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BZA approves Stone Ridge Baptist Church variances — impervious cover, height and airport overlay (subject to INDOT/FAA review)
Summary
After public debate about flooding and drainage, the BZA approved three variances enabling Stone Ridge Baptist Church to build a new facility across three parcels, but the steeple height approval is conditioned on required INDOT/FAA tall‑structure clearances. Stormwater detention and drainage requirements will be enforced through site‑plan review.
The Monroe County Board of Zoning Appeals voted 5–0 to approve three variances for Stone Ridge Baptist Church’s proposed new campus at 5510 and 5560 West State Road 48: a combined impervious‑cover allowance, a building‑height variance and an airport‑overlay steeple‑height variance. The board conditioned the steeple approval on the church securing any state or federal tall‑structure clearances (INDOT/FAA) required by the airport overlay review.
Planning staff had recommended denial, citing an estimated 82,000 square feet of…
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