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<br />7. COUNCIL BUSINESS <br /> <br />7.01: Consider Adopting Resolution #18-223 Granting Revised Site Plan Approval of <br />Regency Ponds Self Storage Facility <br /> <br />Acting Mayor LeTourneau noted this item has been tabled at the request of the applicant. <br />7.02: Consider Request for a Zoning Text Amendment to the B-1 and B-2 Business <br />Districts and a Conditional Use Permit for the Operation of a Religious Institution <br />in the B-1 General Business District (Project No. 18-151); Case of House of God <br />Church <br /> Adopt Ordinance #18-15 (Zoning Text Amendment) <br /> Adopt Resolution #18-208 (Conditional Use Permit) <br /> <br />City Planner Anderson reviewed the staff report and recommendation to Adopt Ordinance #18- <br />15 to amend the conditional uses in the B-1 and B-2 Business Districts and adopt Resolution <br />#18-208 granting a Conditional Use Permit for a religious institution on the subject property. <br />The City Council has already introduced the proposed Zoning Amendment and it is now eligible <br />for adoption. The proposed use seems reasonable for the subject property. There appears to be <br />adequate space for parking to accommodate the existing membership. Only minor interior <br />building modifications will be necessary to accommodate the change in use. The applicant is <br />aware of the existing encroachments that would need to be eliminated, which address an issue <br />that has been known for some time now. The only potential concern has to do with future <br />parking accommodations should the congregation grow. However, there is always the possibility <br />of a shared parking agreement with the adjacent property owner, should that be necessary. <br /> <br />Councilmember Riley asked for additional details on a Conditional Use Permit in general. <br /> <br />City Planner Anderson reported that if approved a Conditional Use Permit would be recorded <br />with the land and not the property owner and would therefore run in perpetuity as long as the use <br />remains compliant with the conditions. He explained that the City is not obligated to approve a <br />conditional use and reviewed some of the elements that are considered to determine if a use is <br />appropriate for a specific property. <br /> <br />Councilmember Johns stated that it would be nice to see something happen in that area as it has <br />been a vacant site for some time and therefore this seems to be a good reuse of the property. <br /> <br />Acting Mayor LeTourneau stated that the neighboring property owner, Total Defense, has been a <br />great community partner and business in the community and has expressed support for this <br />application. <br /> <br />Yakov Gradinar, applicant, stated that they have relocated from Portland, Oregon and believe <br />that this would be a good opportunity to reuse the bank building. He stated that they have had a <br />great experience in working with City staff. He stated that as the church congregation grows in <br />the future they would like work with the City to further remodel the building. <br /> <br />City Council / October 23, 2018 <br />Page 4 of 13 <br /> <br />