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Planning commission approves Texas Health clinic with helipad; neighbors and developers debate access and signage
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a planned development and a special use permit for a Texas Health Resources outpatient medical clinic and helipad at the northwest corner of South 14th Street and Hawkins Run Road.
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted to approve an ordinance amending development regulations for a planned development at the northwest corner of South 14th Street and Hawkins Run Road to allow a medical clinic with an emergency department and a helipad under a specific use permit.
Mary (planning staff) summarized the proposal as a clinic and ambulatory medical center with an emergency department adjacent to a helipad on site. Staff noted the use is allowed in the New Town module and described differences between a clinic (outpatient services) and a hospital (inpatient, overnight stays); the proposed clinic will not provide overnight stays. The applicant requested variances for parking ratio and expanded building signage beyond standard allowances.
John Sullivan, representing Texas Health…
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