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Board approves Cornerstone Church parking expansion but waives EV charger requirement
Summary
The board approved variances to expand parking at Cornerstone Church (2655 S. Adams St.), including relief from the UDO’s electric vehicle charger requirement, and limited relief on buffer yard landscaping, after debate between the church, staff and neighbors about visual impacts and nonprofit mission.
The Board of Zoning Appeals approved variances May 22 allowing Cornerstone Church to expand on‑site parking at 2655 South Adams Street but granted partial relief from the Unified Development Ordinance requirement to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.
Staff described three requested variances: relief from the UDO’s 20‑foot front parking setback to allow new parking between the building and the street, a request to reduce or alter the buffer yard landscaping required where the church abuts single‑family homes to the east, and a request to waive the UDO requirement for EV charging stations that applies when a site has more than 50 parking spaces. Staff recommended approval of the parking setback variance and a limited buffer yard modification (requiring buffer only where new parking would be…
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