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_____________________________________________________________________________________________ City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for June 9, 2021 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2021\21-013 – Grove Church - CUP Page 3 of 10 2. Noise, glare, odors, vibration, smoke, dust, air pollution, heat, liquid or solid waste, and other nuisance characteristics; 3. Drainage; 4. Population density; 5. Visual and land use compatibility with uses and structures on surrounding land; 6. Adjoining land values; 7. Park dedications where applicable; 8. Orderly development of the neighborhood and the City within the general purpose and intent of the Zoning Code and the Comprehensive Development Plan for the City. Proposed Use: The Applicant is proposing to convert the existing industrial/office building on this site into a place of worship. The church will use the entire first floor, approximately 39,436 square feet. This space includes an 8,288 square foot auditorium, and associated offices, a 1,278 square foot youth auditorium, youth classrooms, restrooms, a bookstore and a coffee lobby. The church also plans to use 20,176 square feet of the approximately 35,200 square feet the second level (identified as church flex space). The remainder of the second floor will be leased area. There is an existing parking lot on the site with 363 parking stalls. a 50-stall parking lot. The exterior of the building will remain largely the same. The applicant is planning to add a 2,400 square foot paved area at the front of the building for a larger gathering space. The plans also include a new vestibule and awning at the front entrance, improvements to the west entry, and replacement of the loading dock on the north side of the building with a pedestrian entrance. A more detailed description of the use is included in Attachment A. Plan Evaluation 1. Chapter 13, Zoning Code Review Section 1320 – District Provisions A. Floor Area Ratio (FAR), Building Coverage, and Landscaping – Meets Requirements The Zoning Code requirements for properties in the I-Flex District allows a maximum FAR of 0.8, a maximum building footprint of 40% and a minimum landscaped lot area of 25 percent. Landscaping is defined as all plantings, including trees, grass, and shrubs. The table below identifies the proposed percentages. Proposed (Sq. Ft.) Proposed (PCT) Permitted (I-Flex District) Floor Area Ratio 74,636 sq. ft. 0.34 0.8 Lot Coverage 39,436 sq. ft. 18.4% Max. of 40% Landscape Coverage 50,397sq. ft. 23.2% Min. of 25%