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Board of Zoning Adjustments Regular Meeting December 6, 2007 Minute No. 2007-23 Page 2 of 16 The other Board Members had also received Federal Express packages from Mr. MacDonald. IItem 5: Work Session None Item 6: Public Hearing (a) Matter of PLN2007-00013; Conditional Use Permit; to establish a ministry and associated activities, defined by the Zoning Code as an Assembly Use. The proposed facility is not a permitted or conditionally permitted use in the IP Industrial Park District; 14600 and 14850 Catalina Street; Assessor's Parcel Numbers 80G-933-20, 21 and 22-1; Faith Fellowship Worship Center, a.k.a. International Church foursquare Gospel (applicant and property owner); IP Industrial Park. [Kathleen Livermore] Interim Planning Manager Livermore stated the church planned to use a vacant, 46,080 square -foot, industrial building located on the site for their ministry. The site was comprised of three separate parcels and totaled 3.55 acres. The surrounding neighborhood was primarily industrial with residences approximately 600 feet to the west. There were three scheduled Sunday services and additional activities included weekly food fellowship and bible study sessions for approximately 400 attendees; weekly bible study meetings for women, intermediate, high school and college students; weekly singles group; weekly choir rehearsals. Childcare was available for attendees. The primary proposed use met the City of San Leandro Zoning Code definition of "Assembly Use," which was not permitted or conditionally permitted in the IP District. In May 2006, the city received an application from the applicant that requested a zoning code amendment to conditionally permit assembly uses in the Industrial Limited Zone and the rezoning of property at the above addresses from IP to IL. At the time the property was purchased in January 2007, assembly uses were not allowed in the IP Zone or any other industrial or commercial zone in the City. On March 19, 2007 the City Council approved zoning code and map amendments that established an Assembly Use Overlay, which would allow assembly uses with approval of a Conditional Use Permit. The proposed project site was not a part of the 196 parcels in the Overlay. The Overlay became effective on May 1, 2007. On April 12th the applicant's rezoning application was heard by the Planning Commission and it was denied. It was appealed to City Council, who heard it on May 7, 2007 and it was also denied. The proposed use would generate 1,688 average daily trips (ADT) on Sundays compared to 31 ADTs for an industrial use. During weekdays, ADTs generated by the applicant would be 419 compared to 321 vehicles for an industrial use. This matter would be statutorily exempt from CEQA review only if it were denied by the BZA. If the Board chose to disagree with staff's recommendation, additional environmental impact analysis would be required. She introduced Debbie Pollart, former Planning Manager, who had been involved with some of the actions taken in the past, and Reh-Lin Chen, Senior Transportation Engineer, who was available to answer traffic questions.