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Board approves two church buffer waivers and a sidewalk fee waiver in DRC session

2333235 · February 18, 2025
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Summary

Planning and zoning officials approved two Development Review Committee waiver requests for churches — allowing use of existing vegetation instead of new planted buffers — and waived a sidewalk fee in lieu for one site in a rural area.

The Marion County Board of County Commissioners approved three planning waivers on Feb. 18 during a planning and zoning/DRC session, granting buffer and sidewalk exceptions for two churches and allowing a fee-in-lieu waiver for sidewalks.

Faith and Hope Church (Iglesia Cristiana Fe Esperanza) requested permission to use existing trees and vegetation to meet required landscaping buffers instead of installing new plantings and to waive an…

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