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Page 1 of2 Welsch, Dennis From: John Shardlow Oshardlow@dsuplan.com] Sent: Monday, April 10, 20006:47 PM To: dennis.welsch@ci.roseville.mn.us Subject: Roseville Lutheran Church Parking Variance Narrative ROSEVILLE LUTHERAN CHURCH APPLICATION FOR A PARKING VARIANCE Roseville Lutheran Church (RLC) began a major expansion project back in 1993. The process was difficult because the church needed to acquire land to accommodate the expansion of its worship center. Although the agreement between RLC and the City of Roseville is lengthy and multifaceted, in very simple terms, the church purchased land at Co. Rd. B and Lexington Avenue and exchanged it for land in the adjacent Bruce Russel Park. Churches are permitted uses in the R-1 District. When the land was asembled, RLC constructed a 10,000 square foot worship center (main level) which has a seating capacity of 850 people. That main worship center was opened in 1996. The construction plans also included 3,700 square feet of balcony space along the north and west sides. The balcony seating was deferred pending church growth. The site plan contained parking to serve the entire expansion, but, one double row of parking (56 spaces) was not built until the balcony seating was added. NEED FOR EXPANSION Roseville Lutheran Church hosts four worship services: 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, and 8:00, 9:30 and 11 :00 a.m. on Sunday. The 9:30 a.m. and 11 :00 a.m. services are regularly at, or exceeding 80% capacity. This is the point at which church planners say that visitors feel crowded and unwelcome. During these times the parking lots and nearby on street parking is full. The RLC Board has adopted a Long Range Ministry Plan that calls for adequate seating and parking to provide a welcoming atmosphere for visitors. The Board recently voted to proceed with the Phase I( balcony seating installation. EXISTING PARKING SUMMARY The church currently has 194 spaces in the main south lot and 82 spaces in the north lot, for a total of 276 04/11/2000