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Mason council approves conditional use for nursing home at Heritage Presbyterian with added design and screening conditions
Summary
The Mason City Council approved a conditional use permit allowing a convalescent nursing and rest home at 6546 Mesa Montgomery Road (Heritage Presbyterian Church) after adding six conditions addressing appearance, screening, noise, glare, traffic and landscaping; the mayor and one council member abstained.
The Mason City Council voted on May 12 to approve a conditional use permit allowing a convalescent nursing and rest home at 6546 Mesa Montgomery Road (Heritage Presbyterian Church), adopting six additional conditions intended to reduce visual and operational impacts on neighboring properties.
Council moved to adopt the conditional use with an amendment adding design and screening requirements and passed the ordinance with the amendment; Mayor Nelson and Council member Spathe abstained from the final vote.
Council members said they sought a balance between property rights and neighbor concerns after public comment from a nearby resident, who called the proposed building out of scale and not "harmonious or appropriate" with surrounding single-family homes and a church. The…
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