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<blockquote data-quote="JosephZ" data-source="post: 77270952" data-attributes="member: 396496"><p>Ministries aren't exempt from having to follow city and state ordinances and laws. I found an article from January 2022 that shows where Pastor Colbert received a letter asking him to come into compliance within 30 days or he would be fined $100 for each day thereafter that he is in violation of the ordinances. He shouldn't be surprised that the city followed through with what they said they were going to do if he failed to comply.</p><p></p><p>In addition to being in violation of local ordinances, it appears that there are a lot of problems occurring at this property:</p><p></p><p><em>City staff has met on several occasions with Pastor Moses Colbert to inform him that the church was built as a church and can only be used for that purpose, which does not include overnight housing. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The city said due to zoning regulations, shelters are not permitted by right in the city. Also, Section 319 of the 2018 North Carolina Fire Code specifically mentions the requirements for operating a shelter for homeless citizens. The city said Pastor Moses has been notified numerous times to cease operations immediately in the church until he has obtained zoning clearance, satisfied the NC Fire Code, or applied for a change of use. </em><a href="https://www.wcnc.com/article/money/markets/real-estate/affordable-housing-crisis/gastonia-pastor-church-shelter-violating-city-ordinance/275-70e85693-ed52-47d4-a35b-a1c7e5968eb7" target="_blank">(Source)</a></p><p></p><p><em>The city found he had violated the code ordinances by allowing people to stay on the property, trash on the property, and having two trailers on site that were not zoned properly. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The site has also begun to face questions over safety, with first responders being called to 418 N. Oakland St. more than 300 times in one year. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>It was revealed Tuesday night that another person died at the site, for an unknown reason. </em><a href="https://www.qcnews.com/news/u-s/north-carolina/gaston-county/gastonia-leaders-face-passionate-pleas-to-assist-and-not-fine-church-helping-homeless-people/" target="_blank"> (Source)</a></p><p></p><p>According to the article linked in the OP, <em>"emergency personnel has had to respond to more than 160 calls for assistance at the church since January" </em>of this year.</p><p></p><p>That's more than 460 emergency calls in just 18 months!</p><p></p><p>If this pastor wants to continue helping the homeless in his community, he needs to find a more suitable location to house them, and have properly trained volunteers help him in order to avoid having the kind of problems they have seen in the past.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JosephZ, post: 77270952, member: 396496"] Ministries aren't exempt from having to follow city and state ordinances and laws. I found an article from January 2022 that shows where Pastor Colbert received a letter asking him to come into compliance within 30 days or he would be fined $100 for each day thereafter that he is in violation of the ordinances. He shouldn't be surprised that the city followed through with what they said they were going to do if he failed to comply. In addition to being in violation of local ordinances, it appears that there are a lot of problems occurring at this property: [I]City staff has met on several occasions with Pastor Moses Colbert to inform him that the church was built as a church and can only be used for that purpose, which does not include overnight housing. The city said due to zoning regulations, shelters are not permitted by right in the city. Also, Section 319 of the 2018 North Carolina Fire Code specifically mentions the requirements for operating a shelter for homeless citizens. The city said Pastor Moses has been notified numerous times to cease operations immediately in the church until he has obtained zoning clearance, satisfied the NC Fire Code, or applied for a change of use. [/I][URL='https://www.wcnc.com/article/money/markets/real-estate/affordable-housing-crisis/gastonia-pastor-church-shelter-violating-city-ordinance/275-70e85693-ed52-47d4-a35b-a1c7e5968eb7'](Source)[/URL] [I]The city found he had violated the code ordinances by allowing people to stay on the property, trash on the property, and having two trailers on site that were not zoned properly. The site has also begun to face questions over safety, with first responders being called to 418 N. Oakland St. more than 300 times in one year. It was revealed Tuesday night that another person died at the site, for an unknown reason. [/I][URL='https://www.qcnews.com/news/u-s/north-carolina/gaston-county/gastonia-leaders-face-passionate-pleas-to-assist-and-not-fine-church-helping-homeless-people/'] (Source)[/URL] According to the article linked in the OP, [I]"emergency personnel has had to respond to more than 160 calls for assistance at the church since January" [/I]of this year. That's more than 460 emergency calls in just 18 months! If this pastor wants to continue helping the homeless in his community, he needs to find a more suitable location to house them, and have properly trained volunteers help him in order to avoid having the kind of problems they have seen in the past. [/QUOTE]
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