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Policy 1: Preserve the character of existing residential neighborhoods. Program 1.1: Enforce the provisions of the City's Zoning Ordinance to maintain the character of existing residential neighborhoods. Program 1.2: Use the development review procedures to minimize intrusions, such as traffic and noise, into existing neighborhoods. The proposed Phase I expansion conforms to the zoning requirements, in terms of setbacks, building height, and parking, of the RM-2500 zoning district. The master expansion plan (Phases II and III) also conforms to these zoning requirements. As proposed, adequate on-site parking would be provided to minimize the tendency of using curbside parking on residential streets. The master expansion plan shows that at the build-out, Valley Trails Drive would remain the only access to and from the Church facility, thus preventing a direct access from the subject site to National Park Road. Staff finds the proposed expansion would minimize intrusion into the neighborhood. (Please refer to the following section on building layout/site plan, for additional discussion on this issue.) Staff believes that the site, in general, is properly maintained. With the conditions of approval, improvements such as modifications to the existing fence at the preschool playground and planting additional landscaping along National Park Road would enhance the current appearance of the property. Building Layout/Site Plan The appellants believe the layout of the buildings should be in a linear form along National Park Road, that the northern parking lot should be eliminated, and that Phase II expansion should be scaled back to "the point where realistic parking capacity exists on the site without the use of neighborhood streets." The appellants have suggested locating the Phase I multi-purpose room to the north side of the existing building. The applicant has not agreed to this change since it would separate the multi-purpose room from the sanctuary, which the Church feels are functionally related. The proposed site plan is a result of several revisions based on neighborhood input and the operational needs of the Church. In addition to the neighborhood meetings, staffhas met with representatives of the congregation and the project architects in order to encourage a plan that would meet the present and future needs of the Church while minimizing neighborhood impacts. Staff believes that the proposed plan has been designed to meet the objectives of the congregation while minimizing the Church's intrusion into the neighborhood. The appellants disagree and are of the opinion that the Church's expansion plans would create neighborhood impacts. SR:05:154 Page 6