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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, March 22, 2010 Page 13 applicable land use categories and Institutional use in those categories; and spoke in opposition to the application based on that interpretation. City Attorney Caroline Bell Beckman City Attorney Caroline Bell Beckman addressed the Religious Land Use Act as referenced by the applicant; and elaborated on Councilmember discussion to-date related to not considering this application based on tax exempt status; and in in- terpreting the Comprehensive Plan and zoning amendment consistency. Councilmember Johnson addressed his interpretation of the Comprehensive Plan and its lack of support for this use on this parcel; even though he was supportive of the T4C church and thought it would be a wonderful addition to the community providing a vibrant presence and value to Roseville; and spoke in opposition to the application. Discussion included the majority vote required to amend the Comprehensive Plan; realistic and problematic current zoning not allowing church uses in anything but Institutional Districts; staff's rationale for not recommending a Conditional Use application process to the applicant; process for consideration of a Comprehensive Plan amendment; whether Institutional uses be allowed in B-3 Districts, consis- tent with Regional Business land use category designations or exclusion in those districts; potential consideration of specific zones addressing those uses to match the Institutional land use designation; and other existing sites designated as Insti- tutional on the map when under consideration by the Steering Committee; the ad- visability of a new Institutional use needing Comprehensive Plan Amendment ra- ther than the current Conditional Use process; and the request for additional in- formation accordingly. Further discussion included the time sensitivity of the application from the appli- cant's perspective. Jeff LeFavre, Integrust Development Group, 3116 Chelsea Court, Burnsville, MN Mr. LeFavre noted that this request was coming forward after a seven year search by T4C, and expressed concern that the seller may not be willing to grant addi- tional time for the church to pursue this issue before withdrawing the hold on the property under contract. Mr. Wong noted that the application submitted was for amendment to existing zoning code for B-3 Districts, based on the advice of the City's Planning Staff, and clarified that the application didn't specify Conditional Use or permitted use. Pust moved, Roe seconded, extending the approval period for 60 days, allowing for additional research by staff for presentation to the City Council.