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5.2. SR 07-18-2011,, ~i Clty of Elk. _,~ River REQUEST FOR ACTION TO ITEM NUMBER Ci Council 5.2. AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY Public Hearin Items ul 18, 2011 erem Barnhart, Plannin Mana er ITEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED By Request by Vanman Companies on Behalf of 'The Crossing Bob Thistle, Interim City Church for a Building Expansion, 829 School Street, Case No. Administrator CU 11-06 -Public Hearing REVIEWED BY ACTION REQUESTED Staff and the Planning Commission recommend approval of the Conditional Use Permit for The Crossing Church, as shown on plans dated June 6, 2011, with the following conditions: 1. All comments of the City Planner letter dated June 28, 2011 shall be addressed. 2. As a Conditional Use Permit is not a Building Permit, the applicant shall obtain all required permits, including approvals from the Fire Chief, City Engineer, and Building Official. 3. The development shall meet all applicable fire codes. The Fire Chief shall verify the location of all fire hydrants, and may require additional hydrants necessary to preserve the health and safety of the residents. 4. The standards for issuance of the Conditional Use Permit shall continue to be maintained. 5. Line of site drawings shall be prepared to illustrate the roof top units will be screened from adjacent public areas, including Lions Park, and School Street, and Jackson Avenue. 6. A letter of credit in the amount of $50,000 shall be provided to ensure compliance with grading, erosion control, drainage, utility, hard surface, and landscaping requirements prior to the releasing of the building permit. BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION The Crossing Church seeks a Conditional Use Permit approval to expand the existing church on the property. Improvements proposed include a 1,500 seat worship auditorium, classrooms, offices, a lobby addition on the south side of the building, and a 547 stall parking lot on the eastern two-thirds of the property. A review of the site plan indicates that the proposal meets parking, landscaping, and design requirements. Staff has prepared a comment letter dated June 28. All comments have been agreed to with the exception of the wall signage issue. This building and its use is permitted one wall sign, up to 96-square feet. Freestanding signs meet the requirements. The applicant may apply for a variance or relocate some of the signage behind windows. Planning Commission Comments Planning Commissioners discussed the amount of parking, access, signage, and grading during their review of the project on July 12, 2011. N:\Public Bodies\Ciry Council\Council RCA\Agenda Packet\07-18-2011\CU Crossing.docx Public Comments No comments were received in support or opposition to the request FINANCIAL IMPACT None. ATTACHMENTS ^ Planning Commission packet dated July 12, 2011 ^ Revised site plans Action Motion by Second by Vote FOllow Up N:\Public Bodies\City Council\Council RCA\Agenda Packet\07-18-2011\CU Crossing.docx FILE COPY ~G~V~J~ ~V~ ~~~i~~ TO ITEM NUMBER Plannin Commission 5.3 AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY Planting July 12, 2011 Jeremy Barnhart, Planning l~2anager STEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED By Request by Vanman Companies on behalf of The Crossing Terem~ Barnhart, Plannin ?~'Iana er Church for a building expansion, 829 School Street, Public REVIEWED BY Hearing -Case No. CU 11-06 ACTION REQUESTED Staff recommends approval of the Conditonal LTse Permit for The Crossing Church, as shown on plans dated June 6, 2011, with the following conditions: 1. AtI comments of the City Planner Letter dated June 28, 2011 shall be addressed. 2. As a Conditional Use Permit is not a Building Permit, the applicant shall obtain all required permits, including approvals from the Fire Chief, City Engineer and Building Official. 3. The development shall meet all applicable fire codes. The Fire Chief shall verify the location of all fire hydrants, and may require additional hydrants necessary to preserve the health and safety of the residents. 4. The standards for issuance of the Conditional Use Permit shall continue to be maintained. 5. Line of site drawings shall be prepared to illustrate the roof top units v~~ill be screened from adjacent public areas, including Lions Park and School and Jackson. 