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Home My WebLink AboutPC81011 1-15-81 4800 71st AvePLANNING COMMISSION FILE CHECKLIST File Purge Date: c1 J FILE INFORMATION Planning Commission Application Number: V �� PROPERTY INFORMATION Zoning: PLAN REFERENCE Note: If a plan was found in the file during the purge process, it was pulled for consolidation of all plans. Identified below are the types of plans, if any, that were consolidated. • Site Plans • Building Plans • Other: FILE REFERENCE Note: The following documents were purged when this project file became inactive. We have recorded the information necessary to retrieve the documents. Document Type Date Range Location Agendas: Planning Commission Office Minutes: Planning Commission aGl�l �acl City Vault talks t Minutes: City Council I Cjj, City Vault Document Type Number Location Resolutions: Planning Commission City Vault Resolutions: City Council City Vault Ordinances: City Council City Vault U :CY OF BRUUl`.LYN CETNE E R PLANNING COMMISS'IEON ZONING APPLICATION Application No. 81011 Please Print or Type Clearly Street Location of Property 4800 - 71 st Avenue North Legal Description of Property Lot 1, Block 1, Lang Addition Owner Youth Investment Foundation. Address 1589 Highway Seven, Hopkins, MN 55343 Phone No. 938-6123 Applicant Wayne Thyren - Area Director for Y.I.F. Address 9145 Annapolis 'Lane - Maple Grove Phone No. 425-6338 Type of Request: Rezoning Subdivision Approval Variance Site & Bldg. Plan Approval X Special Use Permit Other: Description of Request: Special use permit to use the property for an 'Office and counseling and Bible Study for youth. Fee $ 25.00 01 Receipt No. 55001 A piicant s Signature January 15, 1981 .. � Date �..� PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Dates of P.C. Consideration: Approved Denied the following conditions: this day of . i CITE: COUNCIL ACT101` Dates of Council Consideration: Y 1921. subject to r a a. rinan .Approved Denied ! this day of w 19 ,?/. wi.t'n t?-:c, following amendinent;`__�.. CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER, MINNESOTA 6301 ;shingle Creek parkway 55430 PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING APPLICATION FOR SITE AND BUILDING PLAN APPROVAL Prior to submission of an application for plan review and approval, prospective applicants should arrange an informational ineeting with the Planning Staff to dls- uss preliminary plans and to become familiarized with applicable ordinance and policy provisions. Tin ee (3) copies of the following documents and information shall be submitted, at least 14_days prior to the date of the regular Commission meeting, concurrent with riling the application (required documents must be consistent with ordi- nance and policy provisions before an application may be accepted): 1. A certified site survey drawing by a registered engineer or land surveyor showing pertinent existing condition, accurately dimensioned. 2.* An accurately scaled and dimensioned site plan indicating: a) parking layouts including access provisions;- b) designations and locations of accessory buildings; c) fences, walls or other screening, including heights and type of material; d) outside lighting provisions,.type and location; e) curbing. 3.* A landscape plan showing areas to be sodded or seeded; location, size and species of trees and shrubbery. 4.* Building floor plans, elevations, sections and specifications, including materials proposed. 5.* Existing and proposed land elevations, drainage provisions, and utility provisions. 6. Additional drawings, plans or information deemed necessary by the Secretary. *!us he prepared. b-Y a r?li sterecd architect or person rega..stered wJLth the 5+:at;-,, Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers and Land Surveyors, and said drawings/plans shall be so certified. NOTE: Upon approval of plans by the Council and prior to issuance of permits, a Performance Agreement as to approved site improvements and a supporting finan- cial guarantee, in an amount to be determined by the City, are required. Accept- able financial instruments include cash escrow; certificate of deposit; and performance bond. Copies of the Zoning Ordinance may be obtained from the Administrative Office. Questions should be directed to the Planning and Inspection Department. P/I Form No. 19 Planning Commission Information Sheet Application No. 81011 Applicant: Youth Investment Foundation Location: 4800 - 71st Avenue North Request: Special Use Permit The applicant requests approval of a special use permit to use the single-family residence at 4800 - 71st Avenue North for office, counseling, and group meeting functions of the Youth Investment Foundation. The property is zoned R1 and is bounded by Brooklyn Boulevard on the east, by 71st Avenue North on the south, by a single family residence on the west, and by the Creek Villas Townhouses on the north. The special uses permitted in the R1 zone include "other