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MINirTFSOFTIlE OKO.NO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING _________ Mosday, Jmm I§, 2001 (DaywinJ Chrbiian Church, Coalinucd) • Exterior v%all finishes to be a) face brick, or b) natural stone, or c) specially designed precast units if the surfaces have been integrally treated ssith an applied decorative material or texture, or d) factory fabricated am' finished rnclal framed panel construction • All subsequent addi:>uns and outbuildings must be architecturally comparable with the original architecture - No tcmptirary buildings allovscd except as needed during construction of permanent buildings - Drainage plans must be in accordance \sith City and other agency requirements. Gaflron stated the conditional use listing for churches in Residential *R* Districts includes merely a definition that church use includes “those related structures located on the same site which are an integral part of the church proper, convents or homes for persons related to a religious function on the some site,” and a specific condition related to location (“provided that no building other than a residence shall be UKate*' within 50 feet of any abutting lot line in an 'R' district”). There arc no other specific standards for a church in an ‘R’ District. I lie Planning Commi: *on should also consider whether adjacent commercially zoned property in the B-4 District will be impacted as to value if a church is located on a B-4 site. Orono's B-4 District is very small, comprising only I • tax parcels and a total of aNmt 17 acres. The Planning Commission may also w ish to consider whether expansion of the church should be limited. Gaffron stated one of tlie issues raised hv the Planning Commission at its prior meeting regarded parking and pedestrian safety. Any use allowed in the B-4 District should be required to provide adequate parking on site or an adjacent property. No B-4 use should be approved that inherently requires pedestrian crossings of major roads at uncontrolled intersections. Gaffron stated the Orono Zoning Code establishes parking requirements for all districts and uses, with church parking requirements being based on the designed seating capacity of the main assembly hall, requiring one parking space per four scats, flic City of Minnetonka uses 2 5 scats per parking space for churches GalTron noted according to the 2000 census. Oroim households currently contain an average of 2.’’ persons. Gaffron slated that while only one properly in the existing B-4 District abuts a IikjI residential strecU it may be appropriate to require that churches with p«>tential access onto btvih local streets and collector or arterial roadways must not access to the local street. GalTron stated the City of Orono currently has eight church properties in Orono. with three of the eight having access to local streets and the remaining hav ing access onto collectors or arterials. GalTron staled Orono Code also restricts B-4 parking to within 10 feet of a residential lot line adjoining the B-4 rear yard. Church parking in the R Districts under current code could be as close as 10 feel to a side lot line and three feel from a rear lot line abutting a revidenhal property. Gaffron noted the City of Minnetonka requires a 25 fiKii setback from residenii.il property for church parking regardless of lire zoning district. Staff recommends a 25 fool rear yard setback for parking for a church when that parking abuts a residentially zoned property . GalTron stated an amendment to the Co rehensive Plan probably is not necessary since Orono has never had an “Institutional District” zoning classification and since schools, libraries and museums PAGE 4