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ARDEN HILLS CITY COI.]NCIL _ JULY 27,2020 General Findings: 1. The Subject Property is located on an approximately 41 acre parcel in the R-l Single Family Residential Di strict. 2. The Subject Property is located at 1700 Highway 96 W. 3. The Subject Property is utilized by the North Heights Lutheran Church. 4. The Subject Property has been approved for a house of worship use as defined by Section 1305.04 in the City Zoning Code. 5. The facilities of a church or other religious assembly may be used for a licensed pre- school, childcare center, and playground with a Conditional Use Permit. Planning Commission offers the following Conditional Use Permit findings for consideration: 1. A Conditional Use Permit is required for any proposed conditional use on a properfy that is not permitted by right within the property's respective zoning distriet. 2. A House of Worship use is permitted in the R-l Single Family District as defined by the Land Use Chart in City Code Section 1320.05. 3. The proposed pre-school/nursery uses are pennitted in the R-l Single Family District under a Conditional Use Permit according to the Land Use Chart. 4. The Subject Property meets the special district provisions for a general education use as defined under the City Code Section 1320.075. 5. A previous Conditional Use Permit was approved for the Subject Property in 2002 for a general secondary education use. 6. The proposed use does not conflict with the place of worship functions and the adjacent residential uses, and will not pose a significant detrimental risk to the health, safety and general welfare of occupants of surrounding lands because of its compatibility. Planning Commission offers the following Planned Unit Development Amendment findings for consideration: The Subject Property was previously granted a Special Use Permit to operate a house of worship in 1984 (SUP 84-21). Special Use Permit 84-21 has been amended two (2) times since the initial plan was approved in 1995 and 2000 respectively. Pre-school and nursey uses have not been identified in any previous iteration of the Planned Unit Development Agreement. However, a high school use was approved in 2002 but never implemented. The existing Planned Unit Development Agreement must be amended each time that there are significant changes to the Subject Property. An application for an amendment shall be administered in the same manner as required for a new application. All conditions of the original Planned Unit Development shall remain in full force and effect. Communify Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla stated at their July 8th, 2020 meeting, the Planning Commission heard testimony from the Applicants and residents regarding the Applicant's request for the North Heights Lutheran Church at the Subject Property 1700 Highway 96 W. Upon hearing the testimony, the Planning Commission motioned to remove the condition of approval below. Commissioners believed the condition was an unnecessary expense that should 4 I 2 3 4 5 6