Orange County — Board of Zoning Adjustment
Heard December 1, 2016
- Vote
- Not recorded
- Jurisdiction
- Orange CountyOrange County
- Meeting body
- Board of Zoning Adjustment
- Case number
- SE-16-12-155
Summary of the decision
SE-16-12-155 — CHURCH OF THE SOWER
Request: Special Exception in the A-2 zoning district to construct a religious use facility (Note: The project will consist of 2 phases. It will include a new 1 story 12,500 sq. ft. sanctuary with 248 seats; a 8,500 sq. ft. fellowship hall building; 96 paved parking spaces; administrative offices; Sunday school classrooms and Second Harvest Food Bank 1st Wednesday of each month.)
Hearing: The applicant is proposing a 2 phase religious use project. The only access to the site is from St. Florian Way. Traffic to and from the proposed church will not compete with any residential traffic. Staff gave a favorable presentation. discussion ensued regarding the food pantry, special events and the timing of submitting plans. The BZA amended the conditions. There was no opposition.
Affected parcels
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Extracted from the official meeting record on Jul 24, 2026. Extraction confidence: 95%. Always confirm against the adopted minutes before relying on this decision in a filing.