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PDR-391/PCUP-118, St. Clare's Episcopal Church Application for design review and conditional use permit approval to expand an existing Church facility in multiple phases, consisting of a new sanctuary and multipurpose room totaling approximately 19,195 square feet and other site improvements. The property is located at 3350 Hopyard Road and is zoned RM-2,500 (Multiple-Family Residential) District. Ms. Decker summarized the staff report and described the history and scope of this project. She displayed the site plan on the overhead screen and described the features of the project. She noted that this project had been the subject of neighborhood concerns regarding parking; a revised parking plan was submitted with revised turn-around space with respect to the residential area. Staff believes that the Master Expansion Plan for the Church facility has addressed the concerns brought forward by the residents and that with the conditions of approval, the proposed project has attempted to mitigate the perceived impacts related to the facility's expansion. Staff believed the layout and design of the expansion complements and enhances the aesthetic appearance of the existing facility, and staff encouraged the Church members and the architect to continue their design efforts in future expansion phases. The conditions requested the architects to work towards green building efforts. Even if each phase did not exceed the square footage required, the total buildout would be nearly 20,000 square feet. The applicants have agreed to participate in the green building program and have done some preliminary checklists to meet the green building standards. Staff recommended approval of this application, consisting of all three phases, site, layout, and sizes of the building. Staff recommended some minor amendments to the application as follows: 1. Add the following sentence at the end of Condition No. 5: "The design review proposal shall include, but shall not be limited to, grading, parking lot lighting, and parking design." 2. Delete Condition No. 9 regarding Phase II expansion plan submittal. 3. Modify the first sentence of Condition No. 26 as follows: "Prior to the issuance of a ildi g pe it the p oject d elop ~'~' .... c~,~ ~11 ...... 1,, [.~\ ;~1,~ ;~ ,41 ........ gr~a~ compensate for all heritage-sized trees that need to be removed for the proposed development." Commissioner Roberts did not wish to penalize people for planting trees by asking them to pay to remove them. In response to her question whether each phase would feature the design for that phase, Ms. Decker confirmed that was the case. Commissioner Fox inquired whether an additional access point on Valley Trails Drive had been considered to accommodate the traffic from the expanded parking. She was concerned that a single access point would cause traffic congestion following Church services. Ms. Decker noted that in its analysis and search for solutions regarding ingress and egress onto the site, staff spoke with the Fire Department and the Masons in the neighboring structure. The Fire Department did not wish to take access off of Hopyard Road, which was fairly constricted near the boundary, with equipment that precluded safe entry and exiting for emergency vehicle use. Staff was comfortable with the existing ingress and egress. EXCERPTS: PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES, May 11, 2005 Page 1 of 5