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Mounds View Planning Commission September 18, 1996 i Special Meeting Page 5 way to judge the adequacy of the buffer, at other church sites in Mounds View and found that the narrowest buffer is 14' and the typical buffer is around 29' to 30'. This particular application has buffers of 10', 15' and a portion in the center at 24' and she further explained that the most critical areas to the adjacent property owners are the narrowest, and this site would have the narrowest buffers in the community for a church. It is also on the smallest site at '/ acre. The next smallest site for a church is 1- Y2 acres. Staffs view is that the criteria related to buffering and compatibility with the surrounding residential neighborhood cannot be met. At this time Director Sheldon explained the proposed resolutions regarding this request. • Resolution No. 475-96 is for denial of the conditional use permit. Ms. Sheldon recommended to the Planning Commission that some further changes need to be made in the resolution from the one in the packet. She provided the Planning Commission with a handout showing these changes. According to the information received at 4:00 p.m. from the Fire Department, there was not enough maneuvering room on the site for emergency vehicles so this information was added to the findings in the resolution for approval (480-96). The changes included: 1) dropping any reference to the Fire Department's opinion because putting in a statement that they opposed the plan, in a resolution for approval, would be in appropriate, 2) correcting the building square footage, 3) adding a reference to the other drawings submitted by the applicant, and 4) adding a sign at the Pleasant View Drive driveway which wouild say "exit only" because this driveway is so narrow.