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Planning Commission Resolution 598-99 <br /> December 1, 1999 <br /> II/ Page 3 <br /> and other public facilities and utilities which serve or are proposed to serve the area. <br /> (2) The use will be sufficiently compatible or separated by distance or screening from adjacent <br /> residentially zoned or used land so that existing homes will not be depreciated in value and there will <br /> be no deterrence to development of vacant land. <br /> The Church property is bordered on three sides by public streets--Long Lake Road to the <br /> west, County Road Ito the north and Bronson Drive to the south. To the east, the Church <br /> abuts both medium and high density residential properties. These properties are at least one <br /> hundred feet away at their nearest point and as far away as 500 feet from the Church. The <br /> magnitude of the separation,in staffs opinion,is of a sufficient distance so as to not have any <br /> depreciatory effect on the residential properties. <br /> (3) The structure and site shall have an appearance that will not have an adverse effect upon <br /> adjacent residential properties. <br /> The existing Church, given its separation from other uses, fits well in this area and is <br /> aesthetically pleasing. As evidence of this, the Church and the architect who designed it <br /> received an award in 1967 for architectural excellence from the Minnesota Society of <br /> Architects. The expansion will match the appearance and design of the existing structure and <br /> 4110 <br /> will add to the overall appearance of the community. <br /> (4) The use, in the opinion of the City Council, is reasonably related to the overall needs ofthe City <br /> and to the existing land use. <br /> The fact that the Church has existed in this location for 42 years with a consistent and <br /> growing congregation is proof alone that the use satisfies a community need. Its expansion is <br /> a direct result of the Church's growing congregation and its desire to be more responsive to <br /> its membership. <br /> (5) The use is consistent with the purposes of the Zoning Code and the purposes ofthe zoning district <br /> in which the applicant intends to locate the proposed use. <br /> Churches and other institutional uses are conditionally permitted within the R-1,Single-family <br /> residential district. <br /> (6) The use is not in conflict with the Comprehensive Plan of the City. <br /> The Comprehensive Plan designates this property as a "Church" use. Churches and other <br /> institutional uses are conditionally permitted within the R-1, Single-family residential district. <br /> (7) The use will not cause traffic hazards or congestion. <br /> Staff is unaware of any congestion problems on Long Lake Road as a result of the Church's <br /> services. The additional traffic generated by the expansion would not add any significant <br />