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Council denies special-use permit for credit-union site at Walmart frontage after planning split
Summary
A request for a specific-use permit to allow a Navy Federal Credit Union facility on a Walmart pad site was denied after council members expressed concerns about frontage uses and long-term highest-and-best-use of the highway corridor; the Planning & Zoning commission had split on the matter.
The Red Oak City Council voted down a request to grant a specific-use permit that would have allowed a credit-union branch (Navy Federal) on a 2.12-acre pad at the Walmart Red Oak site. The council motion to approve failed, with a 1-4 vote: the motion received a lone yes vote and four no votes.
Background: Planning staff told council the property sits in the highway-oriented district, and a specific-use permit is required for a credit-union facility in that zoning. Staff reported that Planning & Zoning had a split recommendation at its meeting; PNZ denied the request and the item came to…
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