Agenda - Planning Commission - 09/06/2018

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Regular Planning Commission 5. 1. Meeting Date: 09/06/2018 By: Chloe McGuire Brigl, Community Development Information Title: PUBLIC HEARING: Consider Request for Zoning Amendment (Text) to the B-1 and B-2 Business Districts and a Conditional Use Permit to Allow a Religious Institution on the Property Located at 6760 Highway 10; Case of CREES Ministries Purpose/Background: The City has received an application from CREES Ministries (the "Applicant") requesting a Zoning Amendment to the text of the B-2 Business District to identify Religious Institutions as a Conditional Use and a Conditional Use Permit to allow a religious institution on the property located at 6760 Highway 10 (the "Subject Property"). The property is zoned B-2 Business District and is currently a retail operation that is going out of business. Staff has brought forward zoning text amendments for both the B-1 and B-2 Business Districts to simplify the zoning code and refrain from bringing the same request forward in coming months for the B-1 district. Notification: Staff attempted to notify all property owners within 350 feet of the Subject Property of the requested Conditional Use Permit and Zoning Amendment via standard U.S. mail and published the Notice of Public Hearing in the Anoka County UnionHerald. Observations/Alternatives: Zoning Districts • The intent of the B-1 District is to provide a commercial area for goods and services for the surrounding neighborhoods and community on a smaller scale than the B-2 Highway Commercial District. • The intent of the B-2 District is to provide for and limit the establishment of motor vehicle oriented or dependent and convenience type, high intensity commercial and service activities characteristically located along major traffic carriers. Surrounding Communities • Anoka allows religious institutions as a conditional use in their B-1 Highway Business District (Comparable to our B-2 District) and B-6 Neighborhood Commercial District • Brooklyn Park permits religious institutions in all of their Business Districts (B-1, B-2, B-3, and B-4) • Andover allows as CUP in their shopping center and general business districts. • Champlin allows as CUP in C-1 (commercial -office business district), C-2 (commercial -general business district), and CN (neighborhood commercial district) • Coon Rapids permits them in their PORT districts • Maple Grove, Elk River, and Nowthen only allow religious institutions in their residential districts Subject Property 6760 Highway 10 (the "Subject Property") is zoned B-2 Highway Business District and abuts Highway 10 to the north, properties zoned B-2 to the south and east, Riverdale Park to the southwest, and mixed use properties to the west including Slumberland and townhomes. There are 48 parking spaces onsite, which meets the minimum number of parking stalls based on the proposed number of chairs in the worship space.