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<br />CASE # cr. <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR SITE PLAN REVIEW OF <br />SAINT KATHARINE DREXEL CATHOLIC CHURCH; <br />CASE OF ST. KATHARINE DREXEL CATHOLIC COMMUNITY <br />By: Bteanne DaInes, Associate Planner <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />On March 3, 2008, the City received an application from Saint Katharine Drexel Catholic <br />Communities to develop a 10,000 square foot church on the property located generally on the <br />northwest comer ofVariolite Street and 1615t Avenue N.W. <br /> <br />The following items are enclosed for your information: <br /> <br />a) Site location map <br />b) Site plan and Landscape Plan <br />c) Engineering Plans <br />d) Building elevations <br />e) City Staff review letter dated March 28, 2008 <br /> <br />Notification: <br /> <br />Site Plans do not require a public hearing, but the City attempted to notify property owners <br />within 700 feet of the subject property. <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />The. overall property is approximately 32.3 acres in size. Proposed Lot 1, Block 1 of St. <br />Katharine Drexel Catholic Community is the site for the first stage of the church development, <br />which is 3.6 acres. The site is currently vacant, and is bounded on the east by Variolite Street, to <br />.. the south by 1615t Avenue, to the north by large-lot single family development, and to the west <br />by Central Park. <br /> <br />The applicant is requesting approval of a site pl~n to construct a 10,000 square foot, slab on- <br />grade church building on a portion of the property located on 1615t Avenue and Variolite Street <br />N.W. There is a minor subdivision, conditional use permit, and comprehensive plan amendment <br />being processed with this request in order to accommodate the proposed development. The site <br />conforms to setbacks except for the rear yard setback, and revisions have been requested. <br /> <br />Access is being proposed off of 1615t Avenue. Due to the amount of cari:\anticipated to be <br />entering and exiting this site during peak times, one additional access is being requested. Staff is <br />requesting that the second access be aligned with Xenolith Street to the south. <br /> <br />The chUrch building is proposing to seat approximately 400 people. City Code requires 1 parking <br />space for every 3 seats for this type of use, which equates to 133 parking spots. The applicant is <br />proposing 200 parking spaces, which exceeds the total amount of parking required for the site <br />plan. <br /> <br />77 <br />