6. A letter of credit in the amount of $50,000 shall be provided to ensure compliance with grading, erosion control, drainage, utility, hardsurface, and landscaping requirements prior to the releasing of the building permit. Applicant Vanman Architects and builders, on behalf of The Crossing Church Location/ Address 829 School Street 60 Day Rule The City must take action by August 1,2011 OVERVIEW The Crossing Church proposes an expansion of their current facility, located on the south side of School Street, south of the Elk River High School. Phasing. The expansion is proposed in two phases, the first phase will include the improvement of a 547 space parking lot to the east of the existing church, a 14,232 square foot expansion primarily for an auditorium, and a 11,406 square foot expansion on the south side of the building for a new lobby/ entrance area. Future phases will include the construction of 7,360 square foot addition for classrooms. After all additions, the total area of the building will be 54,512 square feet, will provide seating for 1,500 in the auditorium, include a number of offices and classrooms, and parking for 547 cars. Case File: C_U 11-06;._. The Crossing Church Page 2 Conditional Use Permit Building improvements a-ill be a mizture of glass, metal siding, and precast concrete panels. There are no design standards applicable to the R-4 zoning district. Photo images of the materials a7ll be provided at the meeting. Rooftop units. The applicant has indicated that the roof top mechanical units would be screened from public riew. Due in part to the highly, visable location, Staff a=ill review line of sight drawings once locations of the roof top units have been identified. Parking. Parking is often the biggest concern identified during the review of an institutional use. The proposed Crossing Church rill provide seating for 1,500 people in the main auditorium, requiring 500 parking spaces. The- church proposes 54 i spaces, including 25 already existing. This meets the requirement. Access to the site will be via a new entrance east of the existing apartment building, and a new access off of Jackson Avenue. Eventually-, the access of Jackson mill line up with 8"' Street. This will occur when the property- to the south develops. A third access is proposed, west of the building, and a-i11 serve fire/emergence needs, garbage coIlection, and other deliveries only, no parking is provided. Signage. This lot is permitted three freestanding signs; two area identification signs (8 feet high, 16 square feet) and one free standing sign (96 square feet, 20 feet in height). The plans propose two area identification signs, and one freestanding sign. These signs are consistent ~z~ith the sign ordinance as written, however, it is suggested that some attention be paid to the sign regulations, particularly its definition of `development' as it appears to open up a loophole, allowitng more signage than perhaps intended. All signage will Yequire a permit. Approval of the Conditional use permit is not an approval of the sign package as shown. Landscaping. Additional landscaping is being proposed based on the requirements of the zoning ordinance. After review and minor modifications, it is staffs expectation that the landscaping plan will be consistent with the landscaping requirements. This property is adjacent to a primary corridor, as identified by staff and the Council. The Landscape plan has been re~~iewed accordingle. BACKGROUND/EaRECEDENT Churches, classified as an Institutional Use, are a conditional use in all residential, C-1, C-Z,C-3, and DD zoning districts. ~X~ith the exception of the Elk River Lutheran Church approved in 2010, all of the churches in Elk River are in Residential zoning districts. The Crossing Church bought the former home of Alliance Church in 2009. Since then, their congregation has grown, requiring an e~Tpansion. N:\Departments\Community Development\Planning\Case Files\CUP\CU 11-06 The Crossing\CU I1-OG The Crossing Church SR to PC 7-12- 11.docx Case File: CU 11-06 Page 3 GENERAL INFORMATEON The Crossing Church Conditional tine Permit Location Existing Use ~ Comprehensive Plan ©esignation Current honing Subject The Crossing Old Town R-4/ C-2 Property Church/ vacant North Elk River High Public/ Semi Public R-1c School South Lions Park Old Town PLD East Single Family Old Town R-2a Residential West _~partment building Old Town R-4 APPLICABLE REGULATIONS Conditional Use Permit The issuance of a Conditional Use Permit can be ordered only if the use at the proposed location: ~. 1,Y~ill not endanger, injure or detrirnaental~~ affect the use arzd enjoyment of other-property irr the immediate vicinity or the public health, safety, morals, comfort, convenience orgenzeral welfare of the nzeighborhood or the city. 2. i.Ylill be consistent wit1~ the comprehensive plan. 3. u%'ill not impede the nzormal and on deny developmenzt and improvement of surrounding vacanzt properly. 4. mill be served adequately by and will not adversely affect essential public facilities and sen~rices including streets, police and fire protection, drainage, r ~se disposal, water and sewer systems, parks anzd schools; and will riot, in particular, create tra~c conzgestion or interference with tra~c on adjacent and raeighboriragpublic thoroughfares. 