HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-009 Inf Sheet Amended Plan 501 73rd Avenue North Application Filed on 4-12-07
City Council Action Should Be
Taken By 6/11/07 (60 Days)
Planning Commission Information Sheet
Application No. 2007-009
Applicant: Brooklyn Center Church of the Nazarene
Location: 501 73rd Avenue North
Request: Special Use Permit/Site and Building Plan Approval
This application is for a Special Use Permit and Site and Building Plan approval for a three phase building addition and parking lot expansion for the Church of the Nazarene located
at 501 73rd Avenue North. This application was recommended for approval by the Planning Commission on April 26, 2007 subject to eleven conditions of approval and forwarded to the City
Council for their consideration on May 14, 2007. Condition No. 11 of that recommendation stated “the plans shall be modified to provide a 6 ft. high opaque fence along the west property
line to screen all R-1 zoned property except for the City’s well house property.”
The applicant, Pastor Dean Potts, submitted a written request to the City Council to be allowed to provide a landscape screening along the west property line rather than the 6 ft. high
opaque fence and submitted computer enhanced photographs of what they screening would look like in support of his proposal.
Attached for the Commission’s review is a copy of his submission. The City Council considered the applicant’s request, aware that the Planning Commission had not had an opportunity
to review the materials submitted. The Council wants Planning Commission input on the request and has tabled the matter and referred it back to the Planning Commission for input and
comment. The City Council also requested that the staff notify the property owners at 7242 and 7250 Camden Avenue North of the Planning Commission’s consideration to seek their input
regarding screening if these parties are interested.
The applicant notes in his written comments five points as to why he believes the landscape screening would be more appropriate than the 6 ft. high opaque fence.
The Planning Commission should review the material submitted and make any recommendation with respect to the screening plan which is part of the site and building plan. Attached is
a copy of the information sheet presented to the Planning Commission on April 26, 2007 as well as other supporting information. A 15 ft. green strip/buffer is required where this property
abuts R-1 zoned property. The parking lot screening standard requires effective screening from abutting residential lots by a solid opaque fence or wall 6 ft. high or such other device
as may be approved by the City Council. Landscape screening has been approved in other cases based on a determination that the 6 ft. high opaque standard is met.
The Planning Commission must make a determination that the information provided shows screening sufficient to recommend it as being adequate to meet the ordinance standards. The Commission
should review and discuss this matter and make any appropriate recommendation.
As mentioned previously, we have sent informational notices to the property owners at 7242 and 7250 Camden Avenue North regarding the reconsideration of this matter. The Commission
may well wish to open the meeting to seek such input.
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