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Messiah Lutheran Church Expansion Staff Report April 20, 2000 Page 7 e. 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 Section 1103.08 of this Title. Adequate parking in excess of what the City Code requires is provided on the site, both before and after the second phase of construction. The applicant has indicated a willingness to work with adjacent neighbors to resolve any inadequacies with regard to landscaping and screening, and may provide for landscaping above and beyond that which is proposed in the submitted plan. f. Adequate off street loading and service entrances are provided and regulated where applicable by Chapter 1122 of this Title. This requirement does not apply to the Messiah Church facility. g. The provisions of Section 1125.01, subdivision 1e of this Title are considered and satisfactorily met. (Ord. 590, 11-25-96) These provisions refer to the adverse effects criteria that the Planning Commission addressed in their review of this proposal. They are presented herein as follows: Adverse Affects Criteria: Section 1125.01, Subd. 1e of the City Code requires that the Planning and Zoning Commission consider possible adverse affects of the proposed use, or in this case, the existing use and expansion thereof. The following is the list of factors to be considered, along with the Planning Commission’s response: (1) Relationship to Municipal Comprehensive Plan. (2) The geographical area involved. (3) Whether such use will tend to or actually depreciate the area in which it is proposed. (4) The character of the surrounding area. (5) The demonstrated need for such use. It is believed that the impacts of this use and expansion thereto are potentially minimal, considering its 60-year history and absence of incidents or complaints. The Comprehensive Plan allows for a church at this location and the Zoning Code conditionally permits such a use with greater than typical setbacks. Save for a small commercial building at the southeast corner of Silver Lake Road and County Road H2, the church is the only non-residential use in this area of the City. Most of the homes are single-family dwellings situated on larger lots although there are some twin homes located just north of the church on both Knollwood Drive and County Road H2. Other than a loss of tree cover on the site, which would be partially replaced, it is not believed that Messiah’s expansion would depreciate the neighborhood. The need for the Church is clearly demonstrated by its 60-year presence and healthy congregation.