Orange County — Board of Zoning Adjustment

SE-17-12-113 — The Kingdom Church

Request: Special Exception and Variance in the R-1A zoning district as follows:

1) Special Exception to permit a day care for up to 74 children in conjunction with an existing place of worship; and, 2) Variance to permit grass parking and driving aisles in lieu of paved in conjunction with the day care center.

Note: There will be no new construction in conjunction with this request. The Church will use existing classroom facilities currently used for Sunday School as the rooms for the day care. Play area will be located in fence areas in front of the building. There is commercial land use and zoning to the west and south of the subject property.

Decision: Approved

Hearing: Staff noted that the property has been used as a place of worship since 1976. The applicant will not make any exterior alterations to the site other than fencing for the play areas. Staff also noted that a variance to the rear (south) and side (west) setbacks and a variance to allow unpaved parking were also granted in 1976. Staff advised there was no opposition to the request. One member of the BZA noted that the exiting handicap parking lacked paving. Staff recommended a condition that the handicap parking be paved and brought up to ADA requirements.

The applicant acknowledged that they understood what was required of the new condition.

The BZA found that the application would be an asset to the neighborhood.