Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting Agenda Packet
Denies Conditional use for halfway house at 1493 University Avenue (Abundant Life), 2-1
What happened
The Morgantown Board of Zoning Appeals DENIED conditional use CON 26-052 for Abundant Life Recovery Housing Network's proposed 30-33 bed halfway/recovery house at 1493 University Avenue on a 2-1 vote, finding the applicant failed to demonstrate the most appropriate use of land an…
- Jurisdiction
- Morgantown, WV
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- July 15, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Denied, 2-1
Meeting Summary
The Morgantown Board of Zoning Appeals DENIED conditional use CON 26-052 for Abundant Life Recovery Housing Network's proposed 30-33 bed halfway/recovery house at 1493 University Avenue on a 2-1 vote, finding the applicant failed to demonstrate the most appropriate use of land an…
Key Decisions (4)
Parking lot variance at 699 Burroughs Street (Advantage Health)
Sign variance at 200 Belmar Avenue (Matt Wise)
Conditional use for halfway house at 1493 University Avenue (Abundant Life)
Parking variance at 1493 University Avenue mooted (Abundant Life)
Development Activity (2)
Advantage Health temporary loop road / parking at 699 Burroughs Street
Commercial
Abundant Life Recovery Housing Network - 1493 University Avenue recovery house
Residential
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Abundant Life reports a waiting list of over 70 people…
Sentiment
Strong neighborhood and institutional opposition (WVU, St. John Parish, county…
Commercial Demand
Multiple parties (Abundant Life, St. John's for a Catholic dorm,…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: a staff member, an attorney, the applicant, the applicant's representative, and 9 members of the public.
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