Planning board grants conditional use permit for Buddhist temple, limits occupancy and site changes
The Planning Commission/ZBA granted a Conditional Use Permit allowing continued religious use and limited on-site monk residence at 1566 Middle Road, with conditions barring exterior changes or parking expansions and requiring permits for any future alterations; SEQRA Type II and no 239-m review were noted.
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The City of Oneida Planning Commission / Zoning Board of Appeals on Jan. 13 granted a Conditional Use Permit to allow continued use of an existing church building as a Buddhist temple at 1566 Middle Road (Tax Parcel 47-1-24). The approval allows limited on-site residence by monks as accessory to the religious use but is expressly limited to religious worship and customary accessory activities; the board conditioned the permit to prohibit any exterior alterations, site work, parking changes, or building expansion without separate review.
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