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Convent Special Use Permit at W. Davis and S. Cockrell Hill (26-470A)

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An application for a new Planned Development Subdistrict on property zoned R-7.5(A) Residential Subdistrict within Planned Development District 631, the West Davis Special Purpose District with Special Use Permit 128 for Convent, on the southwest corner of W. Davis Street and S. Cockrell Hill Road. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to conditions. Representative: Laura Lee Gunn - Masterplan Consultants U/A From: January 15, 2026. Planner: Mona Hashemi Council District: 1 Z-25-000156

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Zoning CasedistrictCity Plan CommissionDistrict 631
A new Planned Development Subdistrict is proposed at the southwest corner of W. Davis Street and Cockrell Hill Road to accommodate a convent facility. This rezoning would modify the existing residential zoning and establish special use provisions within the West Davis Special Purpose District.
1 eventFirst seen Feb 5, 2026Last activity Feb 5, 2026File #: 26-470A
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Attorney

Verify separate findings for Davis-Cockrell Hill convent permit

Why now: Items 27 and 28 were explicitly read into the record and heard together at the February 5 CPC session, which voted 14-0 to carry — but no public record confirms whether deliberation was separated by case.

What to do: Pull the February 5 City Plan Commission transcript and confirm that commissioners made individualized findings on the special use permit criteria — compatibility, neighborhood character, and operational impact — for this case specifically, not jointly with its companion case. A joint hearing without separate deliberation is a procedural gap a challenger can exploit after Council adopts the ordinance, and correcting the record after adoption requires a new hearing.

Act before: After ordinance adoption by City Council

Source: City Plan Commission — Feb 05, 2026 →
Developer

Audit convent permit conditions before Davis-Cockrell Hill Council vote

Why now: Items 27 and 28 were heard together at the February 5 CPC session; the draft ordinance may carry conditions that originated in the companion case's staff report rather than this one.

What to do: Request the draft Special Use Permit ordinance from the city attorney's office and compare any conditions — occupancy limits, operating hours, parking ratios, landscaping buffers — against what was presented for this case specifically, because conditions discussed in a joint session are routinely transcribed into both companion cases in the draft. Errors at this stage become permanent at adoption and require a new hearing to correct.

Act before: After ordinance effective date

Source: City Plan Commission — Feb 05, 2026 →
Journalist

Identify companion case paired with Davis-Cockrell Hill convent permit

Why now: The CPC meeting notes confirm items 27 and 28 were read into the record and heard together on February 5, 2026, but item 28 is not identified anywhere in the public-facing record for case 26-470A.

What to do: File a public records request for the full February 5 City Plan Commission agenda, both staff reports, and the audio recording for items 27 and 28 — the companion case's identity does not appear in any publicly posted material for this matter, and if it involves the same applicant, adjacent parcels, or a related use conversion, the joint hearing format may be understating the development scope proposed at this intersection.

Act before: After records request response (typically 10 business days)

Source: City Plan Commission — Feb 05, 2026 →

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Carried: 14 to 0

An application for a new Planned Development Subdistrict on property zoned R-7.5(A) Residential Subdistrict within Planned Development District 631, the West Davis Special Purpose District with Special Use Permit 128 for Convent, on the southwest corner of W. Davis Street and S. Cockrell Hill Road. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to conditions. Representative: Laura Lee Gunn - Masterplan Consultants U/A From: January 15, 2026. Planner: Mona Hashemi Council District: 1 Z-25-000156

Vote: 14 for, 0 against, 1 absent

hold until March 26, 2026

Items 27 and 28 were read into the record and heard together