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Murfreesboro zoning board approves St. Caris church expansion with fence, buffer and conditions
Summary
The Murfreesboro Board of Zoning Appeals approved an amendment to the special use permit for Saint Caris Coptic Orthodox Church to add a two‑story Sunday school and office building, more parking and site improvements, conditioning the approval on a final plat, site plan review, TDOT driveway approval, a Type C landscape buffer and a 6‑foot solid vinyl privacy fence (no gate) along the south and east property lines.
The Murfreesboro Board of Zoning Appeals approved an amendment to the special use permit for Saint Caris Coptic Orthodox Church to allow a two‑story, approximately 12,220‑square‑foot Sunday school and office building, additional parking and associated site work on property at 1207 and 1227 Southeast Broad Street.
Holly Smith, principal planner for the City of Murfreesboro, told the board the application seeks an amendment to an existing institutional group assembly use in an RS‑15 single‑family zone and that staff recommended approval if the applicant meets standard conditions. "In the packet, page 9, staff's recommendations would be approval based on meeting the development standards of the ordinance with the following recommendations," Smith said, listing requirements the board incorporated into its approval.
The board’s approval includes: consolidation of the three subject parcels by final plat before a certificate of occupancy; submission and staff…
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