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Dublin board approves parking variance for Cypress Church at 7055 Avery Road
Summary
The Dublin Board of Zoning Appeals granted a nonuse area variance reducing required parking for Cypress Church from the code-required 233 spaces to 211, a 22-space shortfall, after staff and the applicant said peak use averages about 44% of capacity.
The Dublin Board of Zoning Appeals approved a nonuse area variance allowing Cypress Church at 7055 Avery Road to reduce required off-street parking to 211 spaces, the board announced after a vote at its meeting.
City staff told the board the church’s existing lot contains 225 spaces but the R-1 code requires 233 spaces based on a 6,969-square-foot sanctuary; the requested variance would reduce the lot by 14 spaces and leave it 22 short of the ordinance requirement. City staff recommended approval, saying the site’s history, lot coverage limit and mature trees create special circumstances that justify the reduction.
The variance matters because it permits the congregation to build a 2,700-square-foot entry and gathering addition while avoiding added pavement in front of the building and removal of protected trees, applicants said. “The overall purpose for the project and the goal is to provide a…
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