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Mayor and City Council Planning Case No. 452-96: New Apostolic Church (Conditional Use Permit) October 10, 1996 Page 4 III Whether there is sufficient distance or screening is discussed later under the criteria from the R-1 district under the section on screening, buffering and landscaping on Page 7. Section 1106.04 Subd. 1. Criteria a., b., c.(1)-(5) and e. appear to be met. Criteria c.(6), d. and f. require City Council to exercise judgement on whether the fencing and screening is sufficient to adequately shield the church from abutting properties, the parking lot is adequately screened and landscaped from surrounding and abutting residential uses, and the use meets the criteria in 1125.01 Subd. 1.e. a. Front yard depths shall be a minimum of thirty five feet (35'). b. Side yards shall be no less than thirty feet (30'). Complies; Pleasant View Drive is being used as the front of the lot for purposes of setbacks. c. Adequate screening from abutting residential uses and landscaping is provided in compliance with Section 1103.08 of this Title. (A copy of this Section is attached, and paraphrased below.) (1) No fence shall exceed 8 feet. (2) No fences, structures or planting of trees in sight triangle. (3) Fences not to exceed 48"allowed any where on lot;fences not to exceed 96"may be erected behind the front line of the principal building. (4) Fences shall be constructed so surface adjoining adjacent properties and rights-of-way are finished construction. (5) Landscaping required in areas remaining after providing for off street parking, off-street loading, sidewalks and driveways, a building site. (6) Fencing and screening shall consist of either a fence or a green belt planting strip the height of which shall be sufficient to adequately shield the activity from the abutting properties. a. Greenbelt planting strip shall consist of evergreens of sufficient width and density to provide effective screen;planting strip shall contain no structures or other use;planting strips shall be not less than 8 feet in height; earth mounding may be used but limited to no more than 5 feet;planting plan subject to approval of Planning Commission based on recommendation from staff b. Required screening fence shall be masonry, brick, wood of steel not less than 6 feet or more than 8 feet;subject to approval by Planning Commission based on recommendation from staff. c. Ground cover shall be established within one year following issuance of building permit;must control erosion. Complies with 1103.08 Subd. 1-5, except there are five existing trees in the sight triangle. The applicant has shown two of these remaining. If the branch structure is high enough, they will not pose a sight distance problem. A contingency has been included that either the trees be removed or trimmed to prevent a site distance problem. All areas of the property other than the parking area, building site and walkways are proposed to be landscaped. No fencing is proposed. Subd. 6 is discussed below in the section on screening, buffering and landscaping on page 7. d. 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. ipe. Adequate off-street loading and service entrances are provided and regulated where applicable by Chapter 1122 of this Title. There are two driveways serving the site: one from County Road H and one from Pleasant View Drive. The driveway onto County Road H is 21 feet wide and will be used for emergency vehicle access. The one on