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Commission recommends private non-emergency EMS base SUP for 201 East Myrtle
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Summary
The commission voted to forward a recommendation to Council to approve a specific-use permit for a private non-emergency EMS/ambulance service proposed for 201 East Myrtle; the applicant described appointment-only, no-siren operations and said two ambulances would be based there during early-morning runs.
The Angleton Planning and Zoning Commission voted to forward to City Council a recommendation to approve a specific-use permit for a private non-emergency EMS/ambulance service proposed to operate from a property listed as 201 East Myrtle.
Staff (Mister Spriggs) said the zoning ordinance requires an SUP for ambulance services and that staff found no major impacts in its review; notices and a newspaper advertisement had been sent. Spriggs described the application as largely a formality under the zoning rules and recommended the commission forward a positive recommendation to Council.
The applicant (identified in the hearing as Mister Mossad) described the proposed service as appointment-based and non-emergency: "We work with appointments only, schedule appointments. No sirens, no lights," he said, adding that the service would not answer 911 emergency calls and that typical work would include dialysis transport, hospital discharges and scheduled rehab transports. He told the commission he planned to base two ambulances at the site and described early-morning patient transport schedules starting around 5 a.m.
Commissioners asked whether the SUP should include explicit conditions to preserve non-emergency operations; staff noted the application specifies non-emergency service and said conditions could be added to the ordinance if the commission desires. After discussion the commission moved, voted and approved forwarding a positive recommendation to City Council for the SUP.
