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Mounds View Planning Commission July 10, 1996 <br /> Regular Meeting Page 11 <br /> retro-fit the existing building with fire detection <br /> and security systems. <br /> Acting Director Pruitt added that it will be up to <br /> the City Council and attorney to determine <br /> whether or not a fire suppression system will be <br /> required. <br /> The applicant also added that the sanctuary is <br /> made of exposed wood and rafters and it would <br /> be "a mess" to install a fire suppression system. <br /> Chair Peterson expressed that he believes fire <br /> suppression systems will become a standard in <br /> all public buildings in the near future and that <br /> he believes it is a very effective means in <br /> minimizing the spread of fire. <br /> The applicant mentioned that he would like <br /> • some flexibility with the landscaping plans and <br /> the Planning Commission noted that they would <br /> change the contingency in the resolution to <br /> read only that a landscaping plan be approved <br /> by the City Forester instead of noting <br /> specifically where the plantings should be <br /> located on the CUP contingency. Chair <br /> Peterson added that Mounds View is a "Tree <br /> City" and that the Forester needs to review the <br /> landscaping plan to ensure that appropriate <br /> plantings are added on site. The Planning <br /> Commission noted that the applicant would be <br /> required to obtain approval from the City <br /> Forester on the final landscaping plans. <br /> The Planning Commission inquired as to the <br /> church's time table for construction. They <br /> replied that they hope to start construction <br /> around the end of the summer and finish the <br /> first quarter of 1997. <br /> Acting Director Pruitt noted that approval of the <br /> resolution would be contingent upon submittal <br /> • of an approved drainage plan. She added that <br />