Building permits for the project were issued by the city in November.
Constructed in 1917, the building only permits entry to church officials and their guests.
On Long Island, for instance, building permits this year are running about 25 percent below last year's level.
Essentially, that permitted the building to be bulkier and closer to the street.
Yet, the municipality issued a whopping 2,104 building permits over the past two years.
The houses require the same building permits as conventionally built homes and average $53 to $65 a square foot.
Four buildings have permitted installation of massive floodlights without charge.
She said it was the owner's responsibility to make sure that old building permits still complied with zoning laws.
The bill would grant an automatic extension of most local building permits that expired after Jan. 1, 1989.
Dade County, which approved 20,000 building permits last year, has 60 building inspectors.