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Show WedflTiursFii, June 23-25, 2004 The Park Record A-3 i COUNTY-SEAT. COUNTY EDITOR: Patrick Parkinson 649-9014 ext 1 12 countyncwsparkrecord.com Steeple still needs 'OK' 1 St r3 . n n j Board of Adjustment will consider Thursday whether to allow steeple that defies code ; GRAYSON WESTPARK RECORD According to Summit County planners, the steeple on St Mary's Catholic Church in the Snyderville Basin (top) is 90-feet high. The steeple on St Luke's Episcopal Church in Silver Springs (above) is 64 feet LDS Church officials want to construct a 66-foot steeple in Trailside. would prevent the applicant's enjoyment enjoy-ment of their property rights as, a religious institution," Hill stales tin his report. yV;i!Ht.;-; ''.i yV"""' RLUIPA is a federal law that reg-" ulates how zoning ordinances can be applied to religious organizations building houses of worship. According to Hill, a "steeple is a unique architectural feature in its cultural significance, physical design, and frequency of use." - Approving the height variance "will not undermine the intent of the Basin Development Code nor will it establish a broad prece dent for exemptions to sion to God." Shawn Hill, a Summit County planner, recommends the BOA approve the request. "The steeple is an integral part of the religious activities protected by the First Amendment," Hill's staff report states. And the steeple height compares with others in the Snyderville Basin, By PATRICK PARKINSON Of the Record staff The Summit County Board of Adjustment (BOA) will consider Thursday whether to allow the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to build a 66-foot steeple on a new church building planned in Trailside. The public hearing, scheduled in the Summit County Courthouse at 7 r m rinlH he the last hont in an ongoing controversy for tne mst part gre 0pp0sed tO it S? " annul the nrnnreri new ' ' ' iaic The surrounding neighbors I think height restrictions in the facility. LDS Church officials received a conditional use permit from the Summit County Commission to construct con-struct the 16,500-square-foot church last month. mmmm The permit requires the building comply with the area's 32-foot 32-foot height restrictions and LDS Church officials are asking the Board of Adjustment to allow construction con-struction of a 66-foot steeple. "While understated and designed in keeping with the natural surrounding, sur-rounding, the steeple will be "the meetinghouse's most distinctive architectural feature," states the LDS Church's application for a variance vari-ance from the height restriction. "A steeple expresses symbolically core doctrinal teachings of the LDS Church, including the idea of ascen- be cause they don't want a 65-foot steeple in their backyard. " - Shawn Hill Summit County planner Hill adds. "The surrounding neighbors I think for the most part are opposed to it because they dont want a 65-foot 65-foot steeple in their backyard," Hill said. According to Hill, the steeple on St. Mary Catholic Church on S.R. 224 is 90 feet and St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Silver Springs has a 64-foot steeple. "The LDS Church is claiming that the lack of a steeple, by virtue of the U.S. Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) and Equal Protection, The church will be built on a 6.8-acre parcel east of where Trailside Drive meets Silver Summit Parkway. Hill calls the steeple a "minor element" of the mmm church. "The church is adjacent to other institutional uses, has significant buffering between it and nearby residential res-idential uses, is accessible by two collector roads, is connected to municipal water and sewer systems," sys-tems," states Hill report to the BOA Ron Perry, Board of Adjustment chair, expects many of those who oppose construction of the church to attend Thursday public hearing. "I dont know what decision I'm going to make," he said. "I have not had any calls or anybody communicate communi-cate at all about it." Round up Your Friends and Head To The Grub Steak!! 28 day aged Black Angus Beef 45 item Fresh Salad Bar Uve Entertainment on Friday & Saturday Try our new light Summer lunch dishes! Prospector Square Corner of Sidewinder Drive and Gold Dust Lane 649-8060 www.grubsteqkrestaurqnr.com $LKKkp(.K Af 0A lTAH Atrium 5ar & Restaurant Seating Authentic Logo Gear & Gift shop BREAKPAST LUNCH DINNER. 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