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Lake Jackson council approves first reading to add hospitals to Oakwoods PUD; holds second reading pending H‑E‑B approval
Summary
The Lake Jackson City Council on April 7 approved on first reading an ordinance to add “hospitals” as a permitted use to the Oakwoods planned unit development and said it will hold the second reading until it receives written approval from H‑E‑B.
The Lake Jackson City Council on April 7 approved on first reading an ordinance to add “hospitals” as a permitted use to the Oakwoods planned unit development, the triangular redevelopment area bounded by Orchard Creek Drive, Circle Way and Oak Drive. Council members said they will delay second reading until the council receives written approval from H‑E‑B, whose deed restrictions apply to the shopping‑center property.
The change clears the way for a proposed micro‑hospital site immediately behind the H‑E‑B store. Architect Alan Swift, representing the applicant, described the project as a two‑story facility with an emergency/observation area and imaging services, saying, “Our project is a micro hospital… we do not have a surgical component,” and that the design includes 22 emergency/observation beds and two inpatient beds required by state licensing.
Proponent Jeannie Shipp,…
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