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• City Council Resolution No. 5005 October 29, 1996 • Page 5 Mounds View (approximately 1/2 acre). The smallest existing site for a church in Mounds View is 1.59 acres (or three times as large) and the average site size is 3.7 acres. The majority of homes in the immediate vicinity are one story, and have been estimated to range from 1,200 to 1,400 square feet in size. They are located on wooded lots. Most of the mature trees in the center of the proposed church site will be removed. The site will look much more barren for a number of years than it does now. The Planning Commission found that the proposal does not fit into the character of the surrounding area based on the intensity of development on this lot, the size of the building and the parking lot. The City Council finds that the proposal will create an adverse impact on the character of the surrounding area, and requirement f. is not met. WHEREAS, the City Council does hereby make the following findings of fact regarding this conditional use permit request with respect to the criteria set forth in Section 1125.01 Subd. 3.b. for the review of conditional use permits. The criteria are noted below, and have been grouped to avoid repetitive findings. (I) The use will not create an excessive burden on existing parks, schools, streets and other public facilities and utilities will serve or are proposed to serve the area. (7) The use will not cause traffic hazards or congestion. 111 (8) Adequate utilities, access roads, drainage and necessary facilities have been or will be provided. The New Apostolic Church proposes to hold Sunday School at 8:45-9:30 AM, two Sunday church services at 10:00-11:00 AM and 5:00-6:00 PM, and a Wednesday evening service from 8:00-9:00 PM. The maximum seating in the church is 98 people; the • current congregation is 55 people. Because the use is a church, rather than residential homes, it is not anticipated to create a demand on parks or schools. Both water and sewer service adequate to support this use is available to the site. The site is served by two streets, County Road H and Pleasant View Drive. Given the limited number of services and the size of the congregation, the amount of traffic is anticipated to be low and will occur on weekends or evening rather than during peak commute times. The City Engineer has reviewed the applicant's drainage proposal and indicated that the rate of runoff should not be a problem and the grass treatment areas will provide enough water quality treatment. Drainage will now be directed to County Road H and will flow through grassed areas to allow sediments to percolate before runoff water leaves the site. The Rice Creek Watershed District has stated that a permit from them is not required. The City Council finds that requirements (1), (7) and (8) have been met. (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.