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/OAi INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA MEMORANDUM TO: Jason E. Brown; County Administrator THROUGH: Roland M. DeBlois, AICP; Interim Community Development Director THROUGH: John W. McCoy, AICP; Chief, Current Development FROM: Ryan Sweeney; Senior Planner, Current Development DATE: June 21, 2019 SUBJECT: Glendale Baptist Church, Inc.'s Request for Conceptual Site Plan and Special Exception Use Approval for Glendale Baptist Church and School [SP -CP -19-03-06 / 2004040365- 83388] It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at its regular meeting of July 9, 2019. DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS MBV Engineering, Inc., on behalf of Glendale Baptist Church, Inc., is requesting conceptual site plan and special exception use approval to construct a combined church and school (private, K-8) facility to be known as Glendale Baptist Church and School. The 8.78 acre project site is currently vacant and is located at the northeast corner of 27th Avenue and 4th Street (see attachment 2). The site is zoned RS -6, Residential Single -Family (up to 6 units/acre), a zoning district which requires administrative permit use approval for a church (place of worship) and special exception use approval for a school (educational center, including primary and secondary schools). The subject special exception. application is on file with the Planning Division. Glendale Baptist Church currently owns and operates a combined church and school facility located at the southeast corner of 27th Avenue and 8th Street. That site is 2.84 acres, has an approximate seating capacity of 200 seats within the church sanctuary, and an overall student enrollment of 250 students. The subject project is proposed to be constructed in 3 phases. The first phase includes a stand-alone school facility with all required site improvements except the total required parking spaces, which will be "phased -in" with Phase 2. The second phase includes the 400 -seat church sanctuary, additional classroom space, and additional parking to serve Phase 2. The final phase includes additional accessory church area (no additional seating) and additional accessory school space (non -classroom). Based on the conceptual phasing plan, the existing school operations would be relocated to the new project site upon completion of Phase 1, and then the church -related activities would be relocated to the new project site upon completion of Phase 2. Building additions for accessory church and school space are included in Phase 3. At full build -out, the conceptual site plan proposes a total of 16,050 square feet (SF) of church space with a maximum of 400 seats within the church sanctuary and 61,447 SF of school space with a maximum student enrollment of 400 students. In this case, the applicant has applied for a conceptual site plan in order to obtain special zoninflise