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Commission recommends allowing places of worship as conditional use in B-2 and industrial zones
Summary
Planner Cindy Nash presented draft ordinance amendments to allow places of worship and assemblies as conditional uses in B-2; commissioners voted unanimously to recommend approval and to extend eligibility to industrial-zoned areas; staff noted traffic impact surveys for uses over 250-person capacity.
At the Nov. 25 Hanover Planning Commission meeting, City Planner Cindy Nash presented draft amendments to the zoning ordinance that would allow places of worship and other assembly uses as Conditional Use Permits (CUPs) in the B-2 zoning district.
Planner Nash explained definitions included in the staff memo and said the draft addresses traffic impact survey requirements for uses with a capacity greater than 250 people. During public comment, Christina Kenney asked about noise, parking-lot sizing and direct access to arterial roadways; Nash said CUP review would address unique circumstances on a case-by-case basis.
Several commissioners said industrial-zoned parcels should be eligible for the same CUP land-use types. Commissioner Chad Olson moved to recommend approval of the ordinance amendments and to include industrial zoned areas; Commissioner Gretchen Barrett seconded the motion. The commission voted to recommend the amendment; the meeting record states the motion "carried unanimously." The transcript does not record individual vote tallies.
If the City Council adopts the ordinance change after its own review, future applications for assembly uses in the affected zoning districts would be considered through the CUP process, which allows site-specific conditions such as noise mitigation, parking requirements and traffic review.
