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City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for July 8, 2020 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2020\20-011 Northern Heights Lutheran Church - CUP\Memos Reports Page 4 of 7 changes to the facilities would not impact any significant trees on the property, and additional landscaping is not required. 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 would equate to thirty (30) parking spaces needed for this proposed use. There are three (3) parking lots on site. The closest parking lot to the main entrance of the facilities is the East Lot/B, providing 217 parking spaces, and would primarily serve the proposed use. A traffic study for the site was conducted for a proposed senior living facility use at the Subject Property in 2017 that did not come to fruition. The traffic study, conducted by the consultant Westwood, completed an analysis of the existing levels of traffic volume. The consultant was asked to look at the traffic volumes at the weekday a.m. and p.m. peak hours at the existing church driveway at Highway 96. Because the counts occurred during weekdays, the trip volumes to and from the church during the a.m. and p.m. peak hours were said to be very light compared to the traffic volumes that would occur on Sunday mornings. The original PUD permit highlights three (3) conditions of approval regarding traffic and circulation; the posting of a "No Right Turn" sign at the Snelling Avenue exit to divert outgoing traffic from the Site north on Snelling Avenue rather than south; a provision for traffic controllers, which would have to be installed to prohibit left turns from Snelling Avenue into the site and right turns from the Site onto Snelling Avenue at the Snelling Avenue entrance (if the signage alone proves to be ineffective in preventing traffic from intruding upon the residential neighborhoods to the south and east of the Site and traffic jams from forming on Snelling Avenue); and if weekday traffic through the adjacent neighborhoods becomes a problem, closing the Snelling Avenue entrance except for major events where traffic controllers must be used. In order to mitigate the traffic issues that may come from the additional trips generated by the proposed use, Staff are recommending as a condition of approval that the Applicant modify the southern curb at the intersection of Snelling Avenue and the private drive to further restrict right turns onto Snelling Avenue. 3. Procedural Requirements for Specific Applications – Section 1355 Section 1355.04, Subd. 3 – Conditional Use Permits Conditional Use Permits are required when any structural alteration, enlargement or intensification thereof, or change not specifically permitted by right in a district. The permit shall be approved solely for the proposed use of a particular site, not for a particular person or firm. When granting a Conditional Use Permit, the City may impose conditions as it deems necessary to serve and protect the health, safety, convenience and general welfare of the community. Section 1355.04, Subd. 3 of the Arden Hills Zoning Code lists the criteria for evaluating a Conditional Use Permit. The Planning Commission and City Council should consider the effect of the proposed use upon the owners and occupants of the surrounding land, in particular, and the community as a whole, in general. Staff offers the following Conditional Use Permit findings for consideration: