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City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for July 27, 2020 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2020\20-011 Northern Heights Lutheran Church - CUP\CC Packet\PH Page 3 of 7 Plan Evaluation Chapter 13, Zoning Regulations Review 1. R-1 Single Family Residential General District Provisions– Section 1320 Section 1320.05 – Land Use Chart House of worship uses are allowed as conditional uses in this district. Under the definition for a house of worship in City Code, the facilities of a church or other religious assembly may be used for a licensed pre-school, childcare center, and playground. City Code Section 1305.04 defines a House of Worship as: “A place of worship or religious assembly and its accessory facilities used by the congregation such as the following: rectory, meeting hall, offices for administration of the institution, licensed child or adult daycare, playground, or cemetery. A house of worship does not include buildings or uses used exclusively for residential, schools, recreational, commercial, or other uses not normally associated with worship.” City Code Section 1320.05 defines land uses that are permitted within each zoning district. In the R-1 Single Family Residential District, general education schools, including pre-school uses and nurseries, are considered Conditional Uses. The Applicant envisions the North Heights Christian Pre-school and Childcare as a non-denominational Christian pre-school that would incorporate “age-appropriate academics and social skills which are all interwoven with biblical values”, consistent with its current use as a house of worship. Section 1320.075 – Special District Provisions City Code Section 1320.075 highlights special district requirements for a general educational use within the R-1 District. The school must be located within a parcel that is at least 10 acres in size and the school must be comprised of main buildings that are owned or leased by the institution providing the School use. The parcel on which the Subject Property is located is approximately 41 acres in size and the facilities are owned by the North Heights Lutheran Church. North Heights Lutheran Church staff are onsite to provide the pre-school and childcare center’s programming, which is consistent with the special district requirements. Section 1325.06 – Parking, Loading and Circulation City Code Section 1325.06 highlights the parking requirements for daycare, nursery, and pre- school facilities, stating that one (1) parking space is required for each teacher or employee plus one (1) for each five (5) individuals receiving care. The Applicant notes that, at capacity, there will be 100 students and ten (10) instructors at the center which would equate to thirty (30) parking spaces needed for this proposed use. There are three (3) parking lots on site, where the closest parking lot to the main entrance of the facilities is the East Lot/B, providing 217 parking spaces, would primarily serve the proposed use. It is worth noting that National Recoveries has a City Code permitted agreement to park overflow vehicles at North Heights Lutheran Church. National Recoveries utilizes the South Lot/C as shown on the image below. National Recoveries has a shuttle that transports staff from the church to their facility at 4265 Lexington Avenue North. The