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I I I I I I I' I I I I I I I I I I, I I, . ." A ---.. I lVI' Planning Committee Members 2 November 1994 Page 5 HGA has analyzed lengthening the walls to accommodate required seating on a single level, without a balcony. Making the building bigger or removing the balcony does not reduce the required height of the Worship Center. It would seriously impair the sense of community, personal presence and shared experience that is fundamental to Roseville Lutheran Church's religious expression. It would also remove valuable land from off-street parking. HGA will reconunend a brick exterior finish, in a color to either compliment Of match the finish of the east side ofthe existing building. Windows and roof trim will match or compliment the 1969 sanctuary materials. Roofing will be in accord with the City of Roseville's list of approved materials, and comply with Roseville building regulations. In summary, the City has determined that churches are a fully pennitted use in the R-l District. The Worship Center design is derived directly from Roseville Lutheran Church's inventory of the religious uses for which this structure is being built. The proposed building height is functional rather than ornamental. Because the proposed building is a church, the structure must possess acoustic properties appropriate for religious worship. The building height is an integral component of the design. In our professional opinion, the nomina140-foot building height Roseville Lutheran Church proposes is the minimum necessary to provide appropriate acoustical properties for this church Worship Center. In these circumstances, the nomina130Mfoot specification poses a practical difficulty and a hardship to Roseville Lutheran Church, and the variance requested is reasonable and appropriate to alleviate those conditions. Sincerely, HAMMEL GREEN AND ABRAHAMSON, INC. JKJ16U.WP6;ct -8-