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there would be a system for maintaining them. The parking issues relating to the traffic going onto 27th Avenue need more thought. Knuth said the bottom line came to finding a way to make the Alzheimer’s facility happen. Schiferl said it all came down to alternatives. Maybe the Alzheimer’s wing could be part of the coop building. Schiferl said he would like information on what alternatives have been considered, which ones have been scrapped and why. Zisla said he had lived in Minnesota for ten years and during that time there have been four hundred-year events. Therefore, he had some question about designing storm sewers for a ten-year event. The parking at the Rice Creek project seems adequate according to the Parks Department. PHN18, Motion by Baker, seconded by Schmitz , TO CONTINUE THE UBLIC EARING TO THE OVEMBER 1997,PC. LANNING OMMISSION MEETING Zisla asked if this were a majority vote. Mattila responded it takes a majority vote of those present to continue the public hearing. Baker called for a vote on the motion. 4 Ayes - 1 Nays (Zisla). Motion Carried. Baker said the proposal would be on the Planning Commission agenda in November and he encouraged the audience to attend. LP-330 & SP-200 New Apostolic Church Terry reviewed the case report concerning an application for site plan review and a special use permit to construct a church on a residential parcel. Terry showed slides of the site. Bill Diem, a representative of the New Apostolic Church, stated the New Apostolic Church considered the neighboring residents in the design of the church. The church that presently owns the property gave the New Apostolic Church their design, which the City previously approved. The New Apostolic Church found that design did not fit the neighborhood. The design the New Apostolic Church has submitted meets all the City’s criteria. The traffic flow and lighting would not impact the neighbors. Diem said the property could be split into two sections. There is no intended use for the westerly portion of the site. Expansion of the church could happen without using that portion of the site. The church investigated splitting the lot when the church bought the property. Diem gave a short presentation of the plans. Baker stated this is a public hearing and asked if anyone in the audience wished to speak on this proposal. Robert Garner, 981 2nd Street NW, said his was concerned about expansion of the church making the dead end street a through street. Garner pointed out Diem said the property may be split in the future and developed on the western portion. Diem said that if that portion were split and sold it would revert to the R-2 zoning. Garner said he never heard of this church before but the church seems small. What happens in five years if the congregation cannot support the church and they have to sell it? Garner said he was concerned about the traffic speed on Old Highway 8. Garner asked how close the parking lot would be to his property line. Diem responded 75 feet. Zisla asked if expansion of the church had to come before the Planning Commission. Mattila responded any expansion would have to go through the site plan and special use permit review process. A public hearing would be held. I:\COMMISSIONS\PLANNING\MINUTES\1997\10-21-97.WPD 12