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association of ministers," Konick said. He added that the association had not been charged the standard permit fee “because it was represented that they were a church.” The money, only a $10 charge, isn’t the issue—it’s the principle involved with wriving the fee as the result of a misrepresentation, Konick said. On the building permit, the worth of the construction on the NPEA property is estimated at $25,000, according to Konick. He reported, however, that a sworn affidavit from Rev. Savage sets the value at $125,000—five times the amount on the building permit.
The estimate is required on the permit for taxation purposes, Konick continued, adding that property taxes are the chief source of local revenue. “There’s a real discrepancy there...That in itself may be grounds for declaring the permit null and void or rescinding it.”
But the most serious legal problem involved with the permit arises from the zoning ordinance’s prohibition of all land uses not specifically enumerated as allowed, according to Konick. Neither campgrounds nor churches are permitted in a residential subdivision zone, he emphasized.
Again pointing to the zoning ordinance, he noted that the section on violation and penalty states that any permit issued in conflict with the ordinance is null and void. Konick added that case law in Virginia also upholds this position, that building
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