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Home My WebLink About1994 08-11 PCP PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER AUGUST 11, 1994 REGULAR SESSION 1. Call to Order: 7:30 p.m. 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes - July 28, 1994 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 K makes recommendations to the City Council. The City Council makes all final decisions in these matters. 5. ANOKA-HENNEPIN COMMUNITY EDUCATION 94008 Request for a Special Use Permit to operate a preschool program at the Lutheran Church of the Master, 1200 69th Avenue North. • 6. Other Business 7. Adjournment Planning Commission Information Sheet • Application No. 94008 Applicant: Anoka-Hennepin Community Education Learning Readiness Preschool Program Location: Lutheran Church of the Master, 1200 69th Avenue North Request: Special Use Permit The applicant requests Special Use Permit approval to operate a preschool within the Lutheran Church of the Master located at 1200 69th Avenue North. The church property is zoned Rl (Single Family Residence) and is bounded on the north by 70th Avenue; on the east by Emerson Avenue and three 7 unit apartment buildings recently acquired by the Lutheran Church of the Master; on the south by 69th Avenue; and on the west by the Northbrook Terrace apartment complex.. Both churches and preschools are special uses in the Rl zone. New Horizons Daycare Centers had operated a preschool out of the Lutheran Church of the Master for a number of years until 1992 when that operation moved to the Humboldt Square Shopping Center. Since that time no preschool has been operated out of the church and the Special Use Permit for such use has lapsed. Therefore, a new Special Use Permit must be approved for this operation. Marilyn Wolkerstorfer, supervisor for the Anoka-Hennepin Community Education Learning Readiness Preschool Program has submitted written information regarding their proposed operation at the church. This program is required to be licensed by the Minnesota Department of Human Services. The applicant proposes to offer a preschool program on Mondays and • Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and from noon to 2:00 p.m. for 31 weeks beginning September 12 and running through May 1995. The morning hour classes are for 3 year olds and the afternoon classes are for 4 and 5 year olds. The maximum number of preschoolers in any one class would be 20. - The written information cites the goal of the program and various activities proposed for the children. Ms. Wolkerstorfer notes that the staff and program are licensed by the Department of Human Services and that each class will be staffed by a teacher and an assistant. The preschool classes would be conducted on Mondays and Wednesdays. The location of the preschool classes is in an approximate 20' x 40' classroom located at the northwest corner of the original church building. The facility has been inspected by the Building Official and the Hennepin County Health Department for compliance with applicable regulations. The State Fire Marshall is also required to review the facility for code compliance as well. Access to the preschool classroom will be from the north side of the church building through the parking lot. Parking associated with this use should be confined to the church's north parking lot. • 8-11-94 ' -1- Planning Commission Information Sheet The Anoka-Hennepin Community Education Learning Readiness Preschool Program has 11 • existing sites located throughout the Anoka-Hennepin School District. Based on their experience in this field we do not anticipate any problems with operation. A public hearing has been scheduled for this application and notices have been sent. Attached for the Commissions review is a copy of Section 35-220 of the Zoning Ordinance containing the standards for Special Use Permits. Special Use Permits may be granted only after a finding that all of the standards for Special Use Permits have been met. We see no conflict with these standards and the proposed preschool operation to be conducted by the Anoka- Hennepin Community Education Learning Readiness Preschool Program. RECOMMENDATION In general the application appears to be in order approval is recommended subject to at least the following conditions: 1. The Special Use Permit is issued for a preschool for up to 20 children at.a time. Any expansion or alteration of the preschool operation will require an amendment to this Special Use Permit. 2. The preschool operation shall receive the proper licensing from the Minnesota Department of Human Services and a copy of the license shall be kept on file • with the City. 3. The premises will be brought into compliance with all applicable state and local regulations relating to fire safety, health and building code standards for the preschool operation. 4. This Special Use Permit is subject to all other applicable codes, ordinances and regulations. 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The preschool m " schedule would be: a Mon.&Wed. 9:40-11:00am, 3 year old class, 1$ children Mon.&Wed. 12:00-2:00pm, 4-5 year old class, 24 children The program begins September 12 and tuns through the middle of May for 31 weeks. Our goal for children in this preschool is to help them become enthusiastic learners. We create an environment that encourages them to explore, to make choices, to try out new things. We focus on the process of learning by providing many activities within the two hour period. The daily schedule allows for large group activities, choice time, snack and small group activities. The curriculum is carried out using a learning center • approach which,includes the following centers: science, sensory(Water, sand, snow etc.). art, library,blocks, socio-dramatic (housekeeping, grocery store. airport etc.), cognitive/manipulative (games, puzzles, building toys etc.) at the preschool age, children learn best by doing and being actively involved, thus, learning best through their play. Each child uses the centers at his/her own level, gaining enjoyment and success from the learning experience. Our staff and program are licensed by the MN Dept. of Human Services. Each class is staffed by a teacher and an assistant teacher. Learning Readiness Funding from the State of MN makes it possible for farnilles to pay tuition based on their family size and the number of people in their family, making this Program affordable for all families. Parents are encouraged to be a part of their child's education by participating in classroom activities, attending parent seminars, and using a Parent/Child Lending Library available at the site. All parent activities are available without charge to the parents. The proposed preschool classroom is located in the back of the church with easy and safe access to and from the parking lot. The Anoka-Hennepin Learning Readiness Preschool Program has been serving children and their families for 28 years. We have I I existing sites located throughout the Anoka-Hennepin School District. We believe the location of Lutheran Church of the Master is an excellent one that will enable us to a rovide F positive first school experience for children, helping them and their p g families re are fora good start Kindergarten. It is also very accessible for the many families living in the nearby apartment complexes. izoka • Equal Opportunities for education and employment ennepin prsnttc!m rec;•c?ed pc rr lnauaerrti:nt�luw,!!)irvdst!I Section 35-220. SPECIAL USE PERMITS 2. Standards for Special Use Permits A special use permit may be granted by the City Council after demonstration by evidence that all of the following are met: (a) The establishment, maintenance or operation of the special use will promote and enhance the general welfare and will not be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety, morals, or comfort. (b) The special use will not be injurious to the use and enjoyment of other property 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 and 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 ord- inance. 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 connec- tion 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. S. Revocation and Extension of Special Use Permits When a special use permit has been issued pursuant to the pro- visions 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 sub- ject property within one 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 of $15.00. Special use permits granted pursuant to the provisions of a prior ordinance of Brooklyn Center shall expire within one year of the effective date of this ordinance if construction upon the sub- ject property 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 year, the special use permit re- lated thereto shall expire one year following the date of abandon- ment. • I