Staff: code on religious buildings changed; permit for Michie Lane church coming

A staff member told the BAC the municipality revised its code concerning religious buildings so that those projects now appear before the AAC for architectural review. "Now we did go in and change the code regarding religious buildings," the staff member said while outlining how two existing church buildings voluntarily made adjustments to their architecture to fit the new requirements.

The staff member added that the committee is close to issuing a permit for another church on Michie Lane and expected to finalize that permit "in the next couple weeks." The comments were part of a broader planning discussion that moved quickly into the Homestead spa review; the committee did not record a separate vote on the religious-code item during this session.