5. iX~ill riot involve uses, activities, processes, materials, equipmerat and conditions of operation that will be detrimental to anypersons orproper~ty because of excessive traffic, noise, smoke, fumes, glare, odors, dust or rribrationzs. 6. i~Ylill not result in the destructionz, loss or damage of a natural, scenic or historic feature of major innapor~tarzce. 7. 1-Vill fully comp~~ with all other r~quirenaents of t1~is Code, inacluding any applicable requiremenats and standards for the issuance of a license or°permit to establish and operate the proposed use in tl~e city. If denial of such a permit should occur, it shall accompany recommendations or determinations by findings or a report stating how the proposed use does not comply with the standards set forth in Section 30-654. In thexeview of the standards for CUP as outlined, it appears that the request is consistent with all of these standards. ANALYSIS Staff has completed the review of the plans, and incorporated them into a comment letter dated June 28, 2011. It is staffs suggestion that these comments be addressed as appropriate, either as revised drawings or noted conditions of approval. On July 6, 2011 a response was received, indicating acceptance of most of the comments. The remaining issues include: N:\Departments\Community Development\Piann;ng\Case Files\CUP\CU 11-U6 The Crossing\CU 11-06 The Crossing Church SR to PC 7-12- 11.doc~: Case File: CU 11-06 Page 4 The Crossing Church Conditional Use Permit A. ~%ater ser~-ice connection. Citt- Stafi; including the Fire Marshall, hay-e recommended that tine mater serrice connection and a fire hv_ dram be connected to the watermain along Jackson A~-enue. The applicant objects, due to costs. The recommendation is being made because in the e~-ent of a fire, the 8' main along School Street mad- not be sufficient to ser~Te School street de~-elopments and the building. Using the 16' main along Jackson helps spread the demand to two areas. B. Signs. In addition to the freestanding signs noted about, the building proposes a number of wall signs. The ordinance pe_~-mits 1 a-all sign, not to emceed 96 square feet. Any signage less than 4 square feet is not regulated, nor is signage located inside a ~-indo~-. The plans need to be adjusted to pro~-ide for an allo~~able number of wall signage. ~iTTACHMEhbTS ^ Location ~-lap Cit-~- Planner Comment Letter dated June ? 8, 20 i 1 ^ Response letter dated JuI~T 6, 2011 ° Applicant's 1~?arrati~re ^ Drawing packet date Tune 1, 2011, including ^ Site Plan ^ Architectural drawings Q-C'~IOCi Motion b5- Second by Vote FO{IOW u~ N:\Departments\Commuruts Development\Planning\Case Files\CUP\CU 11-06 The Crossing\CU 11-OG The Crossing Church SR to PC 7-12- ll.doca Wd bS~ST:Z iIOZ/T£/£'6nnp'deW uoile~o~\6wssa~ ay190-ii fU\df17\sa~ld ase~\6uiuue~d\~uawdo~anad ll~unwwo~\s~uaw~edad\:N June 28, 2011 ~"anman Architects and Builders Attn: Angie Knodel VIA Ell~IAIL angie@vanmanab.com 669 Winnetka Avenue N. Golden Vallej=, NAT 55427 Re: Conditional Use Permit, Staff Comments Dear Ms. Knodel, At the Site Plan Review Committee meeting on June 8`'', staff reviewed your application and has the following comments: Timetable 1) This project has been scheduled for review by the Planning Commission on July 12t'' and by the City Council on July 18~'. Public hearing notices have been distributed to the newspaper; as of today, no comments for or against the project have been received. Engineering 2) The following comments were generated by the City Engineer, Justin Femrite. a. C-1 Site Plan - No Comment b. C-2 Utility Plan 1) Identify existing forcemain along south property line. Assure adequate cover exists over the top of the forcemain. 2) Provide detail of all public utility= connections. 3) Remove proposed water service from connecting to the main in School street and provide service connected to the existing watermain on Jackson Avenue. 4) Change "Note 4" to reflect the same conditions but now on Jackson Avenue. 5) Identify proposed disruption area on Jackson Avenue for water connection. 6) Provide Standard Elk River details for all proposed improvements. c. C-3 Grading Plan 1) Provide detail of connections with the City Street including pedestrian ramps, valley gutter, sidewalks, etc. 2) Show proposed pavement section. 3) No curb elevations are identified. 4) Proposed curb type is not identified. d. General Comments: Applicant shall pro~ride a full SWI'PP and erosion control plan for site. Applicant shall submit full hydrologic calculations including all infiltrating pipe systems and ponding areas. (The Cit<- Engineer is continuing to revie~~ those submitted) Applicant shall provide soil boring report. ~3ccess/ parkin 3) The currently proposed access off of Jackson Avenue is temporary. ~YJhen the property to the south along Jackson is developed, access off of Jackson will be shared as it aligns arith 8`'' street. Please adjust the plans to illustrate the future alignment. 