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Mounds View Planning Commission • Page 2 September 11, 1996 revision related to Mr. Moon's request, and forward your recommendation on it to City Council while continuing your review of the remainder, if the Commission felt it needed more time. Origin of Issue: It is staff s understanding that this request was prompted by Mr. Moon's concern about the parking lot proposed for the New Apostolic Church at 3025 County Road H. The original proposal for the New Apostolic Church used the five foot setback for parking lots allowed by the Zoning Code. Neighboring property owners objected that this distance was too narrow, and did not provide sufficient buffering between the parking lot and adjacent homes. They did not view parking lots as being a typical use in a single family residential district. The Zoning Code does require special review of churches in residential districts and the approval of a conditional use permit. This process allows for setbacks to be increased if needed for buffering. Mr. Moon is requesting that the setback stated in the Code for parking lots for churches and commercial uses be increased when the parking lot is adjacent to residences. Specific Proposal: Staff is suggesting that the Planning Commission consider Mr. Moon's request, some additional amendments concerning setbacks of parking lots and accessory buildings, and some clean-up items. These are: • increasing setbacks for parking lots in residential districts, and from front property lines • in the R-3, R-4, R-O districts The current Code allows a five foot setback from property lines for parking lots in all districts, except it requires parking lots in the B-1 through B-4 and I-1 districts to be setback the same distance as buildings from the front property line. The proposal is to require the following (see Section 3, Subd. 4.c. on page 3 of the attached ordinance): In R-1 and R-2: parking areas for residential uses to be setback 5 feet, with allowance to go to one foot for temporary parking areas (same as now) parking lots for non-residential uses (such as churches, schools, community centers, day care centers) to be setback 15 feet if on sites having two acres or less; and 30 feet if on sites having more than two acres (increase from five feet) In R-3, R-4, R-5: front =30 feet side, rear =20 feet if abutting residential districts = 10 feet if abutting non-residential districts (increase from five feet) In B-1 through B-5 front = 30 feet (same as now)