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Lincoln County delays broad special-use revision, approves two variances with conditions
Summary
The Board of Commissioners sent a request to broaden a church-run special use back to the planning commission for refinement and approved variances for Faith Community Church and Stuart Roberts, the latter with a condition that existing structures be removed before permitting.
The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners on July 10 sent a request to broaden a special-use permit back to the planning commission for further study and approved two property variances, one for Faith Community Church and one for Stuart Roberts.
The commission voted to return a July 7 planning commission recommendation that would expand an existing special-use permit held by Mark and Sonya Downer at 2951 White Rock Road (Map 48, Parcel 101; 10.32 acres). County leaders said the planning commission's recommended language was too broad because it would extend the special use beyond the specific activity currently permitted (marriage counseling tied to the ministry). The chairman said the return would allow staff and the planning commission to add clearer limits and bring the item back for the August meeting. Motion to send the matter back carried (motion by Commissioner Clyde; second by Commissioner Antonakis).
Separately, the commission approved a setback variance for Faith Community Church (Map 39, Parcel 009) to allow a 37-foot setback on the Thompson Highway side where the ordinance's standard is 125 feet. The planning commission recommended approval, and county commissioners approved the variance at the public hearing without recorded opposition. Commissioners noted the new sanctuary would not encroach closer to Thompson Highway than the church's existing building.
The commission also granted a side-setback variance for Stuart Roberts (Map 62C, Parcel 015; 0.46 acres) to place a 22-by-40 building with a five-foot setback variance from the property line. Commissioners added a condition that the two existing structures on the lot be removed before a building permit is issued; the approval was conditioned on verification that the buildings were removed and the certificate of occupancy/permitting sequence would follow that verification (motion by Commissioner Henderson; second by Commissioner Antonakis).
All three zoning items were heard in a public hearing segment; applicants and the county planning director addressed the board during the hearing. The special-use revision will return to the commission after additional work by the planning commission and staff.
The board's action preserves an administrative path for the Downers to refine their request, while allowing the church and Roberts projects to proceed with the limits the commission specified.
