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4.2. PCSR 07-23-2019 The Elk River Vision A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity Parking/Circulation Churches require one parking space for every three seats, based on the design capacity of the main seating area. The main seating area is approximately 7,000 sqft in size, which would yield 1,000 patrons. Per ordinance, 333 parking stalls are required for the church. Public elementary schools, junior high schools, or similar private schools require two parking spaces for each classroom. Eight classrooms are shown on the submitted plans. This would equate to 16 parking stalls for the Montessori school. The site has 295 parking stalls on site. While the functions of church services and the school typically do not overlap, there will be occasions when church events will occur during school time, such as funerals, requiring 349 parking stalls. The church has been in operation for many years and staff is unaware of any on-going parking issues. As this proposed use is temporary, staff has no concerns with the site being short approximately 50 parking stalls. Applicable Regulation Before the city council may authorize an interim use, it must make the following findings: 1. The period of time for which the interim use permit is to be granted will terminate before any adverse impacts are felt upon adjacent properties. The use is intended to be temporary until the applicant can find a permanent location to operate the school. The church has been in operation for many years and staff does not foresee any adverse impacts with having school functions operate, on an interim basis, in the existing structure. 2. There is adequate assurance that the property will be left in suitable condition after the use is terminated. The use is proposed in a fully developed space/site and will be left in the same condition. 3. The use is similar to uses allowed in the zoning district in which the property is located. Institutional Uses are an allowed use in the R1-c zoning district. 4. The date or event that will terminate the use can be identified with certainty. The applicant states the use will last up to 5 years. Staff has also included a condition of approval that the IUP will terminate after 5 years. 5. Authorizing the use will not impose additional costs on the public if it is necessary for the public to take the property in the future. Additional cost will not be imposed. 6. The applicant and user agree to all conditions that the city council deems appropriate for authorization of the interim use. The applicant and user agree to all conditions. 7. The applicant provides assurances deemed adequate by the city council that the use will terminate as provided in the interim use permit. The city council may require the applicant to deposit a cash amount with the city, or provide some other form of security, to ensure compliance with this criteria. The termination timeline and establishment of a permanent facility is deemed adequate. N:\\Departments\\Community Development\\Planning\\Case Files\\IUP\\IU 19-02 River of Life Church - Three Rivers Montessori Charter School\\4- Planning Commission\\4.2 sr PC 7-23-19.docx 8. Authorization of the interim use will not result in adverse effects on the public health, safety, or welfare. The church has been in operation for many years and staff is unaware of any issues and does not foresee any adverse impacts with having school functions operate, for an interim time, in an existing structure. The proposed use should not result in adverse effects on the public health, safety, or welfare. 9. The proposed interim use is consistent with the City of Elk River Comprehensive Plan and conforms to the city's zoning regulations. The use is consistent and conforms to the Comprehensive Plan and zoning regulations. Financial Impact None Statutory Review Period Per State Statute §15.99, the required 60-day review period ends on August 20, 2019. Council Meeting If acted on, this item will go to the August 19, 2019, City Council meeting. Attachments  Location Map  Applicant’s Narrative  Building Drawings  Site Aerial N:\\Departments\\Community Development\\Planning\\Case Files\\IUP\\IU 19-02 River of Life Church - Three Rivers Montessori Charter School\\4- Planning Commission\\4.2 sr PC 7-23-19.docx From:Brady Erickson To:Leah Studaker; Leeseberg, Chris Cc:Dave Johnson; thanson@ga-Er.org Subject:[EXTERNAL] Re: CUP Application Date:Tuesday, July 2, 2019 1:49:24 PM Hi Chris (and Leah), My name is Brady Erickson and I am the secretary of the board of overseers at ROL. I’m responding on behalf of the board and Pastor Dave Johnson. As far as River of Life is concerned, we would love to have a long-term partnership with Three Rivers Montessori (TRM) and think a 5-year CUP is great. We only executed a one-year lease because this level of partnership is brand new to our organization and wanted to take a conservative approach. It simply allows us to make adjustments after one year if deemed necessary. It is our hope though that after one-year we can sign a longer-term agreement. With regard to the space TRM will utilize at the church, we have mapped out as part of the lease approximately 8.000 sq. ft on the north half of the building that is already setup like classrooms. During normal school hours and days that space will be dedicated to TRM activities. They will also have access to, on a periodic basis, the gym/sanctuary area and more frequently the outdoor acreage the church sits on. We hope that helps answer your questions from ROL’s perspective. Please feel free to follow up with anything else you need. Thanks! Brady Erickson On Jul 2, 2019, at 12:18 PM, Leah Studaker <lstudaker.trmontessori@gmail.com> wrote: Hello Chris- happy Fourth of July! River of Life did grant us a lease and it is for a year. But it would probably be best to cover things and just do a five year conditional use permit just in case things go well and ROL wanted to extend that lease. However we do need to check with them to make sure that a five year CUP would be ok! I’ll let them get back to you on what they would like to do. Thank you so much! Sincerely, Leah Studaker On Thu, Jun 27, 2019 at 9:10 AM Leeseberg, Chris <CLeeseberg@elkrivermn.gov> wrote: