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The Church strongly feels that it is important to maintain Golden Road as the primary <br />entrance to the facility as the sanctuary building is oriented toward Golden Road. Both <br />the proposed master plan and the Option No. 1 plan have responded to the neighbors' <br />concerns in terms of on-site parking allocation and separating the parking area from the <br />adjoining property on Golden Road. The church believes that it is to the benefit of the <br />neighborhood to maximize the number of spaces on the site therefore alleviating the <br />impacts of the parishioners using street parking which together with the swim club <br />activities further limits the residents from enjoying the use of on-street parking in front of <br />their homes for guests. <br />Option No. 2: <br />This option was created after a meeting with the Golden Road residents, a core group <br />consisting of three residents, on December 21, 2006 in review of Option No. 1. The <br />residents were not satisfied with either plan, as they did not feel that their concerns <br />were adequately addressed. The residents stated at that time, that they could support <br />the project if: (1) the number of parking spaces on Golden Road side be kept status <br />quo; (2) the education building is constructed at the current modular location; (3) the two <br />parking lots (Golden Road and Del Valle Parkway) are connected; and (4) the <br />elimination of the multiple purpose room addition. <br />.~ _ _ ~. <br />I ~ f *~ `b~ <br />Staff does not support connecting the two parking lots, which would provide an <br />opportunity for cut-through traffic which is not in the interest of the City or the church, <br />especially on a site where children are present. <br />The neighbors had indicated some additional concern that the youth center/multiple <br />purpose room should not be constructed, however, Staff is not in support of eliminating <br />the multiple purpose room addition. As stated in the project's written narrative, this <br />addition is needed for the church's youth program. The subject application does not <br />include an expansion of the congregation area or an increase in the number of seating <br />during congregation. <br />The neighbors believe that the two the two parking lots should be balanced so that <br />parking would won't be concentrated in one area. This option however would result in <br />Page 7 of 11 <br />