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. . August 26, 1992 Plan Commission Meeting Minutes Page 5 are needed along Riegert A venue. Based on 75 off-street parking spaces, the church should be limited to 300 occupants. The parking lot is in reasonably good shape. Extensive landscaping including trees is needed along Morgan Avenue and some landscaped areas should be added along North and South Boulevard in order to channel traffic into the aisles. Currently the entire North and South Boulevard frontage is one large curb cut. The Art Deco design of the exterior is of special concern to the Historic Preservation Commission. Every effort should be made to assure that repairs, signs, color selections and any changes to the front are consistent with the historic character of the building. The Planning Staff recommends approval subject to the following conditions: 1) The occupant load for the sanctuary, including the choir and pulpit area, shall not exceed 300 persons. If additional off-street parking is arranged, the City Manager is empowered to increase the allowable occupant load by four persons for each additional parking stall provided. 2) A detailed landscaping plan shall be submitted to the Director of Planning for review and approval. A densely planted compact hedge not less than 30 inches in height shall be planted on the three sides of the parking lot that adjoin public street rights-of-way, trees shall be planted along Morgan, and at least two freestanding trees shall be planted in tree pits located in the center row of parking. Landscaping shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the approved plan. 3) All work on the exterior of the building, including painting, installation of signing, renovation and repair work shall be reviewed and approved by the Historic Preservation Commission before work is started and shall be subject to the approval of the Commission upon its completion. 4) A portland cement curb and sidewalk shall be installed at the east edge of Riegert Avenue street pavement. This work shall be completed by September 15, 1993. Ms. Kreishman asked if the members of the Plan Commission had questions for either the staff or the applicant. Mr. Marsh asked how the seating capacity would be enforced. Mr. Hill stated that he assumed that would involve removal of chairs. Mr. Foxworth asked how the theater had been allowed to have such a large seating capacity. Mr. Hill stated that the theater's capacity was permitted prior to current zoning restrictions on parking. Mr. Kendall asked whether the applicant agreed with all of the conditions. Ms. Battle-Turner stated that proposed condition #3 that requires Historic Preservation Commission approval was over-burdensome. She stated that granting the proposed condition would essentially make the building a historic landmark without having been designated as such. She further stated that the Church would be willing to work with the City in respect to historic significance but that the Planning Staff's proposed condition 3 is an unfair burden. Ms. Kreishman asked whether the applicants had any plans for exterior construction. Ms. Battle-Turner stated that they currently were planning on a sign. Ms. Ratner stated that the parking agreements with Car-X and the Plumber's Association should not be considered by the Plan Commission since they are not finalized. The Chairperson asked for comments from the public. No comments from the public were made. The public hearing was closed. m-8-26.plc