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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 24, 2024 Page 4 1 While the applicants have added additional clarity to the proposed use and provided a concept 2 site plan that suggests additional green space on the most impervious site, there are a number of 3 modifications or supplemental elements that should be incorporated into any recommendation 4 for the PUD amendment. Those modifications include the following: 5 1. Provide information on staffing during religious services in the multi -purpose room, 6 and scale the capacity of the assembly to match the remaining available parking on 7 the site, at the rate of 2.5 persons per parking space. 8 2. Provide an interior floor plan schematic that shows the planned multi -purpose space, 9 and how assembly capacity will be controlled to meet the maximum imposed by the 10 parking supply. 11 3. Close the westerly of the two access driveways to Kenzie Terrance, and add green 12 space and landscaping to replace the driveway removal. 13 4. Provide a more detailed landscaping plan that identifies the proposed planting 14 materials in the illustrated green spaces on the site, as well as the existing green 15 spaces at the perimeter of the site, including a maintenance plan for improving those 16 overgrown area. (The applicants asked that this condition be waived due to 17 considerations over cost). 18 5. Provide information on the outdoor play area, including surfacing, amenities or 19 structures in the play area, and method of separation from the adjacent driveway 20 (fencing, etc.). (The applicants asked that this condition be waived due to 21 considerations over cost). 22 23 To these conditions the Planning Commission added the following: 24 6. Preparation of a traffic and parking impact assessment, identifying the peak capacity 25 of the site during busy periods, and how the site would accommodate both traffic 26 distribution and parking needs. This assessment needs to incorporate the requirements 27 of Hennepin County related to changes to use and access to Kenzie Terrace, a County 28 jurisdiction roadway. 29 7. Information documenting environmental conditions on the property, and how the 30 applicants proposed to address those conditions given the proposed uses and changes 31 to the site and/or building. 32 33 To recommend approval of the amendment, the following findings should be considered that 34 were generated by the discussion and public hearing: 35 1. The land use plan chapter of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan identifies the site for 36 Commercial Uses. 37 2. The 2040 Comprehensive Plan includes a variety of mixed use opportunities on 38 Commercial property. 39 3. The current Kenzie Terrace PUD District references the R-4 District for alternatives 40 to the approved PUD plans. 41 4. The R-4 District includes religious assembly uses as an allowed use, and by 42 extension, these uses are allowable in the Kenzie Terrace PUD District. 43 5. The proposed use is a reasonable adaptive re -use of an existing vacant building and 44 property. 45 6. Religious Assembly uses are commonly found in residential areas of the City, like the 46 mixed residential neighborhoods near the proposed site.