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Council approves Cook Children’s clinic site plan with conditions after debate over blue peaks and parking
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing, the council approved amendments to PD‑118 for a proposed Cook Children’s clinic, granting variances for parking and a color/peak element but adding a condition requiring tree massing be extended along property lines; the motion to deny had previously failed on a split vote.
The Midlothian City Council on April 14 approved an amendment to Planned Development 118 to allow a roughly 6,000‑square‑foot Cook Children’s clinic in the Midpark addition, granting requested variances for parking and a corporate color/branding element while adding a landscaping/massing condition.
Staff said the site is about 1.6 acres with a proposed 44 parking spaces (Cook Children’s requested the number to accommodate parents and staff; the PD’s maximum parking standard is 19). Planning and Zoning recommended approval 5–1; staff recommended…
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