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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes November 18, 1997 • Page 2 1 In considering the request for the conditional use permit, it must be determined that: 2 3 a. The use is one of the conditional uses specifically listed for the district in which the 4 property is located; 5 b. That specific conditions that are deemed necessary to make the use compatible with 6 other uses in the area are determined and communicated to the applicant; 7 C. The use will not be detrimental to the health, safety, or general welfare of persons 8 residing or working in the vicinity or to the values of property in the vicinity; and 9 d. The use will provide a service or a facility which is in the interest of public 1`0 convenience and will contribute to the general welfare of the community. 11 St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church is a conditional use that is specifically list in Section 12 1615.03 Permitted Conditional Uses, (a) of the City Code. St. Charles also concurs with the 13 requirement that the use will not be detrimental to the health or general welfare of persons 14 residing or working in the vicinity and does provide a service that is in the interest of the 15 public and contributes to the community's general welfare. 16 Safety has been an issue with the church because of the off-site parking that occurs whenever 17 the church holds services or schedules other events. Because worshipers park on St. Anthony 18 Boulevard and Stinson Boulevard, there is concern for the safety and welfare of pedestrian and vehicular traffic in these neighborhoods. This concern is heightened during the winter qPO months because plowed snow banks make it particularly difficult to park on the streets in 21 these areas. 22 Staff recommends that a condition to the conditional use permit be that the church develop 23 and enforce an on-site parking plan. 24 Chair Bergstrom noted that there has been a fair amount of discussion on this issue as it has 25 been presented to the Planning Commission on two previous occasions. 26 Commissioner Franzese noted that this request previously included a request for a setback 27 variance. 28 Ms. Moore-Sykes explained that it had been determined that a variance was not required as 29 that area was the backyard setback rather than the sideyard setback. 30 Commissioner Makowske noted that he had received a call from a resident requesting that the 31 tape or the minutes of tonight's meeting be available as he was unable to be in attendance. 32 Ms. Moore-Sykes stated that would be arranged. 33 Gerald De Zelar, architect for St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, displayed drawings of the site plan, floor plan and the elevations of the proposed addition. He explained that the 5 desire of St. Charles is to construct an addition to the church of a fellowship hall of 12,000