Agenda - Planning Commission - 11/08/1999

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Review Letter: Lord of Life Church Page 3 of 4 November 2, 1999 The landscaping plan proposes 13 new tree plantings surrounding the Alternative A-1 portion of the building expansion. The proposed location, number, species, and size of the tree plantings are acceptable. The plan also proposes to plant wild flowers in the same area. Waste Storage: The plan does not indicate the location of any exterior trash enclosures. If there is to be outside trash receptacle storage, the site plan should be revised to indicate its location. Outside trash enclosures must be screened from all sides. Generally, the enclosures will be constructed of materials matching the building, or privacy fencing, and will have a vertical wooden gate with a latch. Off-Street Parking - Spaces Required: The site currently has 373 parking stalls. The plan proposes to add 86 stalls for a total of 453 parking spaces. City Code requires one parking stall for every three seats or each five feet of pew in churches. There are currently 500 seats in the sanctuary, which requires 167 stalls. The Multi-Purpose Room will be 17,000 square feet and the plan proposes to provide 1 stall for every 100 square feet. This formula is acceptable to City staff. The overall addition with Alternative A-1 is 42,482 square feet. At the highest formula for calculating parking the code requires 1 space per 200 square feet. In this case that would require 212 additional stalls. (167 + 212 = 379 required, 453 provided). Off-Street Parking - Design: In accordance with City Code, all driveways, off-street parking and maneuvering areas are proposed to be surfaced with bituminous paving. The parking surface will be finished with B 6/12 concrete curbing, except areas on the west and north side of the parking lot addition. In those areas the plan proposes to use bituminous curbing in anticipation of future expansion Of the parking area. Also, if Alternative A-1 is not constructed at this time, the plan proposes to use bituminous curbing around that area in anticipation of furore construction. The outline of the future parking lot expansion is acceptable. However, the proposed future driveway, shown on the plan extending to the north between the new parking lot and the western property line, would encroach on the required 40-foot landscaped area (see Screening and Landscaping). The applicant may wish to reconsider the routing of the driveway to avoid this conflict from arising in the future. Drainage and Grading: The new parking lot is being drained through a catch basin to the existing storm water retention pond located adjacent to C.S.A.H. #5. The roof drain of the proposed addition is proposed to be collected and piped to a discharge which flows overland to the DNA protected wetland. The discharges appear acceptable but will need to be reviewed by the LRRWMO.