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City Engineer Jankowski stated that the drainage is proposed to drain to the detention pond placed on the southeast comer of the site and the overflow would be into the highway right-of-way ditch. MnDOT will need documents showing the rate of discharge. Motion by Councilmember Peterson and seconded by Councilmember Beahen to approve the plan proposal for the Burger King facility contingent upon compliance with the City staff review letter dated August 27, 1996, with the exception of eliminating the Highway #10 access, and resolving the access point on Ramsey Boulevard with the Anoka County Highway Department. Motion carded. Voting Yes: Mayor Hardin, Councilmembers Peterson, Beahen and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Absent: CouncilmemberBeyer. Case #5: Request for Final Plat Approval of Business Park 95 - 3rd Addition; Case of City of Ramsey Zoning Administrator Frolik stated that the City of Ramsey is in the process of platting two more lots in Business Park 95 to accommodate the new facilities for Barkela Manufacturing and Capco. The area to be platted is proposed to be subdivided into two industrial lots for development and two outlots for future development. The lots will receive access from McKinley Street. Both lots meet the one-acre minimum area requirement. Lot 1, Block 1, is 10 feet deficient of the requirement for 200 feet of frontage on a public road and will be modified accordingly. The Planning Commission and City staff are recommending approval. Motion by Councilmember Beahen and seconded by Councilmember Peterson to adopt Resolution g96-09-255 granting final plat approval to Business Park 95 3rd Addition. Motion carded. Voting Yes: Mayor Hardin, Councilmembers Beahen, Peterson and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Absent: Councilmember Beyer. Case #6: Proposed Ordinance to Amend the R-1 and R-2 Residential Districts to Establish Churches as Permitted Uses Zoning Administrator Frolik reminded Council that New Life Church submitted an application to rezone certain property in the R-1 Rural Residential District to R-3 Urban Residential to permit development of their new facility on the site. Council adopted findings of fact and introduced an ordinance to rezone the property as requested. However, during the Council discussion, there were concerns expressed regarding the development potential for a high-density urban parcel in the rural district if the chumh did not become a reality. As a follow-up to those comments, staff met with the City Attorney and it was determined that Council's concerns were valid. It was agreed by staff and City Council that the better alternative would be to amend the R-1 and R-2 Residential Districts to include churches. Council directed staff to draft an ordinance that would establish churches as permitted uses in non-residential structures. Such ordinance was drafted to allow churches as permitted uses in the R-1 and R-2 Residential Districts, except that no church would be permitted in a residential structure without a conditional use permit. A public hearing was held in front of the Planning Commission on September 3. The Commission amended the ordinance to also state that a church structure cannot be converted to a commercial use upon the church's expiration of occupancy and/or the conditional use permit, without the new commercial use obtaining a separate conditional use permit. Councilmember Zimmerman felt this is a step in the right direction. Motion by Councilmember Zimmerman and seconded by Councilmember Beahen to introduce the ordinance to establish churches as permitted uses in the R-1 and R-2 Residential Districts. City Council/September 9, 1996 Page 9 of 14