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Item No 10 A Meeting Date: April 24, 2000 Type of Business: PH & CB WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor & City Council From: James Ericson, Planner Item Title/Subject: Public Hearing and Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit, Development Review and Wetland Buffer Permit for the Messiah Lutheran Church Facility Expansion Date of Report: April 20, 2000 Background: Messiah Lutheran Church has requested city approval of a conditional use permit, development review and wetland buffer permit to allow for an expansion of their facility. The subject property is zoned R-1, which allows churches as a conditional use. Currently, Messiah does not have a conditional use permit. The development review is necessary according to Section 1006.06 of the City Code, which requires that the Planning Commission and City Council review any development, redevelopment or expansion of existing facilities. The buffer permit is necessary to conform to Section 1010.08, which requires that any activity occurring within 100 feet of a wetland be reviewed so as to protect, preserve and enhance the City’s natural wetland areas. The church proposes to expand their facility in two phases. The first phase of the proposed expansion will involve two building additions totaling 5,220 square feet and a partial parking lot removal and replacement. The west single-story addition will add office space and a meeting room while the two-story addition on the east side will add a more spacious lobby and gathering area, more classroom space, a larger mechanical room, an elevator and restrooms. The second phase of the proposed expansion will involve more ambitious building additions, which would serve as an expanded worship area and classroom space. The construction of the second phase, which is proposed in three to five years, would add approximately 27,505 square feet to the building. The expanded building areas would match the architecture and design of the existing brick building. The applicant is seeking approval of only the first phase of development at this time. Development Review Discussion: Dimensional and Zoning Requirements: All of the dimensional requirements pertaining to this development--the building and parking lot setbacks, parking requirements, minimum lot size and other zoning- related dimensional criteria are satisfied with this proposal as they pertain to the first phase of the proposed expansion. Table 1 on the following page lists the specific dimensional requirements as they apply to the Messiah expansion.