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Mounds View Planning Commission April 5, 2000 Regular Meeting Page 3 2428 County Road H2, has been serving Mounds View and the surrounding communities for many years. Planning Associate Ericson stated the Planning Commission discussed this item at their March 15 meeting, at which time, many issues were brought forward. He indicated the Planning Commission considered the number of parking spaces available on the site. He advised that the first phase of the construction would create 188 parking stalls. The number of parking stalls would be reduced to 176 in the second phase. He explained it is anticipated that with full buildout, the number of parking spaces would be adequate to meet the needs of the facility. Planning Associate Ericson stated the applicant estimates that the Church could serve as many as 600 people per service, in the future. He indicated the Church is planning ahead for this point, and is moving the parking lots to accommodate the future parking needs and the secondary expansion, which could occur in three to five years. He stated the parking meets the City Code requirements for the anticipated seating, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements for handicapped parking stalls are also met. Planning Associate Ericson stated another issue with this request is with regard to the wetland buffer requirement. He advised that according to City Code requirements, a Wetland Buffer Permit must be obtained for any development activity that occurs within 100 feet of a wetland, and this is an issue that the City Council would act upon. He indicated that the wetland buffer permit request will be examined in terms of the effect of the drainage upon the adjacent wetland, and the Rice Creek Watershed District is also reviewing this matter. He explained that it would be premature to discuss the Wetland Buffer Permit until such time as the Watershed District has given their approval with regard to the stormwater pond, the grading, and other related issues, after which, the City could take action on the matter. He advised that the Planning Commission was not required to act on this item. Planning Associate Ericson provided the Planning Commission with a revised landscape plan, which incorporates the changes recommended by the City Forester. He explained that the boulevard trees, which were initially to be Marshall Ash, have been changed to Patmore Ash, due to problems with the Marshall Ash variety in the City, in the past. He pointed out that additional landscaping has been added at the southern portion of the property. The size of the Arborvitae at the eastern edge of the property, along County Road H2, have been increased from their initially proposed two-gallon size because this smaller Arborvitae would not provide sufficient screening until many years in the future. The City Forester has recommended that a four to five-foot Arborvitae be utilized to provide better screening of this area, at the initial buildout of the project. He indicated the alterations suggested by the City Forester have been made. Planning Associate Ericson stated the applicant is proposing to utilize decorative lighting along the sidewalks, and that all of the proposed lighting meets with the City’s photometric analysis requirements including spillage, glare, and foot-candle measurements onto adjacent properties, as well as with regard to the centerlines of Knollwood Drive and County Road H2.