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“just granted” the building permits for church construction in agricultural zones because "he felt that was one area where the ordinance was vulnerable to attack,” Konick explained. When he took over as zoning administrator, Konick said, he recommended that the ordinance be changed immediately tp allow churches in an agricultural zone, at least by special use permit. In ordinance revisions currently being developed by the planning commission, churches are allowed by right in residential zones and with a special use permit in agricultural zones, he reported. “So it’s being taken care of (in the new zoning laws),” Konick said.
It was the concept of allowing churches by right rather than the construction proposed by Promised Land Baptist that gave the commissioners pause.
“Adding on to a church is simple 'out adding this ordinance amendment is not,” maintained Miller.
“I don’t know if it (churches) ought to be a matter of right (in the agricultural zone),” Konick remarked, suggesting instead that they be allowed by special use permit as proposed in the ordinance revisions which are scheduled to come up for adoption this fall
“But if you allow it with a special use permit, then they (the Promised Land representatives) have got to go through the special use permit procedure and that would take another whole block of time,” noted Miller.
Estes interjected that the time element is critical if the church enlargement is to be completed this construction season. "The whole point is that it’s sitting out here in an agricultural district. There’s no way around that!”
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