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Council approves conditional use permit for church at Forum Drive and 18th with conditions
Summary
The Rolla City Council approved a conditional use permit for a proposed 10,000-square-foot church at the southeast corner of Forum Drive and 18th Street, imposing conditions including a required 7-foot privacy fence, landscape plan approval, and required construction of 18th Street for site access.
The Rolla City Council granted a conditional use permit for a proposed church at the southeast corner of Forum Drive and 18th Street, approving the ordinance on final reading with conditions set by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
City planning staff described the development as a roughly 10,000-square-foot, one-story building with associated parking. The property is in the R1 Suburban Residential District; because the lot exceeds one acre, a conditional use permit is required for a church. Tom, city planning staff, said the use appears consistent with the comprehensive plan and that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval with conditions.
Conditions adopted by the council include: limiting initial construction to 10,000 square feet; requiring administrative approval of a landscape plan prior to issuance of a building permit; requiring submission and maintenance of a 7-foot privacy fence along the southern property line to screen neighboring properties; and an explicit expectation that 18th Street will be constructed to provide vehicular access to the site. Tom said the landscape plan will be reviewed for compliance with the zoning code and staff will work with the applicant until it meets code requirements.
Council members asked clarifying questions about the administrative review process for landscaping, who would maintain the fence and whether the recorded subdivision plat already requires the road to extend through the parcel. Tom and legal counsel confirmed the recorded plat contains language requiring the street to be built. Tom also said, if the fence requirement in the conditional use permit is not maintained, the city could pursue code enforcement; in an extreme case, failure to meet a condition of the conditional use permit could be grounds for revocation of the permit.
A motion to approve the ordinance, as amended to require administrative approval of the landscape plan prior to issuing a building permit, passed on final reading. The council recorded nine votes in favor; the ordinance was approved.
