Encouraging news from the City of Lakewood!

You know, of course, that making serious renovations to a structure requires a building permit. And you probably know that can take some time. What you might not know is all the things that a planning department can require besides an architect’s drawings. Many, many things. A major site plan, for example. A drainage study. A traffic study. Things that can take many months (and many dollars) to complete.

So here’s good news. Rev. Wendy, church administrator Carol Wilsey, Posse Lead Debby Bower, and our Eidos architects recently had a meeting with officials from the Lakewood Planning Department.

Results

• The city will not require a major site plan. That’s because a major site plan is not triggered until renovation plans impact 20% or more of the property. This is a good thing, since a major site plan can take 6-8 months.
• The city doesn’t need a drainage study.  
• The city doesn’t need a traffic study. And by the way, the city says the minimum number of parking spaces for LCN is 100 spaces. LCN has 222 parking spaces.

We’re off to a great relationship with the city of Lakewood and – ka-ching! – just saved some money!