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Council approves Texas Health ambulatory facility and special use permit for helipad with signage variances
Summary
After a public hearing and extended questioning from council and public safety officials, the council approved a site plan amendment and a special‑use permit to allow a helipad at a proposed Texas Health ambulatory emergency facility; council also granted sign and parking variances requested in the plan development district.
Midlothian — The Midlothian City Council on Tuesday approved a plan‑development amendment and a special‑use permit to allow a helipad for a proposed Texas Health ambulatory emergency facility on a 12.689‑acre tract at South 14th Street and Hawkins Run Road.
Mary (city planning staff) told council the base zoning (community retail) allowed a medical clinic by right and that the site's future‑land‑use designation supported mixed commercial and community facility uses. Staff and the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval with variances for signage, parking calculation, and some facade articulation standards.
John Sullivan, representing Texas Health Resources, described the proposal as a two‑phase development. Phase one includes a two‑story clinical building with an approximately 11,000‑square‑foot emergency department; later phases include medical office and an…
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