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SUBMITTAL TO THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE RE: ROSEVILLE COVENANT CHURCH ITEM 2lE (NARRATIVE) A. PROJECT DATA: 1) Approximately 30,300 S.F. 2) The project contains a sanctuary designed to seat 400 people, a fellowship hall/gym of corresponding size, classrooms and educational spaces and office areas with occupancies totalling under 400 persons. 3) The exterior building materials are to be primarily brick with concrete block accents. Surfaces on the spire and open doorways are to be covered with metal cladding. The roof is to be of asphalt shingles. 4) Parking is to be provided for 183 cars on the site. B. VARIANCE TO ZONING ORDINANCE The project requires one variance to the existing zoning requirements. This exemption concerns the height restriction. Current zoning requirements state a 30' maximum height. The proposed church would reach a height of 46'-6" to the peak of the masonry on the sanctuary and extend to 57' -0" to the top of the metal cross extending from the spire. C. CONDITIONS REQUIRING EXEMPTION The special conditions of the sanctuary space require an exemption due to the nature of the activites within. The function of the space is theatrical in nature and as such requires the same acoustical considerations. This places the following conditions upon the height. 1) A high ceiling height must be achieved in order to balance the large size of the space with an overhead space large enough to allow sound to be reflected down into all areas of the space. 2) Additional space must be provided above the ceiling for sound (and lighting) equipment so that sound may be pro- jected down into the space. 3) The type of construction used to create the asthetic and acoustical requirements of the sanctuary space involve large span laminated beams to be supported by the rear sanctuary wall. These would rise above the ceiling plane over the chancel and the resulting space would be used for acoustical equipment, theatrical lighting and HVAC equip- ment, as well as, creating the exterior focus for the churches exterior and an effecient structural system for acoustical and aesthetic purposes.