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E MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING October June 25, 2001 Baywind Church, Continued) and that perhaps the City Council should review the parking standards for all churches located within the City. Flint stated a parking lot does have an adverse impact on the neighborhood and that he would be in favor of reviewing parking requirements for all churches in the City. Flint inquired what the parking standard was for the rest of the B -4 District. Gaffron stated it is 10 feet. Flint noted some type of fencing or screening of the parking lot is required, which would lessen the negative impact. Flint noted he would be okay with the 10 foot setback as long as screening is provided. Nygard commented he would like to see natural screening as much as possible. Gaffron stated the standard in the B -4 District requires a six foot fence, hedge, or other natural barrier that is at least 50 percent opaque. White noted it would take a few years to grow a natural hedge. It was the consensus of the City Council that performance standard #4 relating to a 10 foot setback . from residentially zoned properties was appropriate. Mayor Peterson inquired what the Council thought relating to performance standard #5 allowing one parking space for each four seats of capacity. Gaffron stated the City's current code, which has been in place since 1967, allow four seats of capacity per parking space. Staff has reviewed the City of Minnetonka's standards, which allows 2.5 seats of capacity per parking space. Staff also reviewed four other cities' parking standards within this area and determined that they allowed 3 seats of capacity per parking space. Gaffron noted the average household size in Orono is 2.7 people. Gaffron stated the church representatives indicated at the Planning Commission meeting that most people who go to church tend to car pool and have three to four people per vehicle. Gaffron stated based on his review 3 seats of capacity would probably be better than 4 seats. Flint stated he would prefer the 4 seats of capacity per parking space in an effort to limit the amount of blacktop since churches typically will utilize the majority of the available parking on Sundays. Sansevere inquired how many parishioners Baywind had. Pastor Heckal stated they have a seating capacity of 200. Sansevere commented he is unsure whether 50 parking stalls could be provided on -site. Gaffron stated they would come close with their revised plans based on four seats of capacity. • PAGE 5