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City of Oak Park Heights
c/o Tom Melena, City Administrator
14168 57th Street North
P.a Box 2007
Oak Park Heights, MN 55082
Dear Mr. Melena:
1855 Nordiwestern Avenue
Stillwater, Minnesota 5 50 82
(651) =159-2878
((51) , 159- 9 9 9 5
June 11, 1999
In Re: Salem Lutheran Church
Development Application
L le J. Eckkor
Enclosed please find an Application for Conditional Use Permit which I submit
to you on behalf of the Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church. Our request is to use an existing
single-family home for the purpose of conducting a preschool.
Currently, Salem Lutheran Church operates a school (from preschool through
eighth grade). As our school enrollment has been growing, we have had less room available
for our existing uses (even in light of the fact that we recently had a major expansion project
within the last five years). Currently, our preschool program is housed within our existing
school building. Our plan is to use the blue house that we own on Panama Avenue as the
preschool. The preschool operates two (2) separate programs. First, a three-year-old program
that operates from 9:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. There is also a
program for four-year-olds that operates from 9:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday. Uses of the building for a preschool would take place only on the
main level of the house. The upstairs would be gated so that the children could not go to the
upper level of the house. The upper level would be used for the storage of supplies.
I previously have had an inspection done of the home by City Building Official
Jim Butler. Mr. Butler noted several suggestions for the property before it could be used for
a preschool. Those included putting smoke detectors into the rooms, raising the height of a
railing in the back hallway area, making the back hallway handicapped accessible, obtaining
an electrical and mechanical inspection for the property, and installing gates at the staircase to
the upper level and to the basement. Salem Lutheran Church is in the process of taking care
of these items.
Paid A. Wolff
(1944-1996)
*Qualiked Neutral ArLitrator & 19edia1 0r
•Qualified Neutral Arkitrator
*Certifiecl Real Estate Specialist
•Qualifiecl ' Neutral Mediator
June 11, 1999
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I would appreciate it if this matter could be placed upon the appropriate agenda
for discussion by the City Council or Planning Commission, whatever is necessary. Also
enclosed please find a check from the Church payable to the City of Oak Park Heights in the
Amount of $600.00 to cover the application fees.
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Enclosures
c: Pastor Marcus Birkholz
If anything further is required, please let, rije know.
Yours veriy ruly,
Grego e . Ga ller, President
Sale T theran Church and School