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Katy council approves two church special‑use permits, greenlights park pickleball lines and mental‑health MOU; calls May election
Summary
At its June 12 regular session the Katy City Council approved two special‑use zoning ordinances for religious institutions, authorized overlaying pickleball lines on two tennis courts at Katy City Park, approved a nonbinding MOU for fire‑department mental‑health services and called a May 2026 election. Several items carried without recorded opposition.
The Katy City Council on June 12 approved multiple ordinances and resolutions, including special‑use permits for two religious institutions, a contract to overlay pickleball lines on two tennis courts at Katy City Park, and a memorandum of understanding to provide mental‑health services to Katy Fire Department personnel. The council also called a May 2026 municipal election.
Council opened a public hearing and then approved an ordinance to amend the City of Katy zoning code to allow a religious institution at 5371 East 5th Street for Redeemed Christian Church of God, the King’s Palace. A nearby resident asked whether cooking in the old grocery‑store parking lot was legal and sanitary; a staff member from the permits department said the convenience store had a certificate of occupancy for a convenience‑store use and staff would investigate any unauthorized cooking.
The council approved a second…
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