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Commission recommends respite care (CUP 2026-0156) at 3301 Industrial Drive
Summary
Pearland’s Planning & Zoning Commission on May 4 recommended approval of Conditional Use Permit CUP 2026-0156 to allow a 5,355 sq ft sheltered respite care facility on ~6.658 acres at 3301 Industrial Drive for Forgotten Angels Foundation; staff found the proposal met UDC section 2234A and the vote was 6–0.
The Pearland Planning & Zoning Commission voted 6–0 on May 4 to recommend City Council approve Conditional Use Permit CUP 2026-0156, a request by Renee L. McGuire on behalf of Forgotten Angels Foundation to operate a 5,355-square-foot sheltered care (respite) facility on approximately 6.658 acres at 3301 Industrial Drive.
Staff told the commission the proposed respite house meets the criteria of Unified Development Code section 2234A and the city’s future land use plan, noting the parcel’s history of prior rehabilitation use and rezoning steps that have made the current use compliant. Staff said the site has access to water and sewer and recommended approval with no conditions. Staff also reported that mailed notice went to nearby owners within 200 feet (five letters sent) and that the applicant posted a notification sign on the property.
The applicant described the facility as part of an existing campus and said the respite operation is intended to provide temporary weekend care for people with developmental disabilities who attend the facility’s day habilitation program. An applicant representative said clients would typically be dropped off Friday and picked up Monday, providing families short-term relief in cases such as surgeries or recovery. "They desperately need some respite," an applicant representative said. Commissioner questions focused on buffering and the operational scale.
During discussion, Ted Adkins, who gave his address for the record, told commissioners the plan calls for six temporary residents with a staff-to-resident ratio of one-to-six (one primary staff and possibly a second staff member as needed). Commissioner Haskins moved to approve the CUP; Commissioner Como seconded. The commission called the vote and the motion passed unanimously.
The commission’s recommendation now goes to City Council; staff noted the Council will consider CUP items at its May 18 meeting. The staff report and the applicant’s presentation record that the building location sits near the traditional residential portion of the lot and that site design will need to address buffering and other development standards at permitting.
Provenance: Staff presentation and item introduction began at SEG 046; the commission’s final vote on the item concluded at SEG 307.
