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Commission backs New Jerusalem Baptist Church rezoning for sanctuary, daycare and school despite staff parking and setback concerns
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval, 7–0, of a plan‑development rezoning that would allow New Jerusalem Baptist Church to build a new sanctuary, daycare, elementary school, community center and café on its campus.
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of a plan‑development (PD) rezoning for New Jerusalem Baptist Church to construct a new sanctuary, daycare, K–3 elementary school (adding a grade each year), a community center and café on the church campus.
City planner Jake Bennett said staff had no objection to the proposed uses but recommended denial because the applicant requested reduced setbacks from the Unified Development Code (UDC) residential adjacency standards (front setback reduced from 20 to 16 feet; side/rear reduced to 5 and 8 feet in places) and a reduced parking ratio (1 space per 64 square feet of sanctuary area instead of the UDC's 1…
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