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Melanie Curtis From: Melanie Curtis Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 3:08 PM To: 'edhanlon@hotmail.com' Cc: Mike Gaffron; Evelyn M. Turner; Bill Wells; Christine Mattson Subject: 525 Leaf Street Attachments: admin_ci_orono_mn_us_20090427_142408.pdf Mr. Hanlon 525 Leaf Street is zoned LR-1A, one family, lakeshore residential. This district has a 2 acre minimum lot area requirement. Churches are permitted as a conditional use. This property has been operated as a church since 1908 and in 1984, the City granted a conditional use permit for a church on the property based on this historical use (Resolution 1617). You asked the following questions: 1. What issues, if any, have there been with this property? The City has, as recently as this past winter, received complaints regarding noise and wedding/church related on-street parking. 2. Has anyone applied for uses in the past thar have been denied? No 3. Did the recent survey indicate any uses rhat citizens may desire? The property at 525 Leaf Street is not situated such that it would be able to appropriately address any of the sited wants/needs of the Orono citizens outlined within the recent citizen survey. I've compiled some information from other City departments (below)that may be helpful as well. MUNICIPAL SEWER—MUSA INFORMATION: This property is being added to the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) as part of the 2008-2030 Comprehensive Plan Update, so that it will be eligible for municipal sewer extension. This is the only church facility in Orono not yet connected to sewer. See draft Comp Plan text below: `4. This 2008-2030 Comprehensive Plan will immediately expand the current 2008 MUSA by adding the following 5 individual developed residential properties: MUSA PART XXXXVI - 5 and 15 Brown Road South (These two properties were connected to sewer in 2001-2003 under the 50 "floating units" allowance granted to Orono by Met Council in 1996 but were inadvertently not added to the MUSA with the 25 Brown Road South amendment approved by Met Council in 2007.) MUSA PART XXXXVII - 465 and 525 Leaf Street (These two Shoreland properties are surrounded on three sides by the MUSA, and easements exist to allow for connection to the sewer existing within Oxford Road immediately to the west without extending the municipal sewer system. The property at 465 Leaf Street is 2.0 acres in area and contains a residence constructed in 1979. It currently has a nonconforming septic system that needs to be replaced. The 4.5 acre property at 525 Leaf Street currently contains a church building used for regular services as well as a pastor's residence that has been converted for wedding preparation use. The church facilities are also used by a commercial entity, Weddings of Wayzata. The property is guided for institutional use while being zoned for residential single family use. An existing CUP allows use of the i