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Messiah PC Report March 15, 2000 Page 4 concerns with downstream wetland impacts and runoff onto to Knollwood Drive. The drainage calculations have been reviewed and were found to be acceptable based upon the extent of the pervious and impervious surface on the site. The sizing of the pond and all drainage calculations are based on full build-out of the plans. Any city approvals for this project should be contingent upon Rice Creek Watershed District approval. Mike Ulrich, Director of Public Works, has reviewed the plans and has made corrections to the utility specifications. These corrections have been forwarded to the applicant and will need to be shown on future plans. CUP Discussion: Messiah Lutheran Church has been serving Mounds View and the surrounding communities for nearly 60 years. The first church building was a small wood-framed structure built in 1941, which was replaced by the structure at 2900 County Road H2 in 1951. That building served the congregation until the existing building was constructed in 1961. The requested expansion is evidence of a vibrant and growing congregation, which will continue to serve the needs of Mounds View residents many years into the future. Because the Church was established before Mounds View incorporated as a City, its presence predates the City's zoning Code, which allows for churches and other similar uses in a residential district by conditional use permit. Spec�ic CUP Requirements: Section 1106.04 of the Zoning Code addresses conditionally permitted uses within the R-1 zoning district. Subdivision 1 of this Section addresses the specific CUP requirements for Churches, which are as follows, listed with responses relating to the present facility and proposed expansion, as appropriate: a. Fi�ont yard depths shall be a minimunt of thirty-five feet (35). The existing front yard setbacks for the Church are 35 feet facing Knollwood Drive and 63 feet facing County Road H2. Phase One of the proposed expansion will not change the existing setback. b. Side yards shall be no less than thirty feet (30). The sideyard building setbacks for the Church exceed 200 feet. This requirement is met, before and after the expansion. c. Minimum lot area shall be no less than one (1) acr�e, or as providec� in Section 1109. 02, subdivision 2b(3). (Ord. 590, 11-25-96) The property the Church occupies comprises 6.1 acres, of which less than one acre is deemed undevelopable. This requirement is met.