HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-12RESOLUTION NO. 2011-12
APPROVING DEVELOPMENT PLAN REQUEST DEV11 -0010 AND LAND USE
PERMIT DEV11 -0031 ALLOWING THE CONSTRUCTION OF
ADDITIONS TO THE EXISTING MESSIAH
LUTHERAN CHURCH FACILITY
(MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH, APN: 202 - 100 -024)
WHEREAS, Messiah Lutheran Church (OWNER) and Howard Lasseter, Architect
(APPLICANT) have requested approval of a Development Plan (DEV11 -0010) and Land
Use Permit (DEV11 -0031) to allow additions to the existing Messiah Lutheran church
facility which would include new permanent Sunday school classrooms to replace the
existing portable classrooms, and an expanded Fellowship Hall including a new kitchen
facility on a 5 +/- acre site; and
WHEREAS, the subject property is located at 2305 Camino Tassajara, APN: 202 - 100 -024;
and
WHEREAS, the Towri s Family Residential District Ordinance requires approval of a
Development Plan and Land Use Permit prior to the establishment or expansion of
church facility in a single family district; and
WHEREAS, the project has been found to be Categorically Exempt from the
Requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Section 1, Class
15301; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did review the project at a noticed public
hearing on May 24,2011; and
WHEREAS, the public notice of this action was given in all respects as required by law;
and
WHEREAS, a staff report was submitted recommending that the Planning Commission
approve the request, and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did hear and consider all reports,
recommendations, and testimony submitted in writing and presented at the hearing;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Danville Planning Commission approves Development Plan
request DEV11 -0010 and Land Use Permit request LUP11 -0031 and makes the following
findings in support of this action:
FINDINGS:
1. The development and land use will not be detrimental to the health, safety, and
general welfare of the Town, as no significant environmental impacts have been
found to be associated with the project.
2. The development and land use will not adversely affect the orderly development
of property within the Town.
3. The development and land use will not adversely affect the preservation of
property values and the protection of the tax base within the Town.
4. The development and land use will not adversely affect the policy and goals as
set by the 2010 General Plan. Policy 11.11 of the Danville General Plan requires
the Town to "consider churches and other religious buildings as appropriate in
residential areas provided safe vehicular access and effective buffering from
noise, traffic and other impacts can be achieved, and the design is appropriate to
the immediate area."
5. The development and land use will not create a nuisance and /or enforcement
problem within the neighborhood or community. The proposed project consists
of an addition to an existing use which does not have any history of nuisance or
enforcement problems.
6. The development and land use will not encourage marginal development within
the neighborhood. The development will be of high quality, as shown on the
project plans and as required through project conditions of approval.
CONDITION OF APPROVAL:
1. This Development Plan (DEV11 -0010) and Land Use Permit (DEV11 -0031)
authorizes the replacement of two existing portable buildings totaling 2,130 +/-
square feet, which are currently used for Sunday school classes, with a new
permanent 3,960 +/- square foot building addition in the same location as the
portable buildings, and the construction of a 1,665 +/- square foot addition to the
fellowship hall. The addition that would replace the portable buildings would
continue to be used for Sunday school classes, and the fellowship hall addition
would allow for additional space to accommodate meetings. Except as may be
modified by these conditions of approval, development shall be as shown on the
drawings labeled "Sunday School & Fellowship Hall Additions @ Messiah
Lutheran Church," consisting of six sheets, as prepared by Howard Lasseter,
Architect, and dated February 15, 2011.
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2. Based on the provision of 103 on -site parking spaces, any combination of uses or
activities on the site at any given time shall not result in a parking demand that
exceeds the parking supply. For the most intense planned use on the site, the
church services, seating (or 18 inches of pew width) shall be limited to 309, based
on the requirement for one parking space per three seats.
3. The use of the new building to replace the modular building shall be primarily
for Sunday morning Sunday school and related activities. The maximum
occupancy of the new classroom space shall be limited to 97 students and
teachers at any one time. Any other formal classroom, preschool, or daycare use
on the site shall be subject to approval by the Town under a separate Land Use
Permit.
4. The building addition's colors and materials shall match the existing building.
5. Existing roof tiles should be reused/ redistributed where necessary so that entire
roof plains use the exact same tile.
6. Windows and doors used for the new additions shall match the existing.
7. For the east elevation of the new Fellowship Hall addition, a gable vent or similar
element shall be added to the plans to provide additional detail for that
elevation.
8. Evidence that the facility has met all requirements of the San Ramon Valley Fire
Protection District shall be submitted to the Town prior to issuance of a Building
Permit.
9. The trash enclosure on the site shall be modified in a manner that is
architecturally compatible with the project architecture and shall include six -foot
high masonry walls on three sides with steel framed gates and wood bolted to
the gates. Gates shall be self - closing and self - latching. Prior to issuance of a
building permit, the applicant shall document that the trash /recycling area is
appropriately sized and located. The trash and recycling area shall be covered
and bermed so as not to allow storm water run -off and run -on from adjacent
areas. The area drains for the trash and recycling area(s) shall be connected to
the sanitary sewer, not the storm drain system.
10. Final architectural plans shall be subject to review and approval by the Town's
Design Review Board prior to the issuance of building permits for the project.
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11. The asphalt concrete pavement and curbing in the parking area northwest of the
proposed Sunday school addition is distressed near two existing trees. In
addition, the pavement at the adjoining circular turn- around is sunken allowing
storm water to pond rather than discharge to the drainage inlet at the western
corner of the parking lot. Ponding water and cracked pavement are especially
problematic because the adjacent landscaped slope that extends down to Camino
Tassajara could be subject to soil settlement and creep due to the saturated
condition.
The applicant shall repair the distressed pavement and curbing adjacent to the
two trees, and shall repave the sunken turnaround area such that storm runoff is
directed into the existing drainage inlet at the western corner of the parking lot.
Said work shall be accomplished before a Certificate of Occupancy is issued for
the Building Permit.
11. The kitchen area shall include an interior washroom facility to provide a way to
was floor mats and mops indoors.
12. The applicant shall be required to provide evidence that any Contra Costa
County Environmental Health Department requirements related to the new
kitchen have been addressed.
13. Building permit plans shall be submitted for review and approval by the Town's
Design Review Board prior to issuance of building permits.
14. Construction activity shall be restricted to the period between the weekday hours
of 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Monday through Friday), unless otherwise approved in
writing by the City Engineer for general construction activity and the Chief
Building Official for building construction activity. Prior to any construction
work on the site, including grading, the applicant shall install a minimum 3'x3'
sign at the project entry which specifies the allowable construction work days
and hours, and lists the name and contact person for the overall project manager
and all contractors and sub - contractors working on the job.
15. Traffic associated with the construction of these additions, including the arrival
of construction workers and the delivery of construction materials and
equipment, shall be scheduled to avoid the time period between 8:15 and 9:00,
which is the peak a.m. drop -off period for the children s Academy of Danville
which shares access from Tassajara Lane.
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APPROVED by the Danville Planning Commission at a regular meeting on May 24,
2011, by the following vote:
AYES: - Combs, Morgan, Nicho:
NOES:
ABSTAIN: - Sock - Willmes
ABSENT: - Attwood, Graham
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
Chief o Planni
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