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Sunrise CUP November 12, 1999 Page 4 • The expansion of this facility would not pose an excessive burden on existing parks, schools, streets and other public facilities and utilities which serve the area. (2) The use will be sufficiently compatible or separated by distance or screening from adjacent residentially zoned or used land so that existing homes will not be depreciated in value and there will be no deterrence to development of vacant land The Church property is bordered on three sides by public streets--Long Lake Road to the west, County Road Ito the north and Bronson Drive to the south. To the east, the Church abuts both medium and high density residential properties. These properties are at least one hundred feet away at their nearest point and as far away as 500 feet from the Church. The magnitude of the separation, in staff's opinion, is of a sufficient distance so as to not have any depreciatory effect on the residential properties. (3) The structure and site shall have an appearance that will not have an adverse effect upon adjacent residential properties. The existing Church, given its separation from other uses, fits well in this area and is aesthetically pleasing. As evidence of this,the Church and the architect who designed it received an award in 1967 for architectural excellence from the Minnesota Society of Architects. The expansion will match the appearance and design of the existing structure and will add to the overall appearance of the community. (4) The use, in the opinion of the City Council, is reasonably related to the overall needs of the • City and to the existing land use. The fact that the Church has existed in this location for 42 years with a consistent and growing congregation is proof alone that the use satisfies a community need. Its expansion is a direct result of the Church's growing congregation and its desire to be more responsive to its membership. (5) The use is consistent with the purposes of the Zoning Code and the purposes of the zoning district in which the applicant intends to locate the proposed use. Churches and other institutional uses are conditionally permitted within the R-1, Single- family residential district. (6) The use is not in conflict with the Comprehensive Plan of the City. The Comprehensive Plan(both the existing and proposed plan) designates this area as Institutional, appropriate for this type of use. (7) The use will not cause traffic hazards or congestion. Staff is unaware of any congestion problems on Long Lake Road as a result of the Church's services. The additional traffic generated by the expansion would not add any significant volume to Long Lake Road, a Ramsey County four lane collector roadway, a street designed to accommodate higher volumes of traffic. Also, the times during which the • . Church would have its greatest impact upon the street is also a period of relatively low