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Board of Adjustments approves Pioneer Drive Baptist Church expansion, grants setback variance
Summary
The Abilene Board of Adjustments granted a special exception and a variance allowing Pioneer Drive Baptist Church to expand a nonconforming building at 701 South Pioneer Drive and to reduce the South Seventh Street setback to 5 feet.
The Abilene Board of Adjustments approved a special exception and a variance that allow Pioneer Drive Baptist Church to expand a nonconforming structure and to reduce the required setback along South Seventh Street to 5 feet at 701 South Pioneer Drive.
Clarissa Ivy, a planner for the City of Abilene, told the board the church property is zoned residential single-family but has been used as a church and parking for several years. Ivy said most adjacent property is owned by the church, Bonham Elementary School lies to the east and an off-street parking agreement exists with the school. She said the proposal is consistent with the…
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