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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes October 21, 1997 Page 4 1 Chair Bergstrom stated it would be nice if something could be done with this lot and that 2 philosophically he was in favor of the proposal. 3 Ms. Moore-Sykes reported Staff had met with the developer several times and the proposal 4 would fit on the site, under the maximum allowable lot coverage, even with the additional 5 parking. She was not certain if the additional parking had been removed because the footprint 6 of the building had changed or if the developer merely desired more green space on the lot. 7 She reported the developer has indicated that he has constructed townhomes of a similar style 8 in Eden Prairie. 9 The Commission directed Staff to investigate the access for emergency vehicles with Fire 10 Chief Johnson and also the amount of parking available on site. 11 VIII. OTHER BUSINESS. 12 1. Proposed Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance Establishing_Regulations for Churches, 13 Temples and Synagogues. 14 Ms. Moore-Sykes noted that the Planning Commission had asked Staff to determine the 15 building coverages of the various church properties in St. Anthony. She reported the building 16 to lot coverages of the churches are as follows: Faith Methodist - 33%, Nativity Lutheran - 17 15%, Elmwood Evangelical - 7%, and St. Charles (currently) - 19%. If St. Charles is granted 18 permission to construct the fellowship hall, their building to lot coverage will be at 19 approximately 24%. Ms. Moore-Sykes stated she had changed the proposed amendment to 20 require that the building to land ratio for the permitted and permitted conditional uses (a)-(e) 21 may not exceed 35%. 22 Chair Bergstrom commented that in the definition section 1605 of the code, lot coverage is 23 defined but building to lot coverage is not. He suggested that building to lot coverage should 24 be defined in Section 1605 Subd. 17a. as "the combination of square footage of all building 25 footprints divided by the total square footage of the lot". 26 Chair Bergstrom suggested that in regard to parking requirements, instead of changing 27 1650.05 Subd. 1 (11), make the change to 1650.05 f. "...subsection except by City Council 28 action or the R-1 permitted conditional uses where the petitioner can demonstrate that a 29 specific project will not have adverse off-site parking effects". 30 Chair Bergstrom questioned if there would be benefit to include a statement in regard to total 31 lot coverage in the section of the Ordinance referring to building to land ratio. He noted that 32 as a City, there is a desire to preserve green space and to be sensitive to storm water 33 infiltration and run-off. 34 Ms. Moore-Sykes noted that the setback requirements will offer some control of the total lot 35 coverage. She noted that the total lot coverage of the church properties are not included in 36 the Staff report. 37 Chair Bergstrom suggested that a total lot coverage percent be determined by WSB or