Adopt Resolution #19-182 Granting an Interim Use Permit to Operate a Religious Institution at 7101 143rd Ave NW; Case of St. Katharine Drexel

The City has received an application from the Church of St. Katharine Drexel (the "Applicant") to operate a Place of Assembly and Parish Offices at 7101 143rd Avenue NW (the "Subject Property"). The Subject Property is zoned E-2 Employment District, which does not allow for religious institutions or places of assembly as a permitted use but does allow for office uses. Therefore, the Applicant is seeking to be granted an Interim Use Permit to operate a place of assembly and parish offices on the Subject Property.

Notifications of this proposal were sent via Standard US Mail to Property Owners within 350 feet of the Subject Property, as reflected by Anoka County Property Records. A notice was also published in the Anoka Union Herald, the City's official newspaper, for the August 1, 2019 Planning Commission. The City did not receive any written comments, two members were present for the Planning Commission meeting. There were no further comments received.

General
The Applicant is seeking to renew their Interim Use Permit to operate a Place of Assembly and Parish Offices, which has been approved in the past. The City has not received any complaints about the operation onsite.

Zoning
The Subject Property is zoned E-2 Employment District, as are the properties adjacent to the Subject Property. A religious institution, or place of assembly, requires an Interim Use Permit (IUP) in this district as it is not a permitted or conditional use.

Streets and Access
The Subject Property gains access off 143rd Ave NW. The Applicant utilizes a shared parking lot that is also utilized by other groups that rent space in the same multi-tenant building. The proposed use has been found to not adversely impact traffic in the area or the community at large. The City has not received any complaints about the parking onsite.

The Applicant is responsible for all costs associated with this request.

The Planning Commission recommended approving the request for an Interim Use Permit to Operate a Religious Institution on the Subject Property.

Motion to adopt Resolution #19-182 granting an Interim Use Permit to operate a Religious Institution at 7101 143rd Ave NW.