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Minutes - Plan cojllssion June 27, 1990 Page 3 . raised $28,000 as a downpayment on the property and purchased the property in January of 1990 with a $95,000 mortgage. Reverend Buckner explained that the Church had spent $18,000 on improving the parking lot and removing the marquee on the building and felt it was foolish to spend any more money on property the Church did not own at the time. He admitted that he was due in Court on July 20, 1990, to answer charges of occupying the premises without a permit, but promised the Commission that all work on the building could be complete by August 10, 1990, when the Church would host, along with other area churches, a Midwest Conference of their denomination. Chairperson Kreishman asked if Commission members had any questions of the applicant or the Zoning Administrator. Mr. Kendall asked if the church had any contracts or updated drawings for the work required under its previous Use Permit. Reverend Buckner replied that the Commission had received the same drawings he had previously submitted to indicate what work would be done on the building; he believed that these drawings had already been approved. Mr. Kendall asked Ms. Elwood what the City's position would be if the Commission were to table the current application or deny it without prejudice. Ms. Elwood replied that if the Church continued to violate city law, the position of the city administration and planning staff would remain the same; the city is opposed to the issuance of any further Conditional Use Permit and will continue to cite the Reverend and his congregation for occupancy and other violations. Mr. Kendall stated to Reverend Buckner that three years was usually enough time to see whether a tenant or property owner was committed to compl iance with the City's laws and property maintenance; he further stated that he would not support a position where the City would continue to go along with verbal promises for building renovations which would never be completed. Mr. Kendall continued by saying that he recalled the previous meetings when Reverend Buckner had appeared before the Plan Commission. He had understood at those times that the Living Word Church would be receiving financial assistance from its home organization, but no progress had been made to improve the appearance of the property or to indicate that the church was a good neighbor of the businesses and other property owners along Olive Boulevard. Chairperson Kreishman opened the public hearing on the Conditional Use application; however, as no member of the public was present to speak to this issue, the Chairperson declared the public hearing closed. Ms. Ratner and Mr. Foxworth both shared Mr. Kendall's concerns. Mr. Safe clarified with Ms. Elwood that the church, as owner of the property, could apply for and obtain building permits to work on the exterior of the building and improve its appearance. Ms. Elwood stated that such permits could be issued if the details contained in the application met both the zoning and building codes