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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005 12-15 PCP • PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER DECEMBER 15, 2005 REGULAR SESSION 1. Call to Order: 7:30 p.m. 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes - November 17, 2005 4. Chairperson's Explanation The Planning Commission is an advisory body. One of the Commission's functions is to hold public hearings. In the matters concerned in these hearings, the Commission makes recommendations to the City Council. The City Council makes all final decisions in these matters. 5. SPIRITUAL LIFE MINISTRIES 2005 -018 Request for a Special Use Permit to establish a Bible College and Site and Building Plan approval for a 7,583 sq. ft. addition to the Spiritual Life Church, 6865 Shingle Creek Parkway. 6. Discussion Item a. 2006 Planning Commission Meeting Schedule 7. Other Business 8. Adjournment • Application Filed on 12 -01 -05 City Council Action Should Be Taken By 1 -31 -06 (60 Days) Planning Commission Information Sheet Application No. 2005 -018 Applicant: Spiritual Life Ministries Location: 6865 Shingle Creek Pkwy Request: Special Use Permit/Site and Buiding Plan Approval The applicant, Marcus Blue on behalf of Spiritual Life Ministries, is seeking a special use permit to establish a bible college and site and building plan approval to construct 7,583 sq. fl. upper floor additions to the existing Spiritual Life Church facility at 6865 Shingle Creek Parkway. The intended purpose of the additions is to house and accommodate a bible college providing adult religious education for 200 to 250 persons. The property in questions is zoned C -1 (service /office) and is bounded on the north by Shingle Creek Parkway; on the east by Xerxes Avenue and a two story office building; and on the south and west by an extension of Freeway Boulevard. Educational uses including post secondary schools, business schools, trade schools and the like, but excluding public and private elementary and secondary schools (K -12) are listed as special uses in the C -1 zoning district per Section 35- • 320, Subdivision 3d of the zoning ordinance. The Spiritual Life Church was granted site and building plan approval for a 900 seat church by the City Council on June 9, 1997 under Planning Commission Application No. 97006. Approval for an approximate 7,000 sq. ft. addition to the church for a fellowship hall and meeting room was granted by the City Council on September 24, 2001 under Planning Commission Application No. 2001 -019. The current plan is to add upper level additions to the southeast corner of the building (5,855 sq. fl.) and on the north side of the building (1,728 sq. fl.). The southeast addition will be for five classrooms serving the Bible College, restrooms, storage, stairways and corridors. The north addition will be for eight offices. The applicant is not proposing to make any site changes other than the upper level building expansions. The church was planned with a possible expansion in mind and the current expansion will not affect existing improvements. The expansion approved in 2001 reviewed and verified compliance with existing zoning ordinance requirements for site improvements. Most of the improvements were provided with the 1997 original building plans. ACCESS/PARKING Access to the site is unchanged and is gained from Xerxes Avenue on the east side of the site and two access points from Freeway Boulevard. The parking requirement for the church is based on seating capacity. One parking space for every three seats is required. Nine hundred seats were 12 -15 -05 Page 1 indicated on the original plan which required 300 parking spaces. The plan submitted with the 2001 addition_ showed 299 parking spaces which will accommodate a seating capacity of 897. The seating capacity of the church is a little over 600. The 299 parking spaces is sufficient for the current capacity of the church and no additional parking is necessary. The 200 to 250 students to be accommodated in the Bible College plus staff and existing day time or off peak uses can also be accommodated by the existing on site parking and no parking conflict is anticipated. GRADING/DRAINAGE/UTILITIES No site revisions are proposed with respect to grading, drainage or utilities for this expansion. The church when it was originally built in 1997 received Shingle Creek Watershed Management approval for a water retention plan including two ponding areas. No new modifications are required because the expansion will not increase the impervious area on the site. The Public Works' Director has been advised of the proposed modifications and has indicated that no additional reviews would be necessary. Utilities to the site already exist and would be modified to accommodate the expanded areas. LANDSCAPING No modifications or changes to the landscaping are proposed with respect to this addition. The landscape point system required 392 landscape points for this site and were provided. Landscaping on the site appears to be sufficient and no additional landscaping should be required. BUILDING • The building exterior for the proposed additions will be a rock faced concrete masonry unit colored to match the existing building. The floor plans show the location of five classrooms in the southeast portion of the addition and relocated or new offices in the north addition. SPECIAL USE PERMIT STANDARDS Pastor Joseph Fornara on behalf of Spiritual Life Ministries has provided a letter addressing the special use permit standards contained in Section 35 -220 of the zoning ordinance (copy attached). He notes that they are seeking the expansion to the church and the establishment of the bible college in order to enhance their ability to better serve the community through adult religious education. He adds that they are achieving their expansion and improvements to the present property within the foot print that is already established which can serve to add to the value of the property which surrounds the church. Additionally, he points out that the special use envisioned will not impinge in any way upon development or improvement of surrounding property or any uses that might be permitted in the district. He further points out that the additional activity will take place during hours which are not overlapping or which immediately proceed or follow church service hours and that the parking spaces allotted for the property exceed any possible need created by the special use. 12 -15 -OS • Page 2 The