Our Lady Of Guadalupe To Build In Warsaw
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
Rev. Paul Bueter of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church approached the Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals Monday and his request for a church in a Residential-2 and Commercial-2 zone was approved.
The 10-plus acre tract, west of Ind. 15, is between North Plaza Drive and Rolling Hills subdivision.
Plans to build a catholic church in Milford have been set aside, Bueter said. The decision to build in Warsaw is because most of the parishioners are from Warsaw.
"The six-acre site in Milford is too small," Bueter said. The Warsaw property would also be easier to develop.
Most of the church's parishioners are Hispanic and currently meet in a converted car dealership at 4th and Main streets in Milford.
"Due to the increase in the Spanish population, we've outgrown the Milford church," Bueter said. "Most people are coming from Warsaw."
A site plan was presented at the BZA and Bueter described a building that would seat about 500 with classrooms and a kitchen.
Churches are permitted uses for land zoned Residential-1.
Several area residents also attended the meeting to gather information.
Amy Craft of Deer Trail said the lights from Arby's restaurant and Kimm's Food Mart, which has recently gone to 24-hour service, shine in her back windows during the winter.
"There are huge evergreen trees on the (church) property and they keep the lights down," she said. "One is more than 7 feet in diameter, a very old tree. I hope there are plans to keep them."
Other residents raising concerns were Millie Bowman, Connie Stavropulos and Sally Bair. They asked about traffic patterns and the planned ingress.
BZA member Richard Keevan said the board was considering property land use, and that the planning commission would be the place to raise the other concerns.
"I advise you to contact and work with the neighbors immediately," Keevan said to Bueter.
The board also approved an already-erected sign for Symmetry Medical Inc., 220 W. Market St. The business requested a variance from development standards for a freestanding sign encroaching in the right-of-way.
The company purchased the former pharmacy located at Washington and Market streets and have made significant improvements, according to city planner Jeff Noffsinger.
"The sign is not the obstruction," he said. "It's where cars are parked."
BZA member Bruce Woodward asked if there weren't setback parking plans when the building was originally designed.
On the condition an encroachment agreement is signed, the board approved the signage.
BZA members are Alan Clingman, president, Bruce Woodward, Dan Hampton, Richard Keevan, Tom Heuer and Trish Brown.
The next meeting will be June 25 at 7 p.m. in council chambers at city hall. [[In-content Ad]]
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Rev. Paul Bueter of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church approached the Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals Monday and his request for a church in a Residential-2 and Commercial-2 zone was approved.
The 10-plus acre tract, west of Ind. 15, is between North Plaza Drive and Rolling Hills subdivision.
Plans to build a catholic church in Milford have been set aside, Bueter said. The decision to build in Warsaw is because most of the parishioners are from Warsaw.
"The six-acre site in Milford is too small," Bueter said. The Warsaw property would also be easier to develop.
Most of the church's parishioners are Hispanic and currently meet in a converted car dealership at 4th and Main streets in Milford.
"Due to the increase in the Spanish population, we've outgrown the Milford church," Bueter said. "Most people are coming from Warsaw."
A site plan was presented at the BZA and Bueter described a building that would seat about 500 with classrooms and a kitchen.
Churches are permitted uses for land zoned Residential-1.
Several area residents also attended the meeting to gather information.
Amy Craft of Deer Trail said the lights from Arby's restaurant and Kimm's Food Mart, which has recently gone to 24-hour service, shine in her back windows during the winter.
"There are huge evergreen trees on the (church) property and they keep the lights down," she said. "One is more than 7 feet in diameter, a very old tree. I hope there are plans to keep them."
Other residents raising concerns were Millie Bowman, Connie Stavropulos and Sally Bair. They asked about traffic patterns and the planned ingress.
BZA member Richard Keevan said the board was considering property land use, and that the planning commission would be the place to raise the other concerns.
"I advise you to contact and work with the neighbors immediately," Keevan said to Bueter.
The board also approved an already-erected sign for Symmetry Medical Inc., 220 W. Market St. The business requested a variance from development standards for a freestanding sign encroaching in the right-of-way.
The company purchased the former pharmacy located at Washington and Market streets and have made significant improvements, according to city planner Jeff Noffsinger.
"The sign is not the obstruction," he said. "It's where cars are parked."
BZA member Bruce Woodward asked if there weren't setback parking plans when the building was originally designed.
On the condition an encroachment agreement is signed, the board approved the signage.
BZA members are Alan Clingman, president, Bruce Woodward, Dan Hampton, Richard Keevan, Tom Heuer and Trish Brown.
The next meeting will be June 25 at 7 p.m. in council chambers at city hall. [[In-content Ad]]