L45 B1 BMBC SRU apartmentTown of Avon
Special Review Use Staff Report
June 1, 1999 Planning & Zoning Commission meeting
Report date
December 20, 2019
Special Review Use type
Church Parsonage
Legal description
Lot 45, Block 1, Benchmark at Beaver Creek Subdivision
Zoning
Residential Low Density (RLD)
Address
0480 Nottingham Road
Introduction
The Zoning Code identifies churches as a Special Review Use (SRU) within the RLD zone district. In 1992, the Planning & Zoning Commission granted a SRU to the Anointed Christian Fellowship
Church for both the existing church and an as yet built parsonage (residence for church use). The parsonage was to consist of a two level primary residence for the church’s pastor with
a ground level accessory apartment.
The applicants now wish to amend their SRU to modify the third level of the primary residence into a second accessory apartment.
Criteria for Review
According to section 17.48.040 of the Avon Municipal Code, the Planning & Zoning Commission shall consider the following criteria when evaluating an application for a special review
use permit:
Whether the proposed use otherwise complies with all requirements imposed by the zoning code.
The Commission’s 1992 SRU approval determined that the parsonage was an incidental accessory use to the church. As a result, the parsonage’s parking needs were assumed to be provided
for within the church’s overall parking requirements. It is reasonable to infer that the existing church parking would suffice to support the addition parking need of the second accessory
apartment.
Whether the proposed use is in conformance with the town comprehensive plan.
The provision of additional housing for persons associated with the church conforms with the comprehensive plan’s various goals and policies for providing affordable housing that is
integrated into the community.
Whether the proposed use is compatible with adjacent uses.
The addition of the second accessory apartment would not diminish the church’s compatibility with the surrounding neighborhood.
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of the proposed amendment to the Anointed Christian Fellowships SRU to allow for a second accessory apartment within the church’s parsonage.
Recommended Motion
“I move to approve Resolution # 99-12 amending the Special Review Use Permit for Lot 45, Block 1, Benchmark at Beaver Creek Subdivision to allow a second accessory apartment within the
church parsonage as described in the plans dated May 3, 1999 based upon the following findings:
That the proposed use otherwise complies with all requirements imposed by the zoning code.
That the proposed use is in conformance with the Town Comprehensive Plan.
The proposed use is compatible with adjacent uses.”
If you have any questions regarding this or any other project or community development issue, please call me at 748-4030, or stop by the Community Development Department.
Respectfully submitted,
George H. Harrison
Planner