4) The parking lot appears to be less than 10 feet from the property- line, in particular the property lines shared with the apartment building NE of the church building. In fact, it appears that a portion of the proposed parking extended over the property line shared a7th the apartment building. Please adjust. Landscaping~~jegetation 5) Sheet 3 shows a landscaped island in the main part of the parking lot, on the west side of the drive from School street; a storm sewer line runs through this island. A tree is proposed to be planted here, which is likely to cause conflicts. The number of trees is consistent with the requirements of Section 30-934 (b)(3). 6) Please either relocate or provide street trees along School Street. 7) Please pro~~ide additional shrubbery along School Street and Jackson avenue for headlight screening. Fire Chief 8) Please provide a fire hydrant at the new front of the building, the south east entrance. This hydrant supply shall come off of Jackson Ave because of placement of the west fire lane and the water. supply to that lane. S--?fig? This property is unique, in that a portion of the project is located within the R-4 zoning district (the building), and a portion of the project is located in the C-2 zoning district (the parking lot). Where, separate rules exist based on zoning district, the rules applied to the district in which the principle structure is located is applied. The building is located on the western portion of the property, on the lot that is currently zoned R-4. Based on the sign ordinance, the development is permitted one area identification signs (per Section 30-866 (8) These area identification signs are permitted 16 square feet and up to 8 feet in height. Per Section 30-866 (10), permitted non-residential uses are allowed one freestanding and one wall business sign, not to exceed 96 square feet in total sign area. Because the lot has more than 1,000 linear feet of combined street frontage, the total area may be increased, not to exceed 192 square feet. The free standing sign may not be higher than 20 feet. To summarize: Type of sign Size I ..Number- Height (sgft) i - area ID 1 I S 16 Freestanding 1 20 96 i `'~~ail 1 96 9) I note that plans show three freestanding signs and 2 building wall signs. The detail on sheet 7 that shows the area identification sign is consistent with the ordinance, although it is unclear where this sign mill be located. Sheet 2 identifies entry and monument signs. The detail on sheet 7 that shoals the monument elevation is consistent with the ordinance with regard to size and height. Please adjust the plans to reflect the number of free standing signs allowed, and clarify where each type mill be located. 10) Finally, please clarify "Sermon Series Signage". I understand this are to be changeable copy; if its electronic changeable copy, please provide a note on the plans. Building design 11) I reviewed the building height. Although portions of the building wall exceed 40 feet high, based.on the definition of height, the building height is permissible. 12) Please verify that all mechanical units, if mounted on the roof, will be screened from public view, including the streets and Lions Park. 13) The permissible amount of lot coverage is 25%. Because the language of the ordinance is unclear, we have interpreted that lot coverage calculation is applied to the building only, not the parking lot. This is consistent arith the application in the past, and amount to a lot coverage area of approximately 14%. 14) Please provide color and material samples for review by the Planning Commission and City Council. Because of the lateness of these comments, it is not expected that changes occur prior distribution of the Planning Commission packet on July 8`'' for the meeting on July 12~', 2011. However, to facilitate discussion at that meeting, a response letter provided to my office by July 6`'' would be appreciated. It is recommended that these commented be incorporated into revised drawings provided by July 13`t', for inclusion in the City Council packet. The revised submittal should include five full size sets as well as four 11x17 reduced sets for the Planning Commission review. A .pdf copy of .all revised .graphics are required to be submitted. If you have any questions at all regarding these comments, please let me know. Please do not hesitate to contact me should ~-ou haee anS questions, I can be reached at (f 63) 635-1034. Sincerer, Jeremy- Barnhart Planning Manager, _~ICP ~r _ f _ ; _,~,'-: July ~; 2011 The City Of Elk .River Aftn: Jeremy Barnhart, AICP 1308 Orono Parkway i=1k River, l~hl~ 533=0 Re: The Crossing -Conditional Use Permit, Response Letter to Staff Comments Dear Jeremy, V1~e have received and reviev,~ed your staff comments from the June 8th Site Plan r'~eview Committee meeting, please see the following comments and clarifications. Timetable 1}This project has been scheduled for review by the Planning Commission on July 12tH and by the City Council on July 18t''. Public hearing .notices have been distributed to the neruspaper; as of today, no :comments for or against the project have been received. Vanman Architects and Builders end a representative from The C tossing Church utili :attend the July 12th and July 18th meetings tc~ ensurer any quQSfions presented. 