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EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCII, OF THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Roseville, County of Ramsey, Minnesota, was duly held on the 22nd day of May 2000, at 6:30 p.m. The following members were present: and the following were absent: Council Member introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: Resolution No. Resolution Approving a Variance for Off-Street Parking Roseville Lutheran Church, 12 15 Roselawn, Roseville (PF3209) WHEREAS, Section 10 13.02 of the Roseville City Code provides for variance requirements in accordance with Minnesota Statutes 462.357, and WHEREAS, Roseville Lutheran Church has requested a variance from the zoning code to allow completion of a 300 seat area in their worship center balcony which would necessitate 85 additional off-street parking spaces; the Church has 33 additional spaces and proposes to construct another 27 spaces. The Church is hereby requesting a the variance to not construct 25 parking spaces (which would be used less than 3% of the avialable hours during a week), but instead to retain the remaining green space on the site; WHEREAS, the Church is located in an R- 1 Single Family residential zone and as such is a permitted use, with a required parking ratio of 1 space to 3.5 seats at capacity in accordance with Section 1005.O1D2p of the City Code; and WHEREAS, the City has adopted Rest Management Practices for surface water quality and storage. One of the methods of improving water quality and reducing man-made storage pond needs is to reduce the needs for minimally used impervious surfaces, and WHEREAS, the Church currently has 276 spaces and is requesting the variance to not construct 25 parking spaces, but to retain approximately 7,500 s.f. of green space on the site, and WHEREAS, the Roseville Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on the request on Wednesday, May 10, 2000, and recommended approval (7-O) of the requested variance contingent upon approval of a City "proof of parking" permit for 25 parking spaces; and WHEREAS, the Roseville City Council received the Planning Commission's recommendation on Monday, May 22, 2000; a�. � WHEREAS, the Roseville City Council has made the following findings: 1) From a photographic and on-site review of the parking areas, it is clear that the Church already has a large paved area (estimated at over 90,000 s.f. or over 2 acres) within a residential neighborhood. The City has found that such large pavement uses can deteriorate Page 1 of 2