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ZBA denies special use for medical clinic and urgent care at 12244 S. Harlem Avenue
Summary
Dr. Abdallah Hamdallah sought to open a specialty medical clinic and urgent care to speed access to specialties; commissioners expressed concern about retail displacement and parking. The minutes record a unanimous roll-call vote to deny the special-use permit, though the docket header lists a recommendation for approval (minutes contain inconsistent language).
Dr. Abdallah Hamdallah proposed converting a downtown parcel at 12244 S. Harlem Avenue (PIN: 23-25-229-012-0000) to a B-1 restricted business to house a specialty medical clinic and urgent care. Dr. Hamdallah told the board he owns property downtown, is seeking to purchase the entire building, and intends to update the façade; he said specialty medical appointments such as neurology and cardiology often have long waits and that the clinic would provide faster access.
Commissioners raised concerns about filling retail storefronts with non–sales-tax-generating uses and about parking configuration in the area. The minutes record that the board voted on the matter and the roll-call result was a denial of the special-use permit. The agenda header and the written motion language reference a "recommend approval" motion, but the minutes make clear the outcome recorded by roll call was denial; the minutes are inconsistent on motion language versus recorded outcome.
