Variances approved to allow church to purchase the property
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HURON — After convening as the city board of adjustment, city commissioners on Monday approved variances for a church and communications tower and to allow an applicant to subdivide two lots tied together with a restrictive covenant into three lots so he can sell them.
Pastors Jeff and Autumn Mann of the James River Church said that after 12 years of renting a facility, members of their non-denominational church want to purchase the former YWCA administration building at 17 Fifth St. S.W.
They have rented the building for six years and rented a downtown storefront for six years before that.
Adjacent businesses signed a petition supporting the variance.
There are other churches within one and two blocks. Parking has not been an issue as there are enough public spaces available to accommodate the membership, the Manns said. The variance is to allow the church and to have less parking than required by code.
If the congregation decides to expand the building in the future, that will require a separate variance application.
Dakotaland Federal Credit Union received approval to install a communications tower at 48 13th St. S.W. that would be a maximum of 60 feet tall and without the need for guy wires.
Trees in the area are causing problems with wireless communications. The bank is also considering towers at its north branch and at the facility it will be building south of Coborn’s.