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Decatur zoning board approves 6-space parking variance for River City Pentecostal Church
Summary
The Board approved a request to reduce required parking from 20 to 14 spaces for a proposed River City Pentecostal Church; the applicant said seating would be about 100 with movable chairs and that frontage and on-street parking would cover peak demand.
The Board of Zoning and Adjustments approved a six-space parking variance for River City Pentecostal Church’s proposed building at the corner of Pitt Street and 14th Avenue, reducing the required 20 parking spaces to 14.
Jackson McNally, an engineer with Pew Wright McNally representing the church, told the board the proposed sanctuary will seat about 100 people with movable seats and that the site could provide 8 to 10 spaces alongside the frontage and additional on-street parking. “A 100 is the proposed seating in the church,” McNally said.
Board members questioned where congregants would park if every seat were filled. McNally said the frontage and street parking would be sufficient. No members of the public registered opposition and both the building and planning departments offered no substantive comments during the hearing.
The board took a motion to vote; roll-call responses in the record show multiple members voting “yes.” The board approved the parking variance and closed public testimony. The approval is specific to the site and the proposed seating and parking configurations discussed at the hearing; any future change in use or seating could require a new review.
Discussion versus decision: discussion focused on parking count and seating arrangements, while the formal action was an approval by roll-call vote. No conditions were recorded in the transcript beyond the variance approval.
