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Our !Almon: To work together to respcaibty grow Our community, and to provide quality, COM4ffeciive, and efficient government invoices. CC Regular Session 7. 2. Meeting Date: 10/23/2018 By: Chris Anderson, Community Development Information Title: Consider Request for a Zoning Text Amendment to the B-1 and B-2 Business Districts and a Conditional Use Permit for the Operation of a Religious Institution in the B-1 General Business District (Project No. 18-151); Case of House of God Church • Adopt Ordinance # 18-15 (Zoning Text Amendment) • Adopt Resolution #18-208 (Conditional Use Permit) Purpose/Background: The City has received an application from House of God (the "Applicant") for a Conditional Use Permit to operate a religious institution on the property located at 5909 167th Ave NW (the "Subject Property"). The Subject Property is zoned B-1 General Business District, which presently does not identify Religious Institutions as either a permitted or conditional use. However, on September 6, 2018, the Planning Commission did conduct a Public Hearing on Ordinance #18-15, which, if adopted, would amend the conditional uses in both the B-1 and B-2 Business Districts to include Religious Institutions. The City Council introduced Ordinance #18-15 at its September 25, 2018 meeting 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: The Subject Property has an existing, vacant building (formerly a bank) on it that the Applicant is proposing to utilize for their religious institution. Properties to the west and south (across 167th Ave) are both also zoned B-1 General Business District; the property to the east (across Highway 47) is zoned PUD and is part of the golf course; and the property to north is zoned R-1 Residential (Rural Developing). The Subject Property is approximately one (1) acre in size, has a paved parking lot, and is served by a private well and septic system. The church has approximately eighty (80) members, including children, and would primarily hold services on Wednesday evenings and Saturdays. The Site Plan does show thirty-eight (38) parking stalls, which based on the proposed seating and office space, would comply with the minimum parking standards. However, there is not really any room for additional parking on the Subject Property, which, by default, will limit the ability of this religious institution to expand its membership. The Applicant has already had a walk-through of the building with the Building Official and Fire Marshal to understand what modifications would be necessary based on the change of use (mostly minor items related to exiting and lighting). A compliance inspection of the septic system is required and it is possible that the system will