Parking variance and land-banked spaces
Summary
The ordinance demands roughly one space per 15 square feet of worship area (457 spaces by that math), but the applicant wants 97 built spaces plus 60 banked as lawn — an 80%+ variance. Board members like that they keep control over whether banked spaces get built, and may require the applicant to come back to the board before paving them.
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Last discussed Apr 16, 2026.
Impact analysis
Banked spaces stay as lawn for now, saving the applicant construction costs but raising the stakes of the variance request.
Neighbors get less paving and a bigger buffer; the board keeps a guardrail over future parking expansion.
If attendance grows and the banked spaces can't be built without a return hearing, overflow parking could spill onto lawns and streets.
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