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City Council Resolution No. 5005 <br /> October 29, 1996 • <br /> Page 3 <br /> (6) Fencing and screening shall consist of either a fence or a green belt planting strip the height of which <br /> shall be sufficient to adequately shield the activity from the abutting properties. <br /> a. Greenbelt planting strip shall consist of evergreens of sufficient width and density to provide <br /> effective screen;planting strip shall contain no structures or other use;planting strips shall <br /> be not less than 8 feet in height;earth mounding may be used but limited to no more than <br /> 5 feet;planting plan subject to approval of Planning Commission based on recommendation <br /> from staff <br /> b. Required screening fence shall be masonry, brick, wood or steel not less than 6 feet or more <br /> than 8 feet; subject to approval by Planning Commission based on recommendation from <br /> staff <br /> c. Ground cover shall be established within one yearfollowing issuance of building permit;must <br /> control erosion. <br /> Complies with 1103.08 Subd. 1-5, except there are five existing trees in the sight triangle <br /> at Pleasant View Drive and County Road H. The applicant has shown two of these <br /> remaining. All areas of the property other than the parking area, building site and <br /> walkways are proposed to be landscaped. No fencing is proposed. <br /> With respect to Subd. 6, the applicant is proposing to provide a buffer area along the <br /> north property line of 15, 24 and 19 feet in width, and along the east property line of 12 <br /> feet. On other church sites in Mounds View, the buffer area between parking lots for • <br /> churches and property lines abutting residential properties vary from 14 feet to 63 feet, <br /> with 30 feet being typical. The eastern buffer is less than the width suggested by other <br /> church sites in Mounds View, and is less than the width suggested by neighboring <br /> property owners as adequate (15 feet). The proposed landscaping plan shows six feet for <br /> evergreen trees, and three feet for lilacs in the northern and eastern buffer areas, which <br /> when planted will be less than the eight feet required by the ordinance. The proposed <br /> plan does not meet the requirement for buffering and screening sufficient to adequately <br /> screen the church facility and parking lot from abutting properties at the time of <br /> development. <br /> The City Council finds that requirement c. is not met in its entirety; in particular, the <br /> proposal does not meet c.(6). <br /> d. Adequate off-street parking and access is provided on the site or on lots directly abutting or directly across a <br /> public street to the principal use in compliance with Chapter 1121 of this Title and that such parking is <br /> adequately screened and landscaped from surrounding and abutting residential uses in compliance with Section <br /> 1103.08 of this Title. <br /> e. Adequate of`-street loading and service entrances are provided and regulated where applicable by Chapter 1122 <br /> of this Title. <br /> There are two driveways serving the site: one from County Road H and one from <br /> Pleasant View Drive. The driveway onto County Road H is 21 feet wide and will be <br /> used for emergency vehicle access. The one on Pleasant View Drive is twelve feet in • <br />