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Mayor and City Council Planning Case No. 452-96: New Apostolic Church (Conditional Use Permit) October 10, 1996 Page 8 • Report Summary Because there are differing views on whether the proposal from the New Apostolic Church meets the criteria concerning compatibility with the surrounding neighborhood, the degree to which the proposal may devalue adjacent residential properties, and the need for adequate screening and buffering between the church use and adjacent uses, staff has prepared four resolutions for this case. Resolutions 5005 and 5007 deny the conditional use permit and development review for Planning Case No. 452-96. Resolutions 5006 and 5008 approve the conditional use permit and the development review for this case. The resolutions concerning the conditional use permit are attached to this report, and are under the public hearing item. The resolutions concerning the development review are attached to that report and appear on the agenda under Council Business. The conditional use permit process is used for uses which require greater scrutiny and could have adverse impacts. This process includes notification to surrounding property owners in order to obtain their input on the possible effect of the use. The testimony from the neighbors has been uniform and consistent that the proposal is too intense for the size of the site, and is out of character with the neighborhood. The survey done by staff of other church sites in Mounds View indicates that this proposal from the New Apostolic Church would become the smallest church site in the City. The proposal now meets the minimum buffer observed on other church sites along its northern boundary, but not along the eastern boundary, and is still below the typical buffer widths on other Mounds View church sites. A survey of other suburban communities indicates that requiring buffers of between 20 and 30 feet when parking lots for non-residential uses abut residential uses was typical. The prevailing view on the Planning Commission was that the proposal was too intense f the site, and did not fit into the character of the neighborhood. Approval of this request would be contrary the direction being taken by both the neighborhood and the Planning Commission on the width of buffers desired between parking lots for non-residential uses and residential properties. If the proposal for the New Apostolic Church is approved as is, it would set a new standard as to what is acceptable for development of churches in Mounds View and could be used as a reference point in the evaluation of other proposals. Copies of the minutes from the Planning Commission meetings on August 7, September 4 and September 18 where the New Apostolic Church proposal was discussed are attached. The staff report on this case for the Planning Commission meeting on September 18 is also attached. The order of the attachments is as follows: Resolution 5005 Resolution 5007 colored paper divider Application from Stahl Construction Vicinity Map Wetland Zoning District Map Letter from Curt Lingwall dated 8/28/96 Letter from Bob Long dated 8/30/96 Letter from Rocky Keehn dated 8/23/96 Letter from Mark Bishop, Fire Marshal Letter from New Apostolic Church, Minneapolis Congregation, dated 9/8/96 Picture of New Apostolic Church on Clarence Avenue • Letter from Sweeney, Boer & Ostrow Section 1103.08 from Zoning Code colored paper divider Staff Report to Planning Commission dated 9/18/96 (without attachments)