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Item No: 3 Meeting Date: April 5, 2004 Type of Business: Discussion Administrator Review: ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Kristin Prososki, Planning Associate Item Title/Subject: Review Proposed PUD Amendment Regarding “Building N” in Mounds View Business Park Located at 5145 – 5151 Program Avenue Introduction: In 1994, Everest Development applied for a Planned Unit Development (PUD) on the site located at 5145 – 5151 Program Avenue, known as “Building N”. At that time, the City Council granted final plat approval. The site was not developed until 1999, when the applicant came before the City with an alternative plan, which was approved by the City Council on December 16, 1998. The site contains 6.89 acres and the existing building is 69,167 square feet. Since “Building N” was constructed, it has been partially occupied by Disetronic. Disetronic utilizes just less than 30,000 ft² of the building for the sale and customer service of medical equipment. The lease ends in September of 2004, but the company plans to be moved out of the space sometime during the summer of 2004. The other portion of the building (40,000 ft²) has been vacant since it was built. The current owner, Michael Investments, has attempted to lease the space, but until now has not succeeded in securing a tenant. Michael Investments has reached an Agreement for Purchase with Bethlehem Baptist Church (BBC), contingent upon proper City approval. Although a formal PUD Agreement does not exist, Staff reports and other records indicate that the PUD was to be used as office/flex, with possible uses being office, laboratory, production, high tech assembly or storage uses. BBC is requesting that the City consider amending the PUD to allow “religious institution” as a permitted use for the “Building N” site. The Planning Commission discussed this request at two of their previous meetings. Although the Commission had many concerns about the financial implications, they are recommending approval from a land use perspective. Discussion: The Zoning Code allows religious institutions as conditional uses in residential districts. There are seven criteria that a church must meet to obtain a Conditional Use Permit. Although these are the requirements for residential areas, they should still be evaluated for a religious use in any district. Conditional Use Criteria: 1. Front yard depths shall be a minimum of thirty-five (35) feet. The front setback for “Building N” is one hundred fifty-two (152) feet at its minimum. 2. Side yards shall be no less than thirty (30) feet. The side setback is fifty-four (54) feet at its minimum.