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Mounds View Planning Commission September 18, 1996 • Special Meeting Page 8 complaint on value reduction to property where properties abut churches already built or in where churches are proposed. Commissioner Brooks asked Mr. Diem if they had looked at other properties. Mr. Diem replied that they had looked extensively at other properties that were available or vacant, either they were not for sale or they required extensive soil corrections. Steve Borden, 3009 County Road H, asked if there would be a cement wall on the east side of the 10 foot buffer zone. Mr. Diem explained that no, there would not be a cement wall and that it would be strictly landscaping. Rochelle Moon, 6929 Pleasant View Drive, indicated that she was still a little confused with 11111 the parking, the pews and how they come up with the parking requirement. She was also concerned about handicapped persons attending the services who placed their wheel chairs behind the pews and they should be counted to ensure adequate parking for the church and felt that most people in wheel chairs do drive. Mr. Diem replied that there is the metro mobility service available that drops the people off at the church and picks them up. Director Sheldon indicated the if it is the Planning Commission's feeling that more parking spaces are needed, they should estimate the number of places that the area behind the pews represents and devise parking at four to one. She also expressed, that in her experience, she didn't think that the entire area behind the pews would be used for a solid row of wheel chairs. She suggested perhaps one additional space be assigned to that aisle area. Mr. Diem stated that the need for parking for the handicapped individuals is addressed by the handicapped stalls in the parking lot.