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. - ,.. <br /> • 06-3233 �' <br /> 13 September 2006 . <br /> Page 2 of 4 <br /> B�cicground <br /> In their efforts to rebuild and beautify fiheir property following �►n arson fire in Ap2�i1 of <br /> 2002, St. �dward's Church has applied for a conditional use permit in order to do the <br /> following inzprovenients to ihe property: conduct land alterations in excess of 500 cubic <br /> y�rds between the building and the right-of-way of Couniy Road 6, construct a new <br /> church sign at the corner of I'erndale and County Road 6, constilict an 11' high, 12' x 24' <br /> storlge shed �nd construct a memorial g�rclen including a columbarium adjacent to the <br /> parking lot. <br /> Any improvement proposed by a conditional use on a property within a residenti�l zoning <br /> district requires review and approv�l of a new conditional use permit. Staff was unable to <br /> find the original conditional use permit for the church, although there may not be one, <br /> however the memo regarding the original building pernzit for the church (1966) and the <br /> most recent re-construction approval resolution are attached as �xhibits II&I. <br /> CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ANALYSIS <br /> Struetural Coverage . <br /> Per Zoning Ordinance Section 78-1403, this property is not subject to the lot coverage by <br /> structures ordinance as the property's area exceeds 1.99 acres. <br /> Hardcover C�Iculations <br /> This property is outside of the Shoi•eland Overlay District botindaries and therefore not <br /> subject to hardcover resfirictions. <br /> Sign Vzriance <br /> The site contains a pylon-style sign located at the corner of County Road 6 and Ferndale <br /> as well as a small sign at the parking lot entrance on Ferndale. The Orono sign ordinance <br /> does not adequately address the signage needs of permitted institutional uses within <br /> residential zones. <br /> The applicant has proposed a new monument sign approxiinately 10'6" higli and 10'6" <br /> wide at the top and 12' wide at the base. The proposed sign meets City Code Section 78- <br /> 1466(11) reg�rding monument signs with the exception of overall height, the sign is 6" <br /> higher than the Code allows. The proposed sign copy area is 42 s.f. plus an emblem <br /> within the "gable end" of the sign area. The Code allows for up to 75% of a (maximum) <br /> 100 s.f. sign for sign copy area. The proposed sign falls withiii this allowance. The <br /> proposed sign is proposed to be at least 10' from property lines, the requirement for all <br /> commercial districts and the standard which ofiher institutional conditional uses are held <br /> fio (i.e. new monument sign approved for the Orono Public School campus in e�rly 2005). <br /> Grading & Dr�in�ge � <br /> As of the d�te of this re�ort the City �ngineer has reviewed the plans and requested <br /> � fiu•thei' II]fOT111�1i10I1 Ue provided in order to continue the engineering review, The <br /> camments were supplied to the appliclnt on Sepieniber 11, 2005. The City �ngiileer <br /> should have an opporlunity to review and approve the revised plai�s prior to the City <br />