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~i MEETING DATE: October 19, 1995
CASE NO.: 95-711
APPLICANT: Reverend W.D. Jackson
PROPERTY OWNER: New Hope Baptist Church
REQUEST: Conditional Use Permit to .allow the conversion of a
residence for church activity
LOCATION: 1200 Carolina Street
PHYSICAL FEATURES:
Area: 15,500 square feet
Dimensions: 155' X 100'
Frontage:. 155' along Carolina; 100' along Alabama
,~ Depth: 100'
AREA ZONING AND LAND USE:.
Subject Tract: R-1 Single Family; developed as a single family
home and two vacant lots
Surrounding Area: R-1 developed as low density residential
LAND USE PLAN: Low density residential
ENGINEERING:
Water:
Sewer: Adequate for proposed use
Streets•
Flood Plain•
NOTIFICATION:
Legal Notice Publication(s):
Advertised Commission Hearing Date(s): 10-19-95
Number of Notices Mailed to Property
Owners. Within 200': 31
Response Received: None as of date of report
STAFF COMMENTS:
Conditional use permits are granted by the Commission, subject to appropriate
conditions. and safeguards, when the Commission finds:
A. That the proposed use meets all the minimum standards established in the
Zonin Ordinance for his t e ofuse~
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B, That the proposed use is in harmony with the purpose and intent of the
zoning ordinance and the plan for physical development of the district as
embodied in the comprehensive. plan for the development of the.City;
I C. That the proposed use will not be detrimental to the health, welfare, and
safety of the surrounding neighborhood or its occupants, nor be substantially
or permanently injurious to neighboring property.
(See sec. 14, Ordinance 1638)
This request involves a relatively small group of people that are meeting. in a residence at
~ 1200 Carolina. Under the Zoning Ordinance, any church use requires a Conditional Use
L Permit, no matter the size of the group. The applicant has stated that there are currently
five members of `the church and at any one time there may be up to twelve .people
attending services at the site. The parking required for churches is based on seating
capacity, but in this case, the applicant is asking for permission to be allowed to continue
the services and to build parking 'in the future should the congregation grow and
necessitate the need for on-site parking. Currently,. the impact to the parking and traffic is
..slight relative to the demand generated by other churches City-wide.
Staff recommends that any approval be conditioned on an occupancy cap, after which the
church may continue but on the condition that parking be supplied in accordance with the
I Zoning Ordinance.,
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