1=ngineerinp 2) The following comments were generated by fihe City Engineer, 3ustin Femrife. a. C-1 Site Plain - hio Comment b. C-2 Utility PIar1 1) .Identify existing forcemain a{ong south property link: Assure adequate cover exists over fhe top of the fiorcemain. The existing forcemain will. be added to the plans (as-built infarmatidn requested from fhe City Engineer}...Adequate cover-over fhe. forcemain wil[ ;be verified. 2} Provide detail of afl :public .utility connections. Qefails far public utt~ty connect'!ons cif be prQVided ~n the construction dacernents and s[~~mit~e~l for ~~trie~r. 3} Remove proposed water service from connecting to fhe main in School stree€ and provide service connected`to the existing wa~ermairt on Jackson Avenue. The v~ater main in School Street is a shorter run and due to budget concerns, fhe church would .like to connect ,at ~chooi Street instead of Jackson Avenue. 4) Ghange "Note 4p to reflect €he same conditions but novv on Jackson Avenue. "Note 4" will be revised to ref<ect the approved re[o~ated wateCSe'rYiCe COnr1eC$i{}I7..lQGati(3n. Page 1 of 5 ~; identity ropesed disruption area on Jaokson AvenuA for water ConneCtl Jn. ~ he disruption area for-the Jackson .Avenue v~ater service ccsnnection vvi'l( be s;hovrn on the construction documents :and submitted for reviei~~. ~) Provide Standard Elk -River datails for all proposed improv?ments. Standard E#k River details far ail proposed improvements wi## be inc#uded on the construction documents anel sulb~nitted for revieva, c. ~-3 grading '.Plan 1j Provide..detai! of connections-with she City Street including pedestrian ramps, valley gutter, sidewalks, etc. l~etai(s for connections with -the City Street vii## be included on the construction documents and ,submitted for reviev~. 2} Shova;propesed pav?mentsection. The proposed pavement section aril( be spedfied in the soils report. Atypical section wil( be.sha~n ar the pans. 3) ~4o curb alevaticns are ident7fied_ Proposed :curbe#evations v~iill be .inc#udec# on -the construction documents .and submitted for rev#ew: ~) Proposed curb type is not identified. The proposed curb type is Bfi12. Details for the curb Sri## be included on :the construction documents and submitted for :review. d. Several Comments: P:pplicant shall provide a#~ili SWPPP and erosion contrd# :plan for site. kpplicant sha## submit full hydrologic calcu#atioris including .:all infiltrating pipe ;systerrts a.nd ponding areas. The pityEngineer is .continuing to reuieua~thase -submitted} 4pplicarit shall provide soi# boring report. A SV~1P:#?P .ariderosion c:Q.titrfll p(an v>i:f!#be included #n the construction t~ocuments and submitted #or reviei~v. See comments t3elaw for responses td-hydrologic calcu#dfor~s. A sail baring .report hall be provided by-the Architect. Additional Engineer reviaw comments dated June 29, 2D i 1 via e-mail) 1) Applicant shall provide soils testing i~nd boring informatior- v~hich dentifiy the elevation of grou d water and .support the .infiltration -rate used in `the drainage calouiaticns. - A :soil't:oring reportshall be prou~de~l`;laythe Architect, Page 2.of ~ 2) Seing the pond is intended to be dry, the outlets into the ponding areas shah be extended and installed to an elevation ~, above the bottom. Cutlets into the pondfng areas shelf be extended and installed to an elevation ' af~o~=e tfze bottom. 3) Please include existing and proposed drainage reports for the 2 and 1 G year rain events. existing and proposed drafnage reports for the 2 .and 'f 0 year rain e~rents will be submitted. '~ccessl oarkino 3} The currently proposed access off of Jackson, fivenue is temporary. When the property to the south along Jackson is developed, access off of .Jackson ~~ill ~e :shared as it aligns v4;ith 8`h street. Please adjust the plans to illustrate the future alignment. unman Architects and Builders wi[l provide a revised plan for the City Council Meeting by July 13{". 