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Multicultural Recovery Specific Use Permit at LBJ Freeway and Copenhill Road

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An application for a new Specific Use Permit for a community service center on property zoned R-16(A) Single Family District, on the north line of LBJ Frwy, east of Copenhill Road. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a site plan and conditions. Applicant: Ana Sanchez / Multicultural Recovery Center, Inc. Planner: Lori Levy, ACIP Council District: 11 Z-26-000080

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Multicultural Recovery seeks a Specific Use Permit to establish a community service center on property near LBJ Freeway and Copenhill Road that is currently zoned for single-family homes. The project would allow a non-residential community facility in a residential area, requiring city approval and conditions.
2 eventsFirst seen Jun 11, 2026Last activity Jun 25, 2026Case ID: Z-26-000080
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Attorney

Confirm whether plan commission approval of recovery center is final

Why now: The record shows a 15 to 0 commission vote on June 25, 2026 subject to conditions, but identifies no later procedural step, leaving the finality of the approval unresolved on the face of the record.

What to do: Obtain the certified City Plan Commission minutes and the adopted permit ordinance or resolution for this application and determine, from that document, whether the June 25 commission action is the final approval or whether a City Council action or appeal step remains — the supplied record shows no verified step after the commission. Also ask, in writing, whether the conditions include a stated expiration or operator-specific limitation, since those are the only enforceable terms if the base single-family zoning is unchanged.

Act before: After the certified minutes and adopted conditions are produced

Source: City Plan Commission — Jun 25, 2026 →
Developer

Pull approved site plan and conditions for recovery center permit

Why now: The June 25, 2026 approval carried 15 to 0 expressly 'subject to site plan and conditions' on property that remains zoned R-16(A) Single Family, with Lori Levy, AICP listed as planner.

What to do: Request the stamped site plan and the full condition list from planner Lori Levy before you commit design or construction dollars — the base zoning stayed R-16(A) Single Family, so the site plan and conditions, not the zoning district, define every buildable parameter including floor area, parking, hours and any term limit on the permit. If the permit is written to the named operator or carries an expiration, resale or a change of program provider could void the entitlement.

Act before: After the approved site plan and conditions are obtained

Source: City Plan Commission — Jun 25, 2026 →
Journalist

Ask why recovery center permit was held two weeks

Why now: The application appeared twice, was held under advisement from June 11, 2026 to June 25, 2026, and the minutes show both a 11-0 result on Item 4 and a 15-0 result on Item 11.

What to do: Request the June 11 and June 25 commission minutes and any revised condition sheet, then ask staff what changed during the two-week hold — the June 11 hearing produced no recorded outcome despite an existing staff recommendation of approval, and the minutes record carries two different tallies, an 11 to 0 on an item heard individually and a 15 to 0. Nail down which tally belongs to this application and whether conditions were rewritten between the two dates.

Act before: After the requested records are produced

Source: City Plan Commission — Jun 25, 2026 →
Resident

Check operating hours and screening for LBJ Freeway service center

Why now: The commission approved the community service center 15 to 0 on June 25, 2026 subject to a site plan and conditions on property zoned R-16(A) Single Family in Council District 11.

What to do: Ask the planner's office for the approved site plan showing driveway location, parking count, hours of operation and any fencing or landscape buffer for the community service center on the north side of LBJ Freeway east of Copenhill Road. The surrounding land stays single-family zoned, so these conditions are the only thing limiting traffic, lighting and hours next to homes — and they are easier to question now than after the building permit issues.

Act before: After the approved site plan and conditions are released

Source: City Plan Commission — Jun 25, 2026 →

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Vote
Carried: 15 to 0

An application for new Specific Use Permit for a community service center on property zoned R-16(A) Single Family District, on the north line of LBJ Frwy, east of Copenhill Road. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to site plan and conditions. Applicant: Ana Sanchez / Multicultural Recovery Center, Inc. U/A From: June 11, 2026. Planner: Lori Levy, AICP Council District: 11 Z-26-000080

Vote: 15 for, 0 against

recommend denial without prejudice

Hearing
Carried: 11 to 0

An application for a new Specific Use Permit for a community service center on property zoned R-16(A) Single Family District, on the north line of LBJ Frwy, east of Copenhill Road. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a site plan and conditions. Applicant: Ana Sanchez / Multicultural Recovery Center, Inc. Planner: Lori Levy, ACIP Council District: 11 Z-26-000080

Vote: 11 for, 0 against, 3 absent

hold under advisement until June 25, 2026

Item heard individually