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