4} The parking lot appears to be less than 10 feet from the property line, 'in particular the property lines shared with the apartment building NE of the church building. In fact, it appears that a portion of the proposed parking extended ovAr the property line shared with the .apartment building. Please adjust.. The part{ing spaces located adjacent to the apartment building lti f~ of the church building are existing spaces to remain -and are currently -net part of the projecf. Landsca~inctNeaetation 5) Sheet3 shows a landscaped jsland in the main part of the parking lot, on t:he vaest side of the drive from School street; a storm sewer ifne runs through this island. A tree is proposed to be planted here, which is likely to cause conflicts. The tree wi:El be relocated on the revised site plan, The number oftrees is consistent witi~ the requirements of Section 30-93~ (b)(3}. 6) Please either relocate car provide street trees aiflng School Street. VanEnan Architects and Builders will pr~uide a revised plan relocating trees on the site'to provide street-tress along School Street. 7) Please provide additional shrubbery along School Street and Jackson avenue for headlight screening.. Vanman Archi#ects and Builders will provide a revised plan providing additional shrubbery along School Street and Jackson Avenue far headlight screening. .t=ire Chief 8) Please provide a fire hydrant at the new front of .the building, the -south east entrance. This hydrant supply shall came off of Jackson Ave .because of placement of the west fire lane and the water supply to that Pane. A new fire hydrant shell be located near the south east entrance of the building. Due to budget concerns, the church would prefer to core-nett to the water service off of School Street instead of Jackson Avenue. Page 3 of 5 Sianace i his property is .unique, in that a portion of the project is located ~a~ithin the P-4 zoning district {the building}; and a portion of the project is located to the C-2 .zoning district (the parl~ing lot}. ~riihere s?parate rules exist used dr, zoning district, the rules applied to the district in which the principle structure is located is applied. The wilding is located on the ~t~estern portion of the property, on the lot that is currently zoned R-4. based on the sign ordinance, the development is permitted one area identification suns Viper Section 3D-~~~ {i3) These area idenfification signs are permitted 1S square feet and up to 8 feet in height. Per Section 30-8~~ {~ Q), permitted non-residential uses are allowed one freestanding -and one ~l~ll i?usiness sign, not to exceed a6 square feet in total sign area. Bdcause the lot has more Than 1,gt3D linear .feet of °conibin~d street Tronta~e, the total area mGy be increased, not to exceed ~-92 square-Teel. ~hefree standing sign may :net be higher than 2~ feet. To summarize: ~- ~~. ;! , ~ - ~~s-anaina ~' 1 1 ZD 9fi i ' "~.ra;; ~ ~ 96 9) 1 note that plans :show three freestanding signs and 2 building wall signs. The detail on sheet l that shows .the :area identification :sign is consistent with the ordinance, although it is unclear where#his sign will .be located. Sheet 2 identifies entry.-and monument :signs. The detail on sheet 7 :that shoves the. monumant elevation is consistent -with the ordinance with regard to -size and ,height.. Please adjust the ;plans:to reflect the number of free standing signs allowed, and clarity whets each type will be located. Sheet 2 _is locating ~'E) one. Area Identification Sign at tE~e entrance to fie parking lot off o#-Schoot Street (east ~f the existing apartment building)-. This is:labeled=as "new~ntcy siign"_ 'Chere is ~1) o'ne-Area Identification Sign at the entrance :to the;parkiri,g !ot s~ff of ,lackson Avenue :and is -labeled as "navy entrysgn"~ Thus Area ldentifi~aton.Signs are identical at the {2} two locations and are described in details SIC;UP=7 and G7ivUP=7, ,according #o Czty:Cocle Seefion ;3D-86fi {8~ "...3-iowe~er, ifthe nsighborhoocl, subdivision, or deiretopment .has entrances on arterial andlor:coilectarrpads, fhen a :single area icientifioation sign may=be :a1lov~erl at each of these entrances. -The Ctsurch issi~o~ing {2} tvao v~rall signs. t)ne sign is Iodated c~:n the north .elevation identifying the l~uildintg to `School Street. The ~fher=sign ~s located at the south eas# entry <identif}ring the main entrance ~rf-the building. Page 4 of 5 10) Finally; please clarify "sermon Series Signage". I understand this are to be changeable copy; if its electronic changeable copy, please provide a note on the plans. The Grassing Church will continue to post °`Serrnon series Signage°' similar to what they post currently on the corner of School Street and Jackson Ave. i he eigrtage will not be electronic and v~~ili change every four weeks to a new sign descriiaing the new "Sermon Series", In the future, the church may desire to have electronic signage, but we are vurrently not proposing to do that at-this time. i3uildin~ design 11) l reviewed the building height. Although portions of the building ~F~all exceed ~p f°et high, based on the definition of height, the building height is permissible. 