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Planning Case No. 452-96 New Apostolic Church; 3025 County Road H September 18, 1996 Page 8 concerned whether this is sufficient to maneuver fire trucks, and will be checking with the Spring Lake Park-Blaine-Mounds View Fire Department. The applicant has provided 29 parking stalls (two of which are marked for handicapped). This number would limit the seating capacity of the church to 116 seats or 212 lineal feet of bench seating. It is our understanding that the applicant is proposing a 115 seat church. Staff has not received a revised floor plan showing the change in seating capacity. Finally, Chapter 1121 includes Subd. 12 which states"Required screening: All open, nonresidential, off-street parking area of five (5) or more spaces shall be screened and landscaped from abutting or surrounding residential districts in compliance with 1103.08(6) of this Title." The plan meets the dimensional and numerical requirements of Chapter 1121 of the Zoning Code as long as the seating capacity is limited as noted above. The degree to which the proposed plan meets Section 1103.08 has been discussed in the preceding section c. A question remains on whether there is adequate on-site circulation for emergency vehicles, and whether there is adequate screening and landscaping from surrounding and abutting residential uses. e. Adequate off-street loading and service entrances are provided and regulated where applicable by Chapter 1122 of this Title. Off-street loading areas are not required for this type of use or this size of building. f. The provisions of subdivision 1125.01(1)e of this Title are considered and satisfactorily met. (This section is quoted below.) Adverse Effects: The Planning and Zoning Commission shall consider possible adverse effects of the proposed amendment or conditional use. Its judgment shall be based upon(but not limited to)the following factors: (1) Relationship to the Municipal Comprehensive Plan (2) The geographical area involved. (3) Whether such use will tend to or actually depreciate the area in which it is proposed. (4) The character of the surrounding area. (5) The demonstrated need for the use. Current planning staff is not familiar enough with the City's Comprehensive Plan to comment on the relationship between its goals and policies and this application. The geographical area involved in this application is a residential neighborhood bordered on • the south by County Road H which serves as the municipal border. The neighborhood is