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DA I'E <br />PROJECT. TITLE <br />ESCROW # <br />DEPARTMENT: <br />TECHNICAL REVIEWER: <br />CITY OF RAMSEY LAND USE APPLICATION <br />TECHNICAL REVIEW FILE <br />SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 <br />PROJECT ADDRESS <br />5909 167TH AVE NW <br />REVIEW FOR CUP TO ALLOW RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION (CREES MINISTRIES) <br />116589 <br />Community Development: Planning Division (Zoning Code) <br />Name: Chris Anderson Phone: 763-433-9817 <br />Email: canderson@citvoframsev.com <br />Site Plan Review <br />General. The purpose of this file is to review the Conditional Use Permit application for the operation of a <br />Religious Institution at 5909 167th Ave NW. There is an existing, vacant building (former Landmark Bank <br />building) on the property that would be converted to a church. There are no proposed significant interior <br />building modifications other than what is required by Fire and Building Codes, based on the change in use. <br />The property is zoned B-1 General Business District. Presently, Religious Institutions are neither a permitted <br />or conditional use in this zoning district; however, the Planning Commission conducted a Public Hearing on <br />September 6, 2018 concerning a proposed Zoning Amendment that, if approved, would identify Religious <br />Institutions as a conditional use in both the B-1 and B-2 zoning districts. Action on this request will be <br />contingent upon whether the aforementioned Zoning Amendment is adopted by the City Council. <br />This case is being reviewed per City Code Section 117-114 (B-1 General Business District) and Section 117- <br />356 (Commercial and Inustrial Off -Street Parking). <br />Staff provides the following comments for general review of the application: <br />Land Use and Zoning: The Property is guided for commercial in the Comprehensive Plan and is zoned B-1 <br />General Business District. <br />Lot Dimensions: The lot approximately one (1) acre in size. <br />Surfacing: The Applicant is not proposing any changes to the parking lot, with the exception of striping parking <br />stalls. The parking lot is currently paved . No sidewalks exist onsite. <br />Building Architecture and Changes: There is a single building on the property that is approximately 4,800 <br />square feet in size. No exterior changes are proposed. There is an existing drive-thru canopy as well as an <br />existing ground sign that are both within the public road right of way for Highway 47. Both encroachments <br />must be removed prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for this new use. <br />The applicant has already conducted a walk-through with the Building Official and Fire Marshall. There are <br />some minor interior modifications that will be necessary, mostly dealing with lighting and exiting. A compliance <br />inspection of the septic system will need to be completed. It is likely that the septic system will need to be <br />updated and/or replaced, but that won't be known definitively until the compliance inspection is complete. <br />Waste Storage: There is no waste storage shown onsite nor existing outside the current building. Any enclosure <br />must match the materials of the principal structure. <br />