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Council denies special-use permit for Cosmic Montessori amid traffic and safety concerns
Summary
The Katy City Council voted down a special-use permit for Cosmic Montessori Education at 1506 Avenue D after neighbors and the police chief raised safety and traffic concerns; the applicant had proposed a 24-student micro school with a voluntary staggered-dropoff plan and a traffic study showing a 2% peak-hour increase.
April 13, 2026 — The Katy City Council voted to deny a special‑use permit that would have allowed Cosmic Montessori Education to operate a private elementary micro‑school at 1506 Avenue D.
James Deglard, the applicant, told the council the family‑run school would serve a maximum of 24 students, provide at least six on‑site parking spaces, stagger drop‑off and pick‑up in 15‑minute slots and rely on an agreement for overflow parking nearby. He said the organizers voluntarily commissioned a third‑party traffic impact analysis and that the city’s police department had expressed no operational concerns during informal outreach. “We will be ensuring that we have hedges around the parking lot to make sure that the kids don’t enter into any neighborhood parking lots,”…
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