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Planning Commission Resolution No. 475-96 September 18, 1996 Page 3 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. The proposed plan provides 29 parking spaces of which two are compact size and two are for handicapped. This number is sufficient to meet Code requirements with a limit of 115 seats for the seating capacity of the Church. The size of the parking spaces, number of compact spaces, and drive aisle widths used meets Code requirements. The curb cut on County Road H is 20 feet and the curb cut on Pleasant View Drive is 12 feet, which meet the maximum width of 22 feet allowed in the R-1 district. The Fire Department has indicated that there is sufficient access and maneuvering room for emergency vehicles if the building is sprinklered. The plans meets the numerical and dimensional requirements of the Code. They do not meet the requirements of Section 1103.08, as is stated under c. above. e. Adequate off-street loading and service entrances are provided and regulated where applicable by Chapter 1122 of this Title. Off-street loading is not required for this type of use or size of building. IDf. The provisions of subdivision 1125.01(1)e of this Title are considered and satisfactorily met ('This section is quoted below.) Adverse Effects: The Planning and Zoning Commission shall consider possible adverse effects of the proposed amendment or conditional use. Its judgment shall be based upon (but not limited to)the following factors: (1) Relationship to the Municipal Comprehensive Plan (2) The geographical area involved. (3) Whether such use will tend to or actually depreciate the area in which it is proposed. (4) The character of the surrounding area. (5) The demonstrated need for the use. The geographical area involved in this application is a residential neighborhood bordered on the south by County Road H which serves as the municipal border. The neighborhood is characterized by deep, oversized lots and mature trees. Because the lots are large, the typical building coverage is low. The applicant's proposal would be a more intensive use of the lot than is typical of the neighborhood. At the size proposed, and with coverage of 61% of the lot with impervious material, the proposal is out of character for the neighborhood and does not meet this criteria. The applicant has testified of the difficulty encountered by his clients in trying to find vacant property which would allow development of a church near to where most of the church members live. The church congregation includes members who live in the Mounds View area. There appears to be a demonstrated need for the use.