Adopt Resolution #21-153 Granting an Extension to a Previous Approval of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for a Religious Institution, Connections Church (Project No. 20-125)

On September 22, 2020, Council approved a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for a religious institution, Connections Church (the "Applicant"), at the property generally known as PID 34-32-34-14-0014 (the "Subject Property"). The property is approximately 7.11 acres, is south of Highway 10, north of Riverdale Drive, east of 6650 Highway 10 NW and west of 6440 Highway 10 NW (Comfort Suites).

The Applicant has requested an extension of 18-months for the CUP in order to fundraise and coordinate improvements with Highway 10 efforts. The Applicant has been actively involved in Highway 10 planning, and Riverdale Drive reconstruction efforts (e.g. aligning proposed accesses).

Notification is not required. 

The Applicant noted in the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) that this project will take fundraising from its members. Member fundraising requires more time than outlined in the CUP.  Additionally, the Applicant is waiting to see what the approved timeframe is for Highway 10 reconstruction to see what impacts there will be for this parcel, which Staff agrees is a reasonable reason for waiting to build. Since this parcel is currently vacant, a previously proposed design showed impacts on this site.

All of the originally approved conditions of the permit are proposed to stay the same, with the exception of the time period for starting work on the permit. It is standard condition of all City resolutions that if the work does not start within one (1) year, the permit will automatically expire. This is a standard condition to protect the City from having to allow uses that may not fit on a site any longer, and require that site plans are updated to current code requirements. 

Staff recommends extending the timeframe for the work to start onsite and has written the attached CUP with an 18 month extension.

The Applicant is responsible for all costs associated with review of the project.

Staff recommends approving an extension of the Conditional Use Permit by 18-months to March 2023. 

Motion to adopt Resolution #21-153 approving an extension until March 2023 for the Conditional Use Permit for a religious institution, Connections Church.