JEFFERSONVILLE — The rezoning of a historic previous church in Jeffersonville will let a developer to redevelop the assets into condominiums and patio homes.
The Jeffersonville Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve the rezoning of the previous Bethel A.M.E. Church residence from institutional to multi-relatives. The previous church is at 200 W. Park Area.
Nick Jones of Nick Jones Custom Households, LLC would like to develop the portion of the residence now a parking great deal into 6 patio homes and insert 6 or 7 apartment models within the church creating.
Jones entered a income arrangement with the pastor of Bethel A.M.E. on July 31, and the Jeffersonville prepare commission voted unanimously Aug. 31 to propose the rezoning of the assets to the council.
The houses will be proprietor-occupied, and they will be accessible for acquire, not rental. Jones tasks the condos will be 900 to 1,100 sq. foot, and the patio houses could be 1,000 to 1,200 sq. foot.
Jones expects it will be yet another few of months to start on the setting up undertaking. Obtaining the zoning improve accepted was the key hurdle to get as a result of, he reported.
“I’m all set to get began on it,” Jones said.
The patio households will just about every have a driveway and garage, and eight parking spots are projected for the condo models. Jones said he is scheduling to acquire a residence next doorway to the previous church that will offer extra parking place.
Jones stated the future measures incorporate ending the preliminary patterns for the undertaking and figuring out what will operate with the sq. footage.
A range of neighbors have voiced concerns about the enhancement of the properties in the compact spot, and a pair spoke throughout Tuesday’s conference.
Chuck Whittaker stated he is apprehensive about the effects of the progress on parking and targeted visitors in the space. He reported he lives catty-corner to the former church home.
“Our problem in the neighborhood is that it is way too major of a development in these types of a compact spot,” he said. “The parking is really bad in that location in any case.”
He said “we’re not against the zoning change and we’re not versus any improvement,” but “we don’t want to choose the park out of Park Location.”
Dennis McAndrews, who lives near to the church property on Park Place, also pointed out parking challenges and expressed issues about people today parking on the street in entrance of residents’ households.
“It’s not that we are in opposition to rezoning,” he reported. “Everybody desires to see that church be made into some thing, but I have a significant issue about the selection of units that are heading in listed here. There’s a big influx of persons which is likely to occur in with 13 units.”
Matt Owen, president of the town council, said “everybody just would like to make confident that whichever the alter the neighborhood sees is carried out suitable and is carried out with a great deal of treatment and regard for absolutely everyone which is there.”
The former church is a 100-12 months-previous building. Bethel A.M.E not too long ago moved from the historic making to the former Maple Elementary College.
Jones would like to continue to keep the historic components of the previous church, like the facade and parts of the church’s stained glass, and he programs to “make it all match the neighborhood,” he explained.
“We’ll make it pleasant and useful,” Jones reported. “We’re not carrying out it just to cram men and women in there. We’re making an attempt to make it workable for everyone.”