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RESOLUTION No. 95- 023 i I , I I I i I I i I CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF SPECIAL USE PERMIT SP-186. WHEREAS, an application for a special use permit has been made by NE Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. WHEREAS, the procedural history of the application is as follows: 1 . An application for a special use permit was filed with the City of New Brighton on February 3, 1995. 2. The Planning Commission, pursuant to published and mailed notices, held a pUblic hearing on February 21, 1995, and on March 21, 1995, and all persons present at the hearing were given an opportunity to be heard. 3. The City Council considered SP-186 on March 28, 1995. Now THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council makes the following Findings of Fact , in respect to SP-186: 1. The subject site is zoned B-3, General Business. 2. The operation of a church in a B-3 district is a special use. 3. The NE Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses are proposing to construct a 4,850 square foot church in a B-3 district. 4. The proposed church building and related site improvements would comply with the B-3 district and parking standards. 5. The church would hold four services per week each averaging 85 persons per service. 6. The proposed site plan would allow for one access point to the subject site from Silver Lake Road. Said access point would allow for only right-in and right-out turns. 7. The proposed church development would be located on the most northerly end of a commercial district and would be located adjacent to multi-family residential developments. The proposed use would not be interrupting this strip of commercial uses, but would instead serve to buffer a portion of the existing multi-family residential uses from the commercial district. 8. The proposed church would compliment existing residential or commercial uses and would not impede the normal and orderly improvement of surrounding property. 9. According to the City's Comprehensive Plan, the surrounding neighborhood is adequately served by the existing commercial uses at County Road E and Silver Lake Road. "Vacant commercially zoned land along Silver Lake Road is proposed for development at the general business level but further expansion of the commercial area is not encouraged. Neighborhood need for convenience commercial development has been largely satisfied by existing development. General business services available in the larger area are generally judged adequate by residents and additional commercial development is not considered necessary. " Page 1 of 2