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• Planning Case No. 452-96 New Apostolic Church; 3025 County Road H September 18, 1996 Page 3 The reason that the application no longer needs a variance is that the "front" of the site has been changed from County Road H to Pleasant View Drive. The Zoning Code defines the front lot line as"that boundary of a lot which abuts a street, and in the case of a corner lot, it shall be the shortest dimension on a public street; should the dimensions be equal, the owner shall designate the front for the record." (In practice, when a property is already developed, the City often uses where a residence or business faces, or where the driveway enters the property on a corner lot to help in determining which side is considered the front. The Zoning Code indicates that the shortest dimension should be used.) • In this case, the shortest dimension is on Pleasant View Drive and the applicant is proposing to use this side as the front. They are showing the building at 35 feet from Pleasant View Drive, 30 feet from County Road H, 40 feet from the north property line (side) and 121.5 feet from the east property line (rear). These dimensions meet the requirements for setbacks in Section 1104.01(3) and Section 1106.04(1) a. and b. The conditional use permit and the development review are addressed in the analysis section of this report. Staff's review of the revised plan indicates that no variances are • required from the City's Zoning Code requirements. Wetland Alteration Permit: The east half of this site is located in the 100-foot buffer area of the Wetland Zoning District (Chapter 1010 of the Municipal Code). This chapter requires a wetland alteration permit be issued for any development in the Wetland Zoning District. Development is defined as"construction, installation or alteration of any structure, the extraction, clearing or other alteration of land or terrestrial or aquatic vegetation or the course, current or cross-section of any water body or watercourse or the subdivision of land into parcels..." Staff has determined that the proposed parking lot for the New Apostolic Church would be in the wet a d buffer area and the proposed church building would be located outside of Wetland Zoning District. A wetland alteration permit is required if this project is to proceed. If the Planning Commission forwards a recommendation of approval on the conditional use permit and the development review, staff recommends that they be made contingent on obtaining approval for a wetland alteration permit and this permit must be obtained prior to the issuance of any building permit. It would be advisable for the applicant to apply and obtain this permit prior to any irrevocable commitment to this site. •