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Council grants first-reading approval for outpatient youth mental-health facility at West Southlake Boulevard
Summary
On first reading the council approved a zoning change and site plan to allow a full-day outpatient mental-health day program for youth in a suite at 600-660 West Southlake Boulevard; council voted 5-2 and required safety measures before opening.
The Southlake City Council voted 5-2 on first reading to approve a zoning amendment and site plan that would allow Caris Care to operate a full-day outpatient mental-health treatment program for up to 20 students in Suite 120 at 600-660 West Southlake Boulevard.
Planning staff described the request as an amendment to the site's SP-1 detailed site plan district to permit a youth day-treatment mental-health facility. Director Dennis Killough said the proposal calls for staff of five and treatment and group therapy hours roughly 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Planning & Zoning Commission recommended denial by a 3-1 vote with one commissioner dissenting.
Representatives from Caris Care, including President John Raines and facilities manager…
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