12} Please verily that aN mechanical units, if mounted on fhe roof, wit! be screened from public view, indudi;~g the streets and Lions Park. (~11 mechanical units will be screened from .public view. 13} The permissible amount of lot coverage is 25°l0. Because the language cf the ordinance is unclear, u,~e have interpreted that lot coverage calculation is applied to the building only, not the pari<ing lot. This is consistent with the application in the past, and amount to a lot coverage area of approximately 1~°Io. 1~} Please provide coiorand material samples for review by the Planning Commission and City Council. Vanrn~n Architects and Builders will .provide photo codes of materials for review by the Planning commiission and City Council. Revised plans will be sent by .July 1 ~m Tor distribution in the City Council Packet for the July 18tH mAeting. Please let me know if there are any other qussfions. Sincerely, ~~ A,ng Knodel, AIA Vanman Architects. an°d Builders Page5of5 '~~ Project Narrative for: , The Grossing Church ` Conditional Use Permit May 31, 2011 The Crossing Church is a rapidly growing church in the Elk River Community. Not your typical church, The Crossing Church is "Church for People Who Don't Do Church". The Crossing Church has been doubling their attendance annually after moving into their new home at 829 School Street and currently holding five worship services on the weekend to serve their members. Their current worship space seats approximately 500 people and the need is huge to increase the number of seats in their worship space to reach more people. The existing building at 829 School Street is approximately 21,514 SF with a worship space/auditorium that seats 500 people. There is also youth space, youth classrooms, offices, restrooms, and a small lobby. The existing parking lot has spaces for 122 cars. Current hours of operation of The Crossing Church are Monday thru Friday, gam to 5pm. The Crossing Church is holding five weekend services; 5pm and 6:45pm on Saturdays, and 9:30am, 11:15am and 1 pm on Sundays. The peak use of the facility is obviously on the weekends with the weekdays being for general church operation where the church currently employees approximately 30 people. The Crossing Church has recently purchased the vacant property to the east which will be developed into additional parking, complete with concrete curb & gutter, bituminous paving, parking lot lighting, and landscaping to meet City of Elk River's zoning requirements. The new proposed design for the two combined properties will have a maximum 547 parking spaces and will meet the parking demands of the proposed project. The proposed addition and remodel project for The Crossing Church includes doubling the size of the worship space and adding much needed lobby space, youth spaces and classrooms. There is additionally significant work proposed to bring the building up to current code compliance with sprinkler systems, elevator, accessible restrooms, ramps, stairs, etc. The proposed additions total 25,638 sf of additional space with an area reserved for a future 2 story classroom addition of 7,360 sf. The new worship space/auditorium will seat 1500 people with room to expand to the maximum occupants allowed by parking count constraints. The exterior materials of the additions will be precast concrete panels, prefinished metal ribbed siding, glass and aluminum curtain walls. The proposed additions will have flat (low-slope) roof structures with fully adhered EPDM membrane roofs. The signage for the building will include two building signs, one freestanding sign and two area identification signs. The main building sign will be located on the north elevation along School Street to identify the building. An additional building sign is shown on the east elevation to indentify the main entrance to the building. The freestanding sign is located on the corner of School Street and Jackson Avenue. This sign will be constructed of materials to match the new building facade. It will identify the church and allow an opportunity for the church to display their sermon series which changes every four weeks. The area identification signs are located at the entrances to the parking lot off School Street and Jackson Avenue. These signs are sized to remain within the square footage requirements and shall be constructed of materials to match the new building facade. Outdoor Storage consists of a trash enclosure suitably sized for two dumpsters, one for trash and one for recycling. The materials of the trash enclosure have been selected to match the proposed additions and will be constructed of precast concrete panels and prefinished metal ribbed siding. VANMAN ARGHlTEGTS AND B'!!lLDER'S lNC. bb9 Wnnetka Avenue Norfh • Suite 210 • Minneapolis, Minnesota 55427 888.327.2817 • 763.541.9552 • fax 7b3.541.9857 www.vanmanab.com A Z A n --I /~ V +/ Z n d "~ -~ '^+ o /~~ ~N ~® ~ 1 ~ I ~ I ~ I I I( I I ~ I~ ~ ~ ~pp ~ ~~ ~ m~~~ m~$? 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