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Church on the Move seeks expansion of assembly space; planning commission forwards request
Summary
Church on the Move asked to expand its specific‑use permit to increase place‑of‑assembly space to about 33,456 sq ft and to reset the permit's 10‑year term; planners recommended approval of the space expansion and the commission forwarded the recommendation to council while flagging the timeline extension for later clarification.
Planning staff presented SP188042024, a request to expand Specific Use Permit 299 to permit Church on the Move to use approximately 33,456 square feet of a shopping‑center site for a place of assembly. Staff noted the prior SUP allowed roughly 24,000 square feet and that liquor‑sale spacing rules (300‑foot buffers) and comp‑plan policies (LU‑1, LU‑10) are relevant to the review. Staff recommended approval of the expanded footprint and noted the applicant proposed resetting the SUP's 10‑year period.
Applicant representatives, including Steven Torres, said the expansion would allow additional community services and youth programming; Pastor Brenda Oakes described expanded children's ministry and community outreach, saying, "We have about 500 kids that we serve every weekend alone." Commissioners questioned whether the 10‑year timeline should be reset now or addressed later; staff recommended approving the spatial expansion and said timeline/reset issues could be revisited if needed. The commission voted to forward the recommendation to City Council.
