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Coppell Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting - April 16, 2026: Saint Constantine School Special Use Permit Continued

City Council & Boards — Thursday, April 16, 2026
BodyCoppell, Texas
SessionCity Council & Boards
DateThursday, April 16, 2026
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Speaker 1

0:04

Good evening.

0:05

The time is 6 02.

0:07

This is the April 16th meeting of the Capel Planning Zoning Commission.

0:12

Our first order business is to um convene into our work session.

0:18

After that, we'll reconvene into our general session at 6 30.

0:22

With that, we'll convene into the work session.

0:32

Start with uh I'm Edmund Haas, Chair of the Commission.

0:35

Uh we'll start with our uh remote participant.

0:38

Uh Commissioner Bishop.

Speaker 2

0:41

Hello.

Speaker 1

0:42

How are you?

Speaker 2

0:42

Hey Cindy.

0:43

Good.

Speaker 1

0:44

Okay.

0:44

Uh Commission members.

0:46

Vice Chair Sue Blanketship.

0:47

Present.

0:48

Ed Marr.

0:49

Present.

0:49

And we have uh Sami Patel.

0:52

Present.

0:53

Along with Cindy Bishop.

0:55

So we're missing uh John and Kent or they just late.

Speaker 2

0:59

Um I believe they were coming.

Speaker 1

1:02

Okay.

1:02

I didn't see the

Speaker 2

1:04

I don't know anything to

Speaker 1

1:06

start with five then.

1:06

Cammy

Speaker 2

1:07

would know.

Speaker 1

1:07

Okay.

Speaker 2

1:08

The gatekeeper.

1:10

Are the other two?

1:12

Were the other two?

1:13

Yes, they're all coming.

1:14

Everyone's in the SEC.

Speaker 1

1:15

Oh, okay.

1:16

Well, full house, good.

1:17

All right.

1:17

You want to introduce staff when we go with

Unassigned speaker

1:19

it?

Speaker 2

1:20

Yeah.

1:21

So you know who I am.

1:22

Mary from Boswell, senior planner.

1:24

We've got Matt Steer.

1:26

Dalton Services Administrator.

1:29

Nice to meet you, sir.

1:30

Civil engineer.

1:34

Bob is not coming tonight.

1:35

And we have Cam McGee, our board secretary.

1:40

So item six is the public hearing for St.

1:50

Constantine special use permit.

1:53

You guys saw them last year.

1:55

They came in to use the church at Al MacArthur and Starleaf there.

2:02

And they are in operation.

2:06

They had permission to do up to 100 students.

2:08

I believe they have 69 students currently.

2:11

They've come back in to request to go up to 130 students.

2:17

They've provided us with some data.

2:19

So in order to do that, we're just probably coming back through the process.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural█████████████████████████████████████████████51%
Zoning And Land Use██████████████████████████████████39%
Community Engagement█████████10%
Summary of Proceedings

Coppell Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting - April 16, 2026

The City of Coppell Planning and Zoning Commission held a Regular Called Session on Thