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Item # 4.a.

City Council

Meeting Date:	07/25/2023
Department:	Development Services

AGENDA CAPTION:

Hold a public hearing, present, discuss, and consider action on a request for a Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow a Religious Institution on 1.28± acres located at the northwest corner of Celestial Road and Winnwood Road (5555 Celestial Road) that is currently zoned Planned Development (PD), through Ordinance No. O91-038. Case 1868-SUP/5555 Celestial Road (White Rock Chapel).

BACKGROUND:

The Addison Planning and Zoning Commission, meeting in regular session on May 16, 2023, voted to recommend approval of the request for a Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow a Religious Institution on property located at 5555 Celestial Road, that is currently zoned Planned Development, though Ordinance No. O91-038, subject to the use and site development conditions presented by the applicant.

Voting Aye: Branson, Catalani, Chavez, DeFrancisco, Fansler, Faircloth, Souers
Voting Nay: none
Absent:       none

SPEAKERS AT THE PUBLIC HEARING:

For: Fran Powell, 14796 Lochinvar Court
               David Rosenfield, 14909 Bellbrook Drive
               David Dillard, 4357 Shirley Drive
               Venu Menon, 14523 Winnwood Road
               Ed Copeland, 5600 Celestial Place

On:         Jimmy Niemann, 14921 Bellbrook Drive

Against: Robert Kantner, 14853 Winnwood Road
               Richard Lane, 14516 Winnwood Road
               Howard Freed, 14932 Winnwood Road
               Jim Robinson, 14795 Buckingham Court
               Robert Goodfriend, 14725 Celestial Place
               Merle Bruneman, 14848 Winnwood Road
               Blake Clemens, 14754 Celestial Place
               Michael Emmett, 14535 Winnwood Road
               Bob Heckman, 14776 Maiden Court
               Jane Frances Robinson, 14761 Bedivere Court
               Taree Doty, 14784 Winnwood Road
               Sarah Brown, 14811 Bellbrook Drive
               Daniel Kondos, 5545 Celestial Road
               Katherine Garrison, 5545 Celestial Road
George King, 14929 Havenshire Place

POSITION OF THOSE PRESENT BUT NOT SPEAKING AT THE PUBLIC HEARING:

For:         Louise Rosenfield, 14909 Bellbrook Drive
               Manju Menon, 14523 Winnwood Road

On:         None

Against: Michael Douglas, 14916 Winnwood Road
Chris Bowers, 1316 Village Creek Drive
JT McPherson, 14517 Winnwood Road
Connie Mahmood, 14721 Stanford Court
John Krieger, 14768 Maiden Court
Cynthia Reese, 14819 Bellbrook Drive
Raymond Reese, 14819 Bellbrook Drive
Karen Williams, 14799 Buckingham Court
Mae Carroll, 14759 Stanford Court
Megan McKinney, 14759 Stanford Court
Colter Doty, 14784 Winnwood Road
John Finken, 14764 Maiden Court
Maureen Lesourd, 14854 Oaks North Place
Jeff Cayon, 14900 Winnwood Road
Michael Holigan, 15001 Winnwood Road
Virginia Hensley, 15016 Winnwood Road

Please refer to the Staff Report for additional details.

RECOMMENDATION:

Administration recommends approval, subject to the use and site development conditions presented by the applicant.

In accordance with Section 4 (Written Protest), Article XXIX (Changes and Amendments), Appendix A (Zoning) of the Addison Code of Ordinances, a favorable vote of three-fourths of the City Council (6 votes) is required to approve this request due to receipt of written protest from the owners of more than 20 percent of the land immediately adjoining the subject property and extending 200 feet therefrom.

Attachments
1868-SUP Presentation
UPDATED: 1868 SUP Ordinance
UPDATED: 1868 SUP Ordinance Redline
1868-SUP Staff Report
1868-SUP Letter of Intent
1868-SUP Plans
1868-SUP Comprehensive Plan Narrative
1868-SUP Traffic Analysis
Update 7-27 Citizen Input
1868-SUP White Rock Chapel Letter to Neighborhood