Building Committee

As you probably know by now, we have purchased approximately 24 acres of land in North central Bartlett. The land is located on the South side of Old Brownsville approximately 3/10 of a mile West of Ellendale Rd. or 7/10 of a mile East of Billy Maher Rd. It is vacant and moderately wooded. It’s a rectangular-shaped parcel measuring 23.96 acres. We plan to build on the 12 acres fronting Old Brownsville and to sell the 12 acres at the rear of the property. Selling the rear 12 acres should not be a problem, as there is a new neighborhood being developed adjacent to the East side of the land and one of the new streets just dead ends into the land at the rear of the property. (The developer plans on continuing the neighborhood and in the past has actually made offers to buy “our land” from the current owner.)

We had a very busy Summer with lots of activity around the new building! We were given final approval by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen for our Special Use Permit. (The Special Use Permit is the formal approval allowing us to build a church on land which is zoned residential.) The Design Review Committee approved our building design (floor plan, landscaping, colors, building materials, lighting, etc.) with only a few minor conditions. Overall, they were very complimentary of the entire project. Finally, the Board of Zoning Appeals granted our variance on the height of the roof. (The maximum height allowed by city ordinance is 35 feet. We were granted a 7 foot variance, allowing us to have a roof height of 42 feet.) A special thanks to all of you that came out and/or spoke in support of the variance. The next step on the new building will be construction documents (blue prints for structural, plumbing, electrical, etc.) and permitting.

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