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Sunrise Staff Report December 8, 1999 Page 2 a. Front yard depths shall be a minimum of thirty-five feet(35). The existing front yard setbacks for the Church are 90 feet along Long Lake Road and 47 feet along County Road I. The existing building meets this requirement, and with the sanctuary expansion, the setback along Long Lake decreases to 75 feet, yet still beyond that which is required. b. Side yards shall be no less than thirty feet(30). The sideyard building setbacks for the Church exceed 100 feet. There is a small single- story wood frame home on the Church site that serves as the parsonage (where the Pastor lives)which is set back 20 feet from the side property line. Staff and the Planning Commission has interpreted the setback requirement to pertain to the Church itself, viewing the parsonage as an accessory building. This requirement then is met, before and after the expansion c. Minimum lot area shall be no less than one (1) acre, or as provided in Section 1104.02, subdivision 2b(3). (Ord. 590, 11-25-96) The property the Church and its accessory structures occupies comprises 6.4 acres, of which nearly three acres is preserved as natural wetlands and upland woods. This requirement is met. d Adequate screening from abutting residential uses and landscaping is provided in compliance with Section 1103.08 of this Title. With the exception of the expansion of the sanctuary, all of the development will occur away from either Long Lake Road or County Road I. The wetlands and uplands provide an expansive buffer to the south, while the parsonage and other accessory buildings and uses provide a sufficient buffer to the east. There is adequate landscaping on the site at present which also adds to the screening and aesthetic appearance of the Church and grounds. e. Adequate off-street parking and access is provided on the site or on lots directly abutting or directly across a public street to the principal use in compliance with Chapter 1121 of this Title and that such parking is adequately screened and landscaped from surrounding and abutting residential uses in compliance with Section 1103.08 of this Title. At present, the seating capacity of the sanctuary is approximately 275, which translates into the need to provide 69 parking stalls, utilizing a ratio of one stall per every four seats, or fraction thereof. The existing parking lot has 98 stalls and meets the minimum requirements for the sanctuary. The ADA requirements however dictate that there should be a minimum of three handicapped stalls provided, at least one of which should be van- accessible. Only two handicapped stalls are indicated on the plan.