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Planning commissioners approve Catholic Newman Center expansion with condition to limit backyard parking
Summary
The San Angelo Planning Commission approved a conditional-use permit allowing a Catholic Newman Center branch to use a single-family house at 2452 Douglas Drive as a faith-based gathering place, but added a condition requiring alternative parking arrangements and prohibiting converting the backyard into a permanent parking lot; the vote was 5–1.
The San Angelo Planning Commission voted 5–1 to approve a conditional-use permit for a faith-based gathering place at 2452 Douglas Drive, subject to a condition that requires the applicant to pursue alternatives to converting the property’s backyard into a parking lot.
Ray Lineberry, the city’s lead planner, told the commission that the request would allow an existing single-family residence to be used as a gathering space affiliated with the Catholic diocese and ASU’s campus ministry. Lineberry said staff sent 13 notices and received one in favor and…
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