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r, . e . Resolution 5387 December 13, 1999 Page 3 str~ets and other public t~lcilitics and utilities which serve or are proposed to serve the area. (}) The use will be sllttici/.!nt~l-' cOlllpatible or .I'el)arot/.!d by distal/ce o/' scre/.!lIillgji'olll adjacent residelltia/~v zOlled or used lalld .1'0 that !.!Xisting hOllies 1I'illllot he depreciated iI/wille alld there will be 110 deterrence to development olvacal1t land. The Church property is bordered on three sides by public streets--Long Lake Road to the \vest. County Road I to the north and I3ronson Drive to the south. To the east. the Church abuts both medium and high density residential properties. These properties are at kast one hundred feet away at their nearest point and as far away as 500 feet trom the Church. The magnitude of the separation, in staiTs opinion, is of a suflicient distance so as to not have any depreciatory effect on the residential properties. (3) The structur/.! ([lid site shal/ hal'/.! all appearance that lI'iIInot hare all adrl.!/'se etti'ct upon adjacent residellt ial properties. The existing Church, given its separation from other uses. fits well in this area and is aesthetically pleasing. As evidence of this. the Church and the architect who designed it received an award in 1967 lor architccturaJ excellence from the Minnesota Society of Architects. The expansion "viII match the appearance and design ofthe existing structure and wi II add to the overall appearance of the community. (4) The lise, ill the opillion olthe ('itv C'ollllcil. is /'ell.l'ollab~l' related to the overallneed.l' (ilthe City Wid to the existing land liS/.!. The fact that the Church has existed in this location lor 42 years with a consistent and growing congregation is proof alone that the use satisfies a community need. Its expansion is a direct result of the Church's gro\ving congregation and its desire to be more responsive to its membership. (5) Jhe use is consistem 11'ith the pllrpose.I' ol the Zonillg Code and the purposes of" the ::vning district in which the al)JJlicant intends to locate the proposed use. Churches and other institutional uses are conditionally permitted within the R-t. Single- bmily residcntial district. (0/ The use is 1I0t in cOllflict lrith the COlllprehensil'e Plan (d. the Ci~l'. The Comprehensive Plan designates this property as a "Church" use. Churches and other institutional uses are conditionally permitted within the R-1. Single-family residential district. (7) '1lJ(' IIse lviI/not cause trattic ha::ards or congestion. M:\1~9~'\R2S~)1~tjcn=\~3~7.doc ~