BuildingCommunityWorkshop Community Center at E. 10th Street
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An application for a new Specific Use Permit for an accessory community center (private) on property zoned Tract 1 within Planned Development District No. 388 with H60 the Tenth Street Historic Overlay, on the south line of E. 10th Street, west of E. Clarendon Drive. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a site plan and conditions. Applicant: Benje Feehan / BuildingCommunityWorkshop Planner: Lori Levy, AICP Council District: 4 Z-26-000074
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Confirm whether City Council must still act on community center permit
Why now: The record shows only a City Plan Commission vote of 11 to 0 on June 11, 2026 with the next procedural step listed as unknown, and the conditions referenced in the staff recommendation are not part of the published item.
What to do: Request from planner Lori Levy the full case file, including the approved conditions, and confirm in writing whether the commission's action is final or whether a City Council hearing for Council District 4 is still pending. Advising a client that entitlements are secured off a commission vote alone is a risk if a later legislative step remains.
Act before: After the case file and conditions are produced
Obtain approved site plan for E. 10th Street community center
Why now: The staff recommendation was approval "subject to a site plan and conditions," and the commission carried the item 11 to 0 on June 11, 2026, but the conditions themselves are not in the public item text.
What to do: Get the site plan and condition set the commission approved with this Specific Use Permit, because the permit runs with that exact plan — any change to building footprint, parking layout, or hours will require an amendment rather than a simple permit revision. Confirm before you finalize construction documents whether the permit carries a time limit or automatic expiration.
Act before: After the approved site plan and conditions are released
Ask what main use the private community center is accessory to
Why now: The June 11, 2026 item describes an accessory community center (private) on Tract 1 within Planned Development District No. 388 with the Tenth Street Historic Overlay, filed by Benje Feehan of BuildingCommunityWorkshop, and it carried 11 to 0 with a single appearance on the record.
What to do: The application is for an "accessory" community center, which implies a principal use already exists or is planned on Tract 1 of the planned development district — ask the planner what that primary use is and whether it is permitted. Also ask why a project inside the Tenth Street Historic Overlay drew zero recorded opposition and a unanimous vote.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Read hours and parking rules for new E. 10th Street center
Why now: The commission approved the community center 11 to 0 on June 11, 2026 subject to a site plan and conditions, with Lori Levy, AICP listed as planner for the Council District 4 site.
What to do: A private community center has been cleared for the south side of E. 10th Street west of E. Clarendon Drive, and the specific limits on operating hours, lighting, parking, and outdoor activity live in the conditions attached to the permit, not in the hearing notice. Ask planner Lori Levy for that condition list now, while changes are still easier to raise than after construction begins.
Act before: After the approved conditions are made public
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An application for a new Specific Use Permit for an accessory community center (private) on property zoned Tract 1 within Planned Development District No. 388 with H60 the Tenth Street Historic Overlay, on the south line of E. 10th Street, west of E. Clarendon Drive. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a site plan and conditions. Applicant: Benje Feehan / BuildingCommunityWorkshop Planner: Lori Levy, AICP Council District: 4 Z-26-000074
Vote: 11 for, 0 against, 3 absent
recommend approval of SUP for accessory community center (private)