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Mayor and City Council Planning Case NO. 452-96: New Apostolic Church (Development Review) October 15, 1996 Page 2 • (1) Section 1125.01 Subd. 3.c.(1)-(8) states that the City Council may impose additional conditions on the granting of a conditional use permit which the City Council considers necessary to protect the best interest of the surrounding area or the community as whole. These include, among other items, increasing the required lot size or yard dimension, limiting the height, size or location of buildings, and increasing the number of required off- street parking spaces. Parking and Access Points As noted above, the proposal shows 27 parking spaces: 19 regular spaces at 9 x 20 feet, 4 regular parallel spaces at 9 x 22 feet, 2 compact parallel spaces at 9 x 20 feet, and 2 handicapped spaces at 8-1/2 x 20 feet and a five foot aisle between. The number of spaces, size of spaces and aisle widths meet Code requirements (2). The issue of whether there is adequate screening and landscaping between the parking lot and surrounding and abutting residential uses is discussed under "Landscaping" below. The curb cut on County Road H is 21 feet and the curb cut on Pleasant View Drive is 12 feet at the property line, which meet the maximum width of 22 feet allowed in the R-1 district. The Fire Department has stated the driveway onto County Road H will be sufficient for emergency access, if the building is sprinklered. (Pending receipt of letter from Fire Marshal.) Landscaping This issue has been discussed extensively in the report on the conditional use permit request which must be • granted for the development review to be granted (see page 7.) The applicant is proposing to preserve 21 mature trees existing on the site, to add 25 evergreen trees and 2 deciduous trees, and to plant a lilac hedge and numerous shrubs. The City Forester has reviewed the plan, and finds it sound and, in his judgement, will provide buffering to adjacent properties once the landscaping matures. Staff is recommending, on the advice of the City Forester, that White pine be substituted for the Austrian pines in the northwest corner and along the eastern edge of the site. He also suggested that where Black Hills spruce and the White or Austrian pines are planted together that they be spread further apart to allow for the differences in branching patterns. Thee is some difficulty in transplanting evergreens at eight feet, in order to get the height required by the Code. The City Forester has suggested that they be specified at 6-7 feet in the list of plant materials. These items have been addressed by contingencies in the attached resolutions. Signage The Zoning Code is close to silent on the question of signage for churches. Community facilities such as churches, schools, community centers and recreational buildings, and some businesses such as day nurseries (2) The Mounds View Zoning Code does not specify sizes for parallel parking spaces. Staff reviewed the following sources regarding sizes: - Minnesota Department of Transportation: range of 22 to 26 feet for,regular spaces - Traffic Engineering Handbook, Institute of Transportation Engineers: 22 feet for regular spaces - Highway Engineering (Oglesby and Hicks): range of 22 to 26 feet for regular spaces Staff also consulted with several cities in the vicinity. None of them had dimensions for parallel spaces.