Planning Commission Resolution 480-96

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. . . Planning Commission Resolution 480-96 September 18, 1996 Page 3 d. Adequate off-street parking and acccss is provided on thc site or on lots directly abutting or directly across a public strcet to thc principal use in compliance with Chapter 1121 of this Title and that such parking is adequately screened and landscaped from surrounding and abutting rcsidential uses in compliance with Scction 1103.08 of this Titlc. The proposed plan provides 29 parking spaces of two are compact size and two are for handicapped. This number is sufficient to meet Code requirements with a limit of 115 seats for the seating capacity of the Church. The size of the parking spaces, number- of compact spaces, and drive aisle widths used meets Code requirements. The curb cut on County Road H is 20 feet and the curb cut on Pleasant View Drive is 12 feet, which meet the maximum width of 22 feet allowed in the R- 1 district. * *The Fire Department has indicated that there is sufficient access and maneuvering room for emergency vehicles if the building is sprinklered. ** The plan meets the numerical and dimensional requirements of the Code, and the requirement for adequate screening and buffering from surrounding and abutting residential uses as is stated under c. above. (**S(a[[ is checking on thi... statement.) e. Adequate off-strcet loading and service cntrances are provided and regulated where applicablc by Chaptcr 1122 of this Title. Off-street loading areas are not required for this type of use or this size of building. f. The provisions of subdivision ll25.01(l)e of this Title are considcrcd and satisfactorily mct. (This section is quotcd below.) Adverse Effects: The Planning and Zoning Commission shall considcr possible adverse cffects of the proposed amendment or conditional use. Its judgmcnt shall be based upon (but not limited to) the following factors: ( I) Relationship to the Municipal Comprehensive Plan (2) Thc geographical area involved. (3) Whether such use will tend to or actually dcpreciate the arca in which it is proposed. (4) The charactcr of the surrounding area. (5) Thc dcmonstratcd nccd for the use. The geographical area involved in this application is a residential neighborhood bordered on the south by County Road H which serves as the municipal border. The neighborhood by deep, oversized lots and mature trees. The applicant has preserved a number of the mature trees on the site and added 24 evergreen trees and 10 deciduous trees in the buffer areas bordering adjacent residential lots. These trees when mature will create a wooded effect on the lot which is in keeping with the rest of the neighborhood. This criteria is met.