The Twentynine Palms Planning Commission gathers Tuesday evening to consider a church permit before revisiting the challenging topic of homelessness.
Tuesday night’s meeting of the Twentynine Palms Planning Commission includes a public hearing on the conversion of an existing commercial structure to a church.
The Truth Tabernacle Church aims to be reborn at 6386 Adobe Road, former home to The Desert Trail newspaper. The 0.23-acre property contains an existing structure of 2,816 square feet and 14 parking spaces. The applicant, Titus R. Burns, hopes to conduct two services, a Sunday prayer service from 9:30 a.m. until noon, and a Wednesday prayer/bible study from 6:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. for the 18-member congregation.
Community Development Director Keith Gardner is asking the commission to host the public hearing and ultimately find the project exempt from CEQA (a standard environmental impact study), adopt the resolution, and approve a Conditional Use Permit for the church.
The remainder of the meeting will be a study session led by the Homeless Committee Organization, which is comprised of all five members of the Planning Commission and two community members — one who works in homeless advocacy and one who works in local housing.
The 5:00 p.m. meeting takes place on Tuesday, May 16, at City Hall, 6136 Adobe Road, and can be livestreamed or viewed on-demand via the city’s website, 29palms.org
