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I I I I I, I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Conceptual Landscapinq Design Plans Exhibit A-- Football Field-Sized Setback Brings the Worship Center Height in Harmony With Its Roselawn Avenue Neighbors Exhibit A on the next page draws a cross section to scale of RLC's proposed Worship Center as our Roselawn Avenue neighbors will view it. RLC has no plans whatsoever of actually building a house on its parking lot. But in addition to churches, one and two story single family residences up to 30 feet tall are permitted uses in this R~ 1 zoning district. This illustration draws in a hypothetical house on the north side of Roselawn, using the same set back as the south side residences. Because the Worship Center is so far distant from Roselawn, a one-story home hides most of it. The Worship Center would be completely obscured by a typical two-story home. Any building constructed to the permitted 30 foot height at the permitted Roselawn Avenue setback would appear vastly more imposing to neighbors than the proposed Worship Center. Because of the long setback, the the height of the Worship Center is in harmony with its Roselawn Avenue neighbors. This exhibit also draws in the effect of interposing trees along the sight line. While modest trees can easily obscure the Worship Center when planted on either side of the Roselawn Avenue boulevard, trees planted at the base of the Worship Center would have to grow to huge proportions over decades to produce the same effect. RLC has adopted the landscape architect's practice of drawing the eye's interest at ground level, rather forcing attention to the building height through disproportionately tall overstory trees at the building Base. -)2-