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PUD Amendment Report Building N March 3, 2004 Page 3 parcel was office/industrial. An office or industrial use would generate traffic primarily from Monday through Friday, most likely between the hours of 6 AM and 6 PM. A religious institution, however, would generate traffic primarily on Sundays between the hours of 8 AM and 1 PM. A church use would probably not have a negative impact on the surrounding area because most of the traffic generated from the church would be at the opposite times that traffic from the surrounding uses is generated. D. The character of the surrounding area. The properties surrounding “Building N” are all zoned PUD or B-3, Highway Business. Across the street to the south are RJ Riches and 35W Auto Repair. North of “Building N” is Jonco Die Company and to the west are CG Hill and Days Inn. Program Avenue borders the property to the east. The existing building would not be out of place in this industrial/business area. E. The demonstrated need for such use. BBC has found that they continue to grow and expand their membership and in turn, require more space to meet the needs of the membership. BBC is looking for a large building in the north Metro area with good highway access. “Building N” has been underutilized since it was constructed five years ago, and BBC will meet the need of filling and using the space. Other Related Issues: Building Usage In addition to the main worship sanctuary, BBC would also be utilizing the building for offices and classroom/meeting space. BBC currently has between 70 and 80 employees and estimates that there will be 6 employees at the North Campus, plus support from staff members from their Minneapolis location. At this time, BBC has no plans for non- church uses in “Building N”, but the potential exists that they may lease some space to a business. “Building N” currently has an unfinished interior (See Attached Photos). BBC plans to finish the space and make some changes to the building. Possible changes include adding a canopy/driveport area for dropping off passengers, raising the roof or lowering the floor to create higher ceilings, removing the loading docks, and additional landscaping. BBC would also add new signage to the building and would work with Staff to meet the Code requirements. Traffic/ Access “Building N” has good highway access to both Highway 10 and Interstate 35W. As previously stated, most of the traffic that would be generated by BBC would be at opposite times of the surrounding businesses. BBC plans to hold Sunday services at 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM and on Wednesday evenings. Currently, BBC is holding their north campus services at Northwestern College. There are roughly 810 people in attendance on Sunday mornings, split between two services. Staff contacted Jane Goedeki, Services Manager for Northwestern College, to ask questions about any traffic issues generated by BBC. Ms. Goedeki stated that they too initially had some concerns about traffic, especially considering that there is only one point of access onto the campus. She said that they didn’t experience any traffic back-ups or other problems and it ended up being a non-issue. Financial Impact Staff conducted research to find out if other cities in the metro area have