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Analysis Background On March 2, 2005, the Planning Commission approved Use Permit application No. PA-0300658 for a 59,000 square foot religious assembly building with a maximum seating capacity of 1,200 people. On November 1, 2007, the Planning Commission denied a Revisions of Approved Actions application requesting to amend condition number i.(4) requiring a solid masonry wall six (6) or seven (7) feet in height along property lines abutting residential uses by substituting chain link fencing. The Community Development Department's recommendation to the Planning Comm-ission was to deny the request because it was not compatible with the surrounding uses. The intent of the masonry wail was to provide a visual, noise, and safety barrier between the church parking areas and residential properties. Chain link fencing with vegetation would not provide the same physicai barrier and would not meet the intent of the chapter. On January 3, 2008, the Planning Commission approved a one-year Time Extension application for Use Permit No. PA-0300658. All improvements have been completed and the use has been established. On April 19, 2018, the applicant filed the subject application to expand the square footage and overall site area of the existing religious assembly facility. The expansion will not result in an increase in the maximum seating capacity of 1,200 people. Merqer oUParcels Phase 2 of the proposed project includes the expansion of-the facility onto an adjacent one-acre parcel. As a recommended Condition of Approval, a Merger of Parcels application is required prior to the issuance of any building or grading permits for Phase 2. Screening Modification The project site is zoned R-L (Low Density Residential). The surrounding parcels to the north, west, and south are also zoned R-L. Pursuant to Development Title Section 9-1022.4(d)(1), "if a commercial project abuts a residential zone, an area shown on the General Plan for residential use, or a conforming residential use, a solid masonry wall, six(6)to seven (7) feet in height, shall be erected along the abutting property line." As a result, Use Permit application No. PA-0300658 required the erection of a solid masonry wall, six (6) to seven (7) feet in height, for screening along property lines abutting residential properties. Phase 2 of the current application proposes expanding the use onto a new site that abuts three (3) residentially-zoned parcels to the north. As a result, a solid masonry wall six (6) to seven (7) feet in height is required along the northern property line of APN: 171-190-23 where development is proposed. However, Development Title Section 9-1022.6 allows requirements of this chapter to be modified if it is demonstrated that an alternative to said requirements would meet the intent of the chapter and result in an equal amount of screening. The proposed new site abuts three (3) residentially-zoned parcels to the north, one (1) of which is vacant. Residences on the remaining two (2) parcels are located approximately eight-five (85) feet from the shared property line. The proposed expansion will utilize an existing 5,055 square foot building for an office, which is a less intensive use than a church assembly building and is expected to generate less traffic than the assembly building. The proposal includes the addition of twenty- one (21) parking spaces located twenty-six (26) feet from the shared property line which provides an adequate buffer between the parking spaces and the existing residential uses. The applicant submitted a request dated July 31, 2018, requesting a modification to the requirement for a solid masonry wall by San Joaquin County PA-1800106/Progressive Community Church Community Development Page 4