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DRAFT September Planning Minutes Page 2 09/07794 . Due to the lapse of time which was over one year, the applicant is required to resubmit the plan to the Planning Commission. The proposal has been slightly scaled down from the original plans. Back in 1990, the City Council strongly suggested to the applicant that they acquire the adjoining lot located at the corner of Highway 96 and Snelling Avenue, This lot is also zoned R-l. The combined site is approximately 4,8 acres. The land use chart permits a house of worship in an R-l district by a Special Use Permit. Mr. Fritsinger further stated the proposal consists of a church, connecting area, and cultural center. A priest's residence will be located on the northwest corner of the site on the piece of acquired property. The church will have 150 seats, and the cultural center will hold approximately 300 people, The church is 4,600 square feet, the connector is 3,600 square feet, and the cultural center 6,200 square feet, The parking lot consists of 124 parking spaces. The Zoning Ordinance requires one (1) parking spot per three (3 ) seats within the facility. The church and the cultural center will not be used simultaneously. Therefore, the largest portion of the building, which is the . church, would be considered for the parking requirement, This would require 100 parking spots. The original plan which was submitted to staff had 176 parking spaces shown. The number of parking spaces was reduced in order to meet the minimum landscape lot area requirement of 65%. The floor area ratio is ,079 .which is well within the .3 allowed in the Zoning Ordinance. Mr. Fritsinger stated the Zoning Ordinance also has a maximum height requirement not to exceed 35 feet. The entire height of the church is approximately 90 feet. The Zoning Ordinance does state that church spires, cupolas, and domes are exempt from the requirement. If you remove this additional height from the cupolas, the applicant meets all the height requirements stated in the Zoning Ordinance, The.building will encroach onto the wetland to a small extent. Rice Creek Watershed District has approved the permit under an exemption. Because this development was proposed and originally approved before the current wetland laws were placed in effect, the plan was exempted. The City Engineer has reviewed the plans, and he has found no problems with the plans as submitted, The .