piaruiin� Commission cat� however, rev�ew <br />the request for ih� Cond�tional Us� Pemiit and ihe De�vel- <br />opment R.evrew. <br />Ms. 5heldon expla.ir�ed th� requirements for a�onditional <br />us� permii for property Iocat�d �t arc �-1 district, <br />including church use. She noied that the application currently <br />does not meet the froni yard setback requiremenis of 3 5 feet. <br />The applicant has requested a va.rianc� to addres� the front <br />s�tback. Tn regard to screenitrg requiremenis, it appears that <br />the revised pIar� provides ampl� buffering beiween ihe parkin� <br />lot and the adjoinirtg proper�ies rf it were just to meet requirements <br />estabGshed for pernutted uses. For cond��ional use permits, th� <br />Planning Com�nission and City Council do hav� the ability to <br />detern�i�e whether or no� the width is enough to provide adequate <br />bu�eriz�g. Conditior�s car� be appli�d to provide greaier y�rd <br />setbacks if �� is felt necessary in order to make the use <br />compatibi� r�rith iis adjacent property uses. In a survey of <br />buffer areas %r other Mounds �ew �hurches, the raaige of <br />buf%r is betvaeen 14 arid b3 feet (church parking lots and residences). <br />The typical distance is about 29 to 31 feet. <br />ihe parking lot as propased provides for seven compact parking <br />spaces along the north prop�rty line. If the bu�ering is provided <br />as proposed, depending upon haw far �he cars pull up u�ta ihose spaces, <br />there may b� only five to sev�n feet iePt unobstrucied in the drive aisle <br />behind them. �Is. Sh�ldon r�ferred to a Ietter she received feom the <br />�iaine/�pring Lak� 1'ark/I1�founds �I'iew Fire Dep�rtment wiuch address�d <br />the drive aisle. They recorf�mend thai a miz�imum of 20 feet be kept <br />open in t�s area whic� poses a sigriific�t constraini. However, th� <br />Fire Marshall ha� stated that if the building had a spa�inl�l�r system, <br />they m�y be ahie to appraa� a r�arrower driveway. 'The� main concerri <br />is thai they ne�d enough width to keep th� fire truck away frort� the <br />building in the �vent ihai ita� 6�ilding callaps�d (which would be less <br />Sepiember 4, 1996 <br />P�ge 3 <br />