non-commercial uses required for the public welfare in an R1 district, as determined by the City Council." Approval of this application, therefore, would involve a deter- mination that the use described by the applicant is required for the public welfare in an R1 district. The applicant has submitted a letter (attached) in which he describes the pro- posed use. He has also submitted letters of commendation from neighbors of other homes in which Y.I.F. (Youth Investment Foundation) has operated. Y.I.F. has a reputation in Bemidji, Hopkins, and New Hope for being quiet and for im- proving as well as maintaining their property. Standards b) and c) (relating to impact on property values and development) seem to be met by the proposed use if it is carried on in Brooklyn Center in the same fashion it has been elsewhere. Staff would point out that the circumstances of other Y.I.F. houses have been somewhat different than in this case. The building in Bemidji is a former institutional use and presumably has on -site parking sufficient to meet the needs of Y.I.F. The house in Hopkins, which Y.I.F. occupied for three years, is located in a B2 zoning district which allows uses such as: day nurseries, office uses, clinics, and dwelling units. The Planning staff in Hopkins ack- nowledged the Y.I.F. use as quiet, but did not recommend the location of such a use in a traditional R1 setting. The operation in New Hope is located in a house zoned R1 and adjacent to a church with on -site parking facilities. The Y.I.F. operation in New Hope received a conditional use permit subject to four conditions: 1. Annual review by staff. 2. Joint parking agreement with 3. Subsequent use of the house single-family residence. 4. No signs permitted. the neighboring church. after Y.I.F. leaves to be a Standard a) for special use permits states that the special use "will rop mote and enhance the general public welfare .. Section 35-310:2 (g) comprehends non-commercial uses "required for the public welfare in an R1 district" (:emphasis added). Certainly, the activities described by the applicant's letter and other literature would promote the welfare of some individuals. However, the use definitely involves religious activities which are not, either under the Zoning Ordinance or the Constitution, required for the general public welfare in the same way as, for instance, a fire station. Religious uses such as chapels, churches, temples and synagogues are separately acknowledged special uses which are permitted "Provided.primary vehicular access shall be gained to, -..the us -es by a. colTector or arterial street." (Section 35-310:2 (a)). 1-29-81 -1- Application No. 81011 This brings us to Standard (d) which requires that "adequate measures be taken to provide ingress, egress, and parking so designed as to minimize traffic congestion in the public streets." The property in question is a standard single-family residence at the corner of 71st and Brooklyn Boulevard. Access is gained off 71st Avenue North. There is not adequate parking space on the property to accommodate the number of cars likely to be present when meetings of 20 to 30 people are held. The applicant has indicated that he plans to pursue a parking arrangement with the Brooklyn United Methodist Church across Brooklyn Boulevard. There is a traffic signal at 71st Avenue North which would allow pedestrians to cross the Boulevard safely. Such an accessory off -site parking agreement, however, would not normally be permitted by the Zoning Ordinance. Ordinance required parking which is located off -site may not be located across a major thoroughfare. In this case, it is difficult to calculate how many parking spaces are required by the Zoning Ordinance. Such an agreement might be pursued for reasons apart from ordinance standards; yet such an agree- ment should certainly be a condition of any approval. Based on the above considerations, the staff is not satisfied that standards (a) and (d) are met in this. case. We have encouraged the applicant to pursue an arrangement with an existing institutional use which may have extra space, such as C.E.A.P. or the Brookdale Christian Center Church which has an entire extra church building presently available for such uses. In the case of C.E.A.P., no zoning permits would be required. In the case of the Brookdale Christian Center, parking questions would be resolved and the activity proposed could certainly be comprehended under the use already permitted. As indicated by this report, staff i.s not inclined to recommend approval of this application, but would encourage a thorough and thoughtful discussion among the Planning Commission and with the applicant as to the nature and best location of the proposed use. We will be prepared to discuss this matter further at Thursday night's meeting. A public hearing has been scheduled and notices sent. 1-29-81 -2- y r r: IR\9 at; : =6MEME■ .iAh/:W.\'44M: UP [•i it : � \•/ �: �� ` Xlgm �A c�acr� WO