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Planning commission approves Soul Haven Baptist Church for 1203 Jackson Lane with conditions
Summary
The Middletown City Planning Commission granted conditional-use approval for Soul Haven Baptist Church to operate at 1203 Jackson Lane, subject to a northern setback reduction, submission of a certificate of zoning compliance, and compliance with fire and building inspection requirements; the vote was unanimous and no opposition spoke.
The Middletown City Planning Commission on March 11 approved a conditional-use permit allowing Soul Haven Baptist Church to use a tenant space at 1203 Jackson Lane as a place of worship, with conditions recommended by city staff.
City planning staff described the property as a multi-tenant commercial building constructed in 1967 on a parcel described in the hearing record as roughly 1.45 acres. Staff said the site is zoned B2 (community business), where religious uses are allowed only with conditional-use review under Table 1204‑3 of the Middletown Development Code. Staff recommended approval with conditions after reviewing the 2011 Middletown Street Master Plan (which lists Jackson Lane as a collector) and the 2022 comprehensive plan’s neighborhood mixed‑use designation.
Staff told the commission that the existing building does not meet one of the code’s use‑specific…
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