standards for special use permits require that the proposed special use promote.and enhance • the general public welfare and not be detrimental to or endanger the health, safety and welfare of the public; not be injurious to the use axed enjoyment of other property in the immediate neighborhood nor substantially diminish or impair property values; not impede the normal and orderly development of surrounding properties; be designed so as to minimize traffic congestion on the public streets; and conform with applicable regulations of the district in which it is located. We believe that the standards for special use permits can be met in this situation given the information provided and the site plan that has been submitted. A public has been scheduled with respect to this special use permit and notices have been sent to surrounding property owners. RECOMMENDATION We believe that the application is in order and would recommend approval subject to the following conditions: 1. The building plans are subject to review and approval by the Building Official with respect to applicable codes prior to the issuance of permits. 2. Any altered grading, drainage or utility plans are subject to review and approval by the City Engineer prior to the issuance of permits. 3. The building additions are to be equipped with an automatic fire extinguishing system to meet NFPA standards and shall be connected to a central monitoring device in accordance with Chapter 5 of the city ordinances. 4. The applicant shall provide appropriate erosion and sediment control devices on site during construction as approved by the city Engineering Department. 5. The special use permit is granted for a bible college within the meaning of an educational use as provided for in Section 35 -320, Subdivision 3d of the City's zoning ordinance. Any change in this use not comprehended by this application or permitted under the zoning ordinance will require approval of an amendment to this special use permit. 6. The special use permit is subject to all applicable codes, ordinances and regulations and any violation thereof shall be grounds for revocation. 12 -15 -05 Page 3 1 • t ttttmttttt��1 • . t�Zt �t a ttttl /t /Ill /l� '' .:.. ! Ili /tl /��� / � ► ��, a < � ` , , �II11tt■ ■i/l�/r± ♦� t ,.:. 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Additionally, the special use envisioned will not impinge in any way upon the development or improvement of any surrounding property for any uses that might be permitted in the district. It will not be necessary to expand the footprint of the structure within which this special use is to take place. Therefore, there is no restriction to either the ingress or egress from the parking area which surrounds the present structure. Since the special use envisioned takes place during hours which are not overlapping or which immediately precede or follow church service hours, the parking spaces presently allotted to the property far exceed any possible need created by the special use envisioned. We respectfully submit ourselves to conform to all applicable regulations of the district within which this special use is to take place. 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The special use will not be injurious to the use and enjoyment of other properly in the immediate vicinity for the purposes already permitted, nor substantially diminish and impair property values within the neighborhood. c. The establishment of the special use will not impede the normal and orderly development and improvement of surrounding property for uses permitted in the district. d. Adequate measures have been or will be taken to provide ingress, egress lmd parking so designed as to minimize traffic congestion in the public streets. e. The special use shall, in all other respects, conform to the applicable regulations of the district in which it - is located. 3. Conditions and Restrictions The Planning Commission may recommend and the City Council may impose such conditions and restrictions upon the establishment, location, construction, maintenance and operation of the special use as deemed necessary for the protection of the public interest and to secure compliance with requirements specified in this ordinance. In all cases in which.special use permits are granted, the City Council may require such evidence and guarantees as it may deem necessary as part of the conditions stipulated in connection therewith. • 4. Resubmission No application for a special use permit which has been denied by the City Council shall be resubmitted for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of the final determination by the City Council; except that the applicant may set forth in writing newly discovered evidence of change of condition upon which he relies to gain the consent of the City Council for resubmission at an earlier time. 5. Revocation and Extension of Special Use Permits - When a special use permit has been issued pursuant to the provisions of this ordinance, such permit shall expire without further action by the Planning Commission or the City Council unless the applicant or his assignee or successor commences work upon the subject properly within ono year of the date the special use permit is granted, or unless before the expiration of the one year period the applicant shall apply for an extension thereof by filling out and submitting to the Secretary of the Planning Commission a "Special Use Permit" application requesting such extension and paying an additional fee in an amount as set forth by the City Council resolution. Special use permits granted pursuant to the provisions of a prior ordinance of Brooklyn Canter shall expire within one year of the of date of this ordinance if construction upon the subject properly pursuant to such special use permit has not commenced within that time. In any instance where an existing and established special use is abandoned for a period of one eyar, the special use permit related thereto shall expire one year following the date of abandonment. City of Brooklyn Center 2006 Planning Commission Meeting Schedule The following Planning Commission meeting dates are recommended for 2006. The schedule is designed generally to provide two meetings a month, a regular business meeting and a study session. Meetings will generally be held on Thursday evenings in the City Hall Council Chambers and will begin at 7:30 p.m. The schedule is subject to revisions with prior notice if a need should arise. 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