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Board of Adjustment approves conditional use permit for Hope Lutheran Church expansion
Summary
The City of Idaho Falls Board of Adjustment approved CUP 25003 allowing an addition and planned future buildings for Hope Lutheran Church and School at 2071 E. 12th St., acknowledging the site's long-standing religious and educational use in residential zones and requiring conformity with zoning and parking standards.
The Board of Adjustment approved Conditional Use Permit (CUP) 25003 on March 25, 2025, allowing Hope Lutheran Church and School at 2071 East Twelfth Street to construct an immediate addition and to reserve approval for two future buildings tied to a master plan.
The permit acknowledges an established religious and school use in R-1 and R-2 residential zones and clears the way for classrooms and common-space additions while requiring the development to meet the city's zoning and parking requirements.
Applicant Travis Payne presented the request, saying the application covers an immediate addition and two north-side buildings planned for the future. "We are applying for a conditional use permit for an addition to the Lutheran Church," Payne said, identifying the portion of the site that will be built now and noting that later structures…
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