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! f. \ I 'I -II\:) I November 15, 1996 .. Summary of: Pilgrim House Unitarian Special Use Permit Amendment Application I 1. Pilgrim House would like to enlarge its existmg multi-purpose space and educational spaces in order to 1 continue to use it present bunding. No major increases in membership or time of use are proposed. The addition would allow the fellowship to function mOre efficiently, comfortably and safely, 2. Proposed improvements include: I . \\/ork to preserve the existing building, a untque fanner one room schoo! . A new building addition aestheticatly compatible with the existing butlding . Paving of the existing gravel parking area 1 . New landscaping and landscape screening to residential lots . Increase in setback size from the south lot line . Increased (ife safety for building users . Development of accessible entries, restroams and parking I 3. On October 22,1996; Pilgrim House host~d an open house to which all the neighbors within 350' were invited. Five neighbors from dlrectly adjacent properties attended along with members of the I Pilgrim House Fellowship_ Drawings of the proposed building and site changes were reviewed and discussed. The neighbors present requested that aU site drainage be directed towards Highway 96. The neighbors also preferred the continued use of the site by Pilgrim House over residential .. development on the site. They voiced no major concerns \vith the plans at that time. 4. The existing site is 1.14 in area, just above the one acre minimum lot size requiring a 75% setback to hardsurface or structure for a non-conforming use in an R-l zoning district. This requirement I represents a severe hardship to development ofa lot ofrhis size. The configuration of usable space would be slightly over 50' wide if the 75' setback is enforced. A waiver is requested from this requirement. I I I I I I .. I