Council approves conditional-use permit for small church at DMI Business Park after parking agreement added

The City Council approved a conditional-use permit on Nov. 12 allowing a small place of worship to operate at DMI Business Park (Building 2) with limits and conditions intended to manage parking and operate within the business park.

Staff presented the request and explained the resolution includes multiple conditions; after clarifying slides staff and the city attorney confirmed a fifth condition in the resolution requires a "legally binding and recorded parking agreement" prior to use. Marcus Bastian, deputy director, said staff and the applicant had flagged parking as an operational concern and intended the recorded agreement to define allocation and timing of spaces used by the church.

Applicant Stephen Moser and owner Danny Martinez told council the proposed schedule (Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. and Sunday services at 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.) and the current parking complement meet the city's ordinance for the building; Martinez said the adjacent second phase (DMI Business Park 2) will add stalls and that odd-hour usage should limit conflicts. Several residents said the church is a small, family congregation and likely will not generate 30 separate cars.

Council debated whether permitted hours should be an express condition and whether internal parking problems should trigger council review. Staff noted the conditional use includes a clause permitting the council to revisit and impose additional conditions if vehicle stacking or traffic interferes with rights-of-way.

Council voted 5-0 to approve the conditional use; staff will not issue final clearance until a recorded parking agreement is executed as required by the resolution.