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have to amortize a debt but just cover operating expenses. She also noted that two-thirds of the uses permitted in an agricultural zone are “very clearly commercial.”
“A lot of people are concerned about what’s going to happen when we die,” Mrs. Chapman continued. She told the BZA that she and her husband would like to see ownership transferred to a religious group that would continue to run the property as a retreat center but if that’s not possible, the structure could be converted to a private residence by knocking out dividing walls in the small bedrooms. “Our building will be more like a residence. It will be OUR residence . . . It’s no larger than many other private homes in the county,” she said.
“It’s certainly not large enough to make a hotel or motel of it,” architect John Wiebenson assured the BZA. “I bring up motel because a couple of citizens seem concerned over what it might be rather than what it is,” he said, describing the bedrooms for visitors as “monastic cells rather than guest suites.”
Plans call for the building to have two bathrooms to serve the guest rooms. The structure will be constructed on a concrete slab foundation, pointed out BZA member Gregory Monahan. “It would be exceedingly difficult to add bathrooms,” he said, speaking from his experience as a contractor.
“You say it’s impossible to make this into a motel because it’s too small,” said BZA member Peter Kramer. “But we have an inn here that’s about the same size.”
“Given enough money, you can make anything into a motel,” conceded the architect. “If you’re willing to spend enough, you can make a bam into a motel.”
“But what could it be converted into easily?” asked BZA Chairman Lee Bird.
“The easiest thing to convert it into would be a private residence,”Mr. Wiebenson replied.
In response to questions regarding sewage, Mrs. Chapman said that thq health department requires a septic field with capacity based on continuous occupancy of the retreat
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