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MOORESVILLE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS MINUTES THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2002 The Board of Zoning Appeals met on Thumday February 14, 2002, at 7:30 P.M. at the Mooresville Town Hall. Member present were: Alan Kramer, Vice Chairman, Mike Young, Don Barry, and Jon Swisher. Jeff Justus was absent. Town Attorney, Tim Currens, was present. Motion was made to approve the minutes of the January 10, 2002 meeting by Don Barry, second by Jon Swisher. Motion carried 4-0. Next on the agenda was Leonard Scott, 697 Indianapolis Road requesting a Special Exception to build a church on property zoned agricultural. Representing Mr. Scott, was Mr. Mark Peden of Foley, Foley, and Peden, 60 E. Morgan, Martinsville, IN, he stated The New Hope Full Gospel Church is now meeting in a garage on Pennington Road, and with a congregation of 50 they are out growing their present location, the Scott's as members of the church would like to afford the church with the opportunity to use their property to build. With the property now zoned agricultural they need only to apply for a Special Exception. The property in question at one time had a house on three acres with two out buildings, the house burned six or seven years ago and the two out buildings will be removed when the church is built. The net result will be an improved to the property and they feel this would be a plus for the neighborhood. The church members have taken up a collection and have come up with sufficient funds to get started. The hope is to break ground and get started on building in a month or so. The type of building will be a pole type structure with plans to brick it in the future. The first criteria of the ordinance for a Special Exception is the operation will not be detrimental or dangerous to public health, safety, morals or general welfare. This being an applaication for a church it should meet these criteria. The church should help promote the morals and general w~lfare of the community. Second criteria the Special Exception should not be injurious to the use and enjoyment of the other properties in the immediate vicinity for purposes already permitted. In the immediate vicinity there are two churches, a Masonic lodge, and on the same side of the street is the Town Park and Nice-Pac property, which is, zoned Industrial use. So it is difficult how a small to medium side church would be injurious to the enjoyment of any other property in that vicinity. The third criteria are the proposed project would not alter the normal orderly development of improvement of the surround property for uses permitted in the district. The building of the church would not interfere, prevent, or alter the normal use of the property or the orderly developraent of the area. The fourth criteria are adequate facilities for sewage, drainage, access mad and any other facilities being provided. The church will provide a septic systems according to the requirements specified in local and state health department. Access road is on a straight road, which should have good visibility up and down the mad, so at that location the entrance in an out should not be a major factor as far as the mad is concerned. The sixth criteria are the business located in a district where the use is