HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985 03-14 PCP Planning Commission Information Sheet
Application No. 85005
Applicant: Brookdale Christian Center
Location: 6030 Xerxes Avenue North
Request: Site and Building Plan/Special Use
The applicant requests site and building plan and special use permit approval
to construct a family life center (recreation center) addition to the church
at 6030 Xerxes Avenue North. The property in question is zoned R1 and is bounded
on the north by Brooklyn Drive, on the east by Garden City Park and the American
Little League field, on the south by single-family homes, and on the west by
Xerxes Avenue North. Churches are special uses in the R1 zoning district.
The proposed addition is to include a fellowship hall/gymnasium as a two-storey
space on the south portion of the addition and two storeys of other space on
the north, including lockers, showers, restrooms, a prayer chapel and music
room on the lower level and a large classroom, restrooms and foyer area on the
upper level . The addition will allow six more rows of pews to be placed in
the main sanctuary. There is presently seating for 302 in the existing church.
With the addition, seating capacity will rise by 151 to 453. This results in
a parking requirement of 151 parking stalls. The Brookdale Christian Center
wh ;ch also owns and operates the private school property to the north has total
parking available of 155 stalls. If the school property were sold, additional
parking would have to be provided on the church site. The applicant has submitted
a proof-of-parking plan to provide 58 additional stalls on the church property,
more than enough to meet the total requirement of 151 stalls. As a condition
of approval , the church should be required to agree in writing to provide these
additional stalls should the school property be sold and the City determines
that a need for more parking exists.
The proposed plan calls for no change in the access to the site. The only land-
scaping improvements proposed are additional Spirea shrubs along the north side
of the parking lot and on the west, between two accesses, to screen the parking
lot from neighboring residential properties. A small amount of concrete curb
is to be added in the parking area east of the building and to form a delineator
to protect a row of parking adjacent to the north side of the building.
The proposed plan provides handicapped access to the lower level recreation
area via a ramp along the south side of the building. The exterior treatment
of the addition is to be brick around the northerly two-storey portion and
decorative concrete block around the gymnasium portion. The color of the block
is to match the proposed brick.
Utility service to the addition will probably come from servicesextended beyond
Washburn Avenue North, east of the building. Utility hookups should be subject
to a utility hookup agreement prepared by the City Engineer.
Altogether, the plans appear to be in order and approval is recommended subject
to at least the following conditions:
1. Building plans are subject to review and approval by the Building
Official with respect to applicable codes prior to the issuance
of permits.
2. Grading, drainage, utility and berming plans are subject to review
and approval by the City Engineer, prior to the issuance of permits.
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3. A site performance agreement and supporting financial guarantee
(in an amount to be determined by the City Manager) shall be
submitted prior to to the issuance of permits to assure completion
of approved site improvements.
4. Plan approval acknowledges a proof-of-parking for up to 151 parking
spaces which will meet the ordinance requirement. The applicant
shall agree in writing to provide up to 151 parking stalls on
the Brookdale Christian Center church site, in the event that
the school property to the north is sold, prior to the issuance
of permits.
5. The applicant shall enter into a utility hookup agreement prepared
by the City Engineer, stipulating charges for additional connections
to City utilities, prior to the issuance of permits.
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