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would like to rezone the Church to B-3. They would like to do the preliminary and not OK it, so when they sell the Church then have it OK'd. They would like to sell it Commercial zoning and they had talked with Mr. Currens and he felt they could do it, if they got it all ready to be OK'd and then bring it through. Mr. Currens stated he had said that it was subject to the decision of the Plan Commission and the Town Council approving doing that, because it would be a problem is if they rezoned it, then the prior use would no longer be an acceptable use for the property. They would like to get it all ready, and then change it as they sell it. The parsonage would be a B-1 and a Professional Building. The parsonage they definitely want to rezone and they are looking into the church. Commissioner Williamson asked if the parsonage was part of the former school area and Mr. Thomas said it was not and was separate from the Church. Commissioner Bruner asked if that was the one they were remodeling and he said it was. Commissioner Bruner asked Mr. Beikman if there was anything special they needed to do, other than applying for the parsonage only. Commissioner Young asked if they had looked at what could go in to the church ifit was rezoned to B-3 and Commissioner McGuire said a liquor store could go in there. Mr. Currens said it could not be a B-2 because of the size of the building; it is above 5,000 square feet. Commissioner McGuire stated a lot of businesses could go in there that they do not want. Commissioner McGuire said that B.3 was out of the question. Mr. Thomas asked, with the school being so close, wouldn't that prevent a liquor store from going in the building. Mr. Currens said that was right and that they could put restricting covenants on its use. Mr. McGuire asked how far away the houses were from the church. Mr. Thomas said they had a large parking lot between the church and the houses were about three hundred (300) feet from the church. Mr. Thomas said their main concern was the parsonage tonight and Pastor Wright had talked with Mr. Currens about the possibility of looking into the church. Mr. Young asked if there were any other comments or questions. Mr. Thomas asked if everything he had picked up at the Clerk's Office would cover everything once he brought it in and he asked where he needed to go to file. Mr. Young said he needed to send out the notices and file the rezone with the Clerk's Office. Next Commissioner McGuire was requesting permission for Weliever to have an off side tent sale at the Marsh parking lot. He said he had signed for them to get the permit three weeks ago, because the state required they have a thirty day notice, and the next Plan Commission meeting would be too late for them to have a sale on Memorial Day weekend. Commissioner Young said he was looking at the minutes of the last meeting and there was concern about the mini -warehouses,and asked if that was that being investigated. Mr. Beikman said they were not mini-warehouses, they have material stored there, but it is for the family. He asked about a pool in Woodland Hills and Mr. Beikman said the pool was legal, because it had a lockable cover on it and was not required to be fenced. Commissioner Bryant said there is a non-conforming use issue of a house at 137 W. Washington Street that over the years has been used as a duplex. The house has gone for about two years with a single family living in it, they moved out and the neighbors and mail carrier confirmed that. The owner took out the front door and put in a double door and put up a new mailbox with the address of 137 \12 W. Washington St. According to our ordinance book if they had a variance it would be void, because it had not been in use for twelve months. Mr. Currens said if was not a variance, but a non-conforming use, they are in violation. Commissioner Bryant said the Mr. Beikman had looked at it and could not find anything to say that is was out of compliance, but he