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Sunrise Staff Report December 8, 1999 Page 4 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 for architectural excellence from the Minnesota Society of Architects. The expansion will match the appearance and design of the existing structure and will add to the overall appearance of the community. (4) The use, in the opinion of the City Council, is reasonably related to the overall needs of the City and to the existing land use. The fact that the Church has existed in this location for 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 growing congregation and its desire to be more responsive to its membership. (5) The use is consistent with the purposes of the Zoning Code and the purposes of the zoning district in which the applicant intends to locate the proposed use. Churches and other institutional uses are conditionally permitted within the R-1, Single- family residential district. (6) The use is not in conflict with the Comprehensive Plan of the City. The Comprehensive Plan (both the existing and proposed plan) designates this area as Institutional, appropriate for this type of use. (7) The use will not cause traffic hazards or congestion. Staff is unaware of any congestion problems on Long Lake Road as a result of the Church's services. The additional traffic generated by the expansion would not add any significant volume to Long Lake Road, a Ramsey County four lane collector roadway, a street designed to accommodate higher volumes of traffic. Also, the times during which the Church would have its greatest impact upon the street is also a period of relatively low traffic counts. Given these facts, it is not anticipated that use will not cause traffic hazards or congestion. (8) Adequate utilities, access roads, drainage and necessary facilities have been or will be provided. All of the infrastructure serving this site are installed and provided--no additional infrastructure will be needed to accommodate this use or its expansion.