HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2015-077 Conditional Use Permit & Variance Edina Community Lutheran Church iNA,
RESOLUTION NO. 2015-77
RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND FRONT STREET
SETBACK VARIANCE FROM 50 FEET TO 23 FEET FOR THE EDINA COMMUNITY
LUTHERAN CHURCH AT 4113 WEST 54th STREET
Section 1. BACKGROUND.
1.01 Edina Community Lutheran Church is proposing to build a 210 seat sanctuary and kitchen addition,
with a new parking lot on the east side of the existing church located at 4113 West 54th Street.To
accommodate this request,the parsonage home would be removed and replaced with the new parking
lot.The new sanctuary addition would have the same seating capacity as the existing sanctuary.The
purpose of the request is to provide larger fellowship and supportive areas to the church.
(See legal description on Exhibit A.)
1.02 A parking variance was granted in 1992 to allow 37 spaces when the existing sanctuary was built.The
proposed parking lot contains 38 spaces.The variance remains in place with the proposal because the
sanctuary proposed has a maximum capacity of 210 people.
1.03 The site is zoned R-1,Single Dwelling Unit District,where a church is a conditionally permitted use.
The applicant submitted a request for the conditional use permit in 2013;however did not move
forward with the request after concerns were raised in regard to the architecture of the proposed
addition,and impact to the steep slopes and mature trees as a result of a new parking lot south of the
• building and construction of stormwater ponding.
1.04 The applicant revised the plans in an attempt to address the concerns raised in 2013. They hired a new
architect to design the addition to better fit with the neighborhood.The proposed addition uses a
pitched roof rather than a flat roof,and has more variety in building material compared to the lap
siding originally proposed.The new plan proposes using an underground storage tank for stormwater,
rather than the surface pond proposed in 2013.The new plan would preserve the slope and mature tree
area.
1.05 To accommodate the request,the following is requested:
➢ Conditional Use Permit to construct a new 210 seat sanctuary,a 576 square foot kitchen and a new
parking field.
➢ A Front Yard Setback variance from 50 feet to 23 for the kitchen to match the existing front yard
setback of the church.
1.06 On July 22,2015,the Planning Commission recommended approval of the Conditional Use Permit and
Variance.Vote: 7 Ayes,0 Nays.
1.07 On August 5,2015,the City Council held a public hearing on the Conditional Use Permit and Variance.
Section 2. FINDINGS
2.01 Approval is subject to the following findings:
•
CITY OF EDINA
4801 West 50th Street•Edina,Minnesota 55424
www.EdinaMN.gov•952-927-8861 • Fax 952-826-0389
KU)ULU I IUN NU. LU 15-//
Page 2
1. The proposal meets the conditional use permit criteria in Section 36-305 of the City Code as
follows:
a. Does not have an undue adverse impact on governmental facilities, utilities, services or existing
or proposed improvements;
b. Will generate traffic within the capacity of the streets serving the property;
c. Does not have an undue adverse impact on the public health, safety or welfare;
d. Will not impede the normal and orderly development and improvement of other property in
the vicinity;
e. Conforms to the applicable restrictions and special conditions of the district in which it is
located, as imposed by this chapter; and
f. Is consistent with the comprehensive plan.
2. The proposal would meet the required standards for a variance, because:
a. The proposed use of the property is reasonable;the use is conditionally permitted, and the
kitchen addition has the same front street setback of the existing church at 23 feet.
b. The practical difficulty and unique circumstance is the location of the existing church, which
does not meet the required front street setback.
c. The kitchen addition would be constructed out of the same stone that was used on the
church. The stone from the parsonage would be used on the kitchen.
d. The proposed improvements will not alter the essential character of the neighborhood. The
kitchen addition is relatively small compared to the size of the church. It matches the existing
setback of the church. A church has been located on this property for over 50 years.
Section 3. APPROVAL
NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby resolved by the City Council of the City of Edina, approves the
Conditional Use Permit and Front Street Setback Variance from 50 feet to 23 feet for the kitchen addition
subject to the following conditions:
1. Subject to staff approval, the site must be developed and maintained in substantial conformance
with the following plans, unless modified by the conditions below:
• Site plan date stamped June 25, 2015.
• Grading plan date stamped June 25, 2015.
• Landscaping plan date August 4, 2015.
• Building elevations date stamped June 25, 2015
• Lighting plan date stamped June 25, 2015
• Utility Plan date stamped June 25, 2015
• Building materials board as presented at the Planning Commission and City Council meeting.
2. The property owner is responsible for replacing any required landscaping that dies.
+ IttJJLU 1 IUN NU. LU15-//
Page 3
3. All trash enclosures shall be screened to meet City Code.
4. Submit a copy of the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District permit.The City may require revisions
to the approved plans to meet the district's requirements.
5. Compliance with all of the conditions outlined in the director of engineering's memo dated July 14,
2015.
6. Submittal of a Construction Management Plan.
7. The construction driveway shall be moved to the west away from the single-family home.
8. The chiller shall be located on the west side of the building and screened per city code.
9. There shall be no snow plowing before 7:00 am and after 10:00 pm within either parking lot.
10. Social events shall be held in the west parking lot only.
' f
i
ATTEST: � , v
Debra A. Mangen, City Clerk J aures B. Hovland, Mayor
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN )SS
CITY OF EDINA )
CERTIFICATE OF CITY CLERK
I, the undersigned duly appointed and acting City Clerk for the City of Edina do hereby certify that the
attached and foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Edina City Council at its Regular Meeting of August
5, 2015, and as recorded in the Minutes of said Regular Meeting.
WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this 64.4A dayof , 2015.
Y J
1
City Cie k
EDINA COMMUNITY LUTHERAN CHURCH LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
• All of the Northwest Quarter(NW1/4)of the Northeast Quarter(NE1/4)of the Northeast Quarter(NE1 /4)in Section
Nineteen (19),Township Twenty-eight(28), Range Twenty-four(24), except that part thereof platted as Minnehaha
Woods. Subject to a sewer easement created by instrument of record in Book 1492 of deeds, page 126, in the office
of the Register of Deeds of said Hennepin County,Also Subject to restrictions created by deed of record in Book
1459 of Deeds, page 35,as modified by instrument recorded in book 457, Miscellaneous Records, page 393.
•
Q �5 IPS
JAN
&EO
G