Hearing examiner recommends approval of plat and special-exception for Chin United Pentecostal Church at 6650 S. Meridian, amid neighborhood opposition

The hearing examiner approved a subdivision plat for 6650 South Meridian Street and recommended approval of a special exception to allow religious use at the site, while remonstrators urged denial citing traffic, drainage and neighborhood-scale concerns.

The petitioner, Chin United Pentecostal Church, is proposing to split about 14.68 acres into two lots and develop a place of worship on proposed Lot 1. The plat (2024 CPL 834 amended) was approved by the hearing examiner subject to 12 conditions listed in the staff report; the special exception petition (2024 CVR 834 second amended) was recommended for approval subject to three commitments requested by staff. The hearing examiner said she would forward the recommendations to the Metropolitan Development Commission for consideration on Feb. 5, 2025.

Why it matters: Neighbors said the site’s size, proposed parking and outdoor activity areas risked noise, light and traffic impacts and possible effects on wells and drainage. Staff and the petitioner agreed to post-development review steps — including submission of a final site plan, lighting/photometric plan, and a certified-arborist tree inventory and preservation plan — intended to…