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-� <br />��1x����R�� � <br />� <br />Twin City Chinese Christian Church <br />1795 Eustis Street • Lauderdale, MN 55113 <br />651.644.9321 <br />WWW.tcccc.orA <br />January 23, 2010 <br />City of Roseville <br />2660 Civic Center Drive <br />Roseville, MN 55113 <br />Attention: Mr. Thomas Paschke, City Planner <br />Dear Mr. Paschke, <br />As discussed, attached is the informational letter regarding our proposed acquisition of the <br />former Denny Hecker automobile dealership site at 2755 Long Lake Road, Roseville, Minnesota. <br />Summarv' <br />Twin City Chinese Christian Church (T4C) is a vibrant, large, established, regional, ethnic <br />church that is characterized by a diverse congregation from throughout the Twin Cities metro <br />area. T4C's vision is to build up three interdependent congregations as one church to become <br />the center of discipleship and outreach to the Chinese in the Twin Cities. T4C's mission is to <br />manifest God's glory, experience His love, and bring hope to all. T4C is committed to <br />continuing its 30-year history of reaching out to families, and serving the needs of youth and the <br />underprivileged in Roseville and the surrounding area. <br />T4C is the largest Chinese-American Christian church in Minnesota, and has outgrown their <br />existing facilities in Lauderdale, Minnesota. The church established site criteria for a new <br />location in 2003, and an active search was commissioned in 2005. Due to its centralized location <br />in the metro area and other factors that satisfy the site criteria, T4C is considering purchase of a <br />former Denny Hecker automobile dealership located at 2755 Long Lake Road, Roseville, <br />Minnesota. <br />While "church" use is not currently a permitted use under the existing B-3 zoning of the site, <br />T4C's component uses and character as a large regional church are consistent with the permitted <br />uses of that zoning district. With a regular weekly attendance of approximately 500 churchgoers, <br />the property will generate traffic patterns similar to a retail business, with the majority of traffic <br />on evenings and weekends. The need for regional access from throughout the Twin Cities metro <br />area, and the level of generated traffic, are not conducive to a traditional residential <br />neighborhood environment. T4C's proposed use for the former Denny Hecker site is in harmony <br />Mr. Thomas Paschke, Page 1 of 8 <br />