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Newcastle planning commission recommends façade-material exception for Victory Family Church
Summary
On April 27, 2026 the Newcastle Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approval of a façade-material deviation that would allow Victory Family Church to keep existing metal siding on the side and rear elevations of a classroom building, with conditions on paint and landscaping and a restriction that the exception apply only to this case.
On April 27, 2026, the Newcastle Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of a façade-material deviation for Victory Family Church’s renovation at 113 Northeast 2nd Street, allowing existing metal siding on the building’s side and rear elevations to remain while requiring the front elevation be finished to match the campus.
Planner Julie Yuan told commissioners the church recently purchased the former Old Mill House Mid Market building and is converting it into classroom space. She said the city’s façade standards require at least 80% masonry on each building elevation, but that the applicant proposes to retain existing metal siding on the side and rear elevations because the structure (built in 1980) was not…
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