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Planning commission approves Chapelwood UMC site plan amendment, asks staff to consider parking orientation

City of Lake Jackson Planning Commission · December 3, 2025
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The City of Lake Jackson Planning Commission gave administrative approval Dec. 2 to Chapelwood United Methodist Church’s site plan amendment for 300 Willow Drive that widens the entrance, adds a covered 30-by-30 drop-off, increases parking and requires detention; commissioners asked staff to consider changing the orientation of an upper-left parking area to ease circulation.

The City of Lake Jackson Planning Commission on Dec. 2 approved an administrative site plan amendment for Chapelwood United Methodist Church at 300 Willow Drive, adopting design changes aimed at improving preschool drop-off and accessibility while directing staff to review the orientation of an upper-left parking area.

Engineer Miguel Solcedo of Baker and Lawson, who presented the plan, said the project widens the driveway entrance, reconstructs the parking lot and adds a covered 30-by-30 drop-off. He said the existing parking count of 166 will increase by four spaces and that the change in impervious cover requires detention at the rear of the site.

"The total length from this covered area all the way to the…

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