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PUD Amendment Report Building N March 3, 2004 Page 2 3. Minimum lot area shall be no less than one (1) acre, or as provided in Section 1104.02, subdivision 2b(3). This property has an area of 6.89 acres. 4. Adequate screening from abutting residential uses and landscaping is provided in compliance with subdivision 1103.08 of this Title. This property does not abut any residential uses. 5. Adequate off-street parking and access is provided on the site or on lots directly abutting or directly across a public street to the principal use in compliance with Chapter 1121 of this Title and that such parking is adequately screened and landscaped from surrounding and abutting residential uses in compliance with subdivision 1103.8 of this Title. There are currently 344 parking spaces on site. Parking spaces would be in highest demand on Sunday mornings when the worship sanctuary would be in use. The sanctuary would seat between 800 and 1300 people. The Zoning Code requires one parking space per 4 seats for a church use. Using the higher projection of 1300 seats, the Zoning Code would require 325 parking spaces, which the parking lot currently satisfies. In addition to the existing parking, BBC plans to create additional spaces near the current loading docks, if necessary. Parking agreements with nearby business has also been discussed as a possibility if the current parking doesn’t meet BBC’s needs. 6. Adequate off-street loading and service entrances are provided and regulated where applicable by Chapter 1122 of this Title. The property currently meets the loading requirements in Chapter 1122. 7. The provisions of Section 1125.01, subdivision 1e of this Title are considered and satisfactorily met. An amendment to a Planned Unit Development is processed as would an amendment to an approved Conditional Use Permit, which is to say that the procedural requirements of Section 1125 of the Zoning Code would be followed. Section 1125 requires that the Council review the request, taking into consideration any and all potential adverse effects of the proposed amendment. Potential Adverse Effects: A. Relationship to Municipal Comprehensive Plan. Mounds View’s adopted Comprehensive Plan identifies the “Building N” PUD site as Light Industrial. The proposed use within the PUD does not fall into this future land use designation, however, the building exterior will experience only slight modification and will still blend with surrounding buildings. In addition, if “Building N” were used as a church, Staff feels that it would not have a negative impact on the surrounding properties. B. The geographical area involved. The site is located on Program Avenue, within Mounds View Business Park East. The parcel is bounded to the south and east by Program Avenue, which has access to Highway 10. Days Inn and CG Hill are to the west of the property and Jonco Die Company is directly to the north. C. Neighborhood impact. As previously mentioned, the original planned use for this particular