Orange County — Board of Zoning Adjustment

SE-21-12-130 — George Sharp for Aroma Church

Request: Amendment to an existing Special Exception and Variance in the A-2 zoning district as follows: 1) Amendment to a Special Exception for a religious institution to allow for an additional 28,427 sq. ft. expansion, including a new sanctuary for a total of 564 patrons, a new fellowship hall and offices. 2) Variance to allow a maximum building height of 45 ft. in lieu of 35 ft.

Decision: Approved

Hearing: SYNOPSIS: Staff described the proposal, including the location of the property, the site plan, landscape plan, and photos of the site. Staff provided an analysis of the six (6) Special Exception and Variance criteria and the reasons for a recommendation for approval. Staff noted that no comments were received in support of the request and no comments were received in opposition. The applicant agreed with staff's presentation. There was no one attendance to speak in favor or in opposition to the request. The BZA unanimously recommended approval of the Amendment of the Special Exception and Variance by a 5-0 vote, with 2 absent, subject to the eleven (11) conditions in the staff report.