CC MINUTES 01091996 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

City.Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 9, 1996 • Page 3 1 could co-exist with the retail occupants of the center. The church will only be used once 2 per week and would in no way affect the adjacent businesses. He stated the church 3 believes that by occupying the space in the center, they will benefit the community. It 4 would be an advantage to the City of St. Anthony to approve the proposal because when 5 people have a spiritual anchor established in their life it creates a better City and combats 6 the general decline in morals seen in every community. The Solid Rock Church wants to 7 be a positive influence to minor children, youth and adults. Another advantage to the 8 City would be that people would go to the service stations and restaurants before or after 9 church services. In the event the Solid Rock Church failed to meet the conditions of the 10 conditional use permit, the City Council would have the right to revoke the permit. 11 Mr. Dave Hughes stated he attends Saturday evening services and is a business man who 12 has working in the City of St. Anthony for 25 years. He noted the conditional use permit 13 did specifically state a church was an acceptable, compatible use. The conditional use 14 permit also gives the City Council the right to determine if other non-named businesses 15 would or would not.be compatible. He stated he did not believe X-rated businesses were 16 listed as compatible and would be left to the discretion of the City Council. 17 Mayor Ranallo cited a previous situation when the Little Sisters of Guadelupe asked to locate a bingo hall in Apache.Plaza. The City Council determined this was not a qt compatible use,just as church services are not compatible with retail. Mayor Ranallo 20 stated he did not feel it appropriate to set a precedent and not be able to deny other 21 requests that may arise. 22 Ms. Reiling stated First Bank and Welsh Co. had to approve any business which would 23 apply for a lease in the center. She stated there is a lot of screening which takes place 24 before they will even bring a lease before the Planning Commission. She stated this will 25 probably be the last lease they will do for Apache Plaza due to the proposed 26 redevelopment. There is no longevity and no one is interested in leasing under those 27 terms. 28 Councilmember Faust noted the City Council has to look at the long terms affect to the 29 City. 30 Ms. Reiling stated she understood the concern of setting a precedent but felt the situation 31 is so unique because it is so short term in nature. 32 Councilmember Wagner noted the precedent applies to the entire City,not just to Apache 33 Plaza. Councilmember Marks stated the conditional use permit allows a use to be considered individually for each application. Approval is only given for a specific situation. This