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Planning Commission Minutes - March 21, 1995 Page 3 Sande asked if the landscaping would be complete before the winter of ‘95 season. Unger said the landscaping would be in by then, unless the Silver Lake Road reconstruction interferes. Unger explained that the Jehovah’s Witnesses congregations do the site work, slab, and underground work within about three months and the building itself is built in one weekend (usually a three-day weekend). Everything is completed on that weekend, building, painting, plants, and sod. Motion by Baker, seconded by Sande to .5 Ayes - 0 Nays. Motion Carried. CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING Zisla said he did not feel the proposal triggers a need to enter into a moratorium to study the Zoning Code. The church seems to be an appropriate use under the special use permit standards. Zisla said he felt it is not necessary to exclude churches and other public uses from commercial zones. Baker agreed with Zisla. Baker said he would vote in favor of the church’s proposal. Motion by Sande, seconded by Jensen to LP-300, RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS SP-186. AND ADOPT THE RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF 5 Ayes - O Nays. Motion Carried. GB ENERAL USINESS LP-301 U.S.W EST Mattila reviewed the case report concerning an application for site plan review to construct a cellular phone equipment building in an I-1 district and showed slides of the site. A representative of US West, ____________, was present. Jensen asked the purpose of the building. * responded the building is needed to increase the capacity of the system and to better serve customers. * showed a slide of an antenna in Minnetonka that will be similar to the New Brighton antenna. All of the cable is connected inside the base of the water tower and will not be noticeable. LP-301 Motion by Baker, seconded by Livingston to . RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF 5 Ayes - O Nays. Motion Carried. AU NNOUNCEMENTS AND PDATES Concept Plan - Super America —Mattila showed the proposed SuperAmerica site plan to the Planning Commission. They want to remove the existing building and relocate the new building on the site. There are two issues the Planning Commission should be aware of. SuperAmerica will need 16 parking stalls. The location of 3 of these stalls seem to be about 10 feet away from the pump island traffic, reducing the aisle space. Also, the code requires any parking or maneuvering areas should be 30 feet from street right-of-ways. It appears the part of the proposed plan goes to about ten feet of the right-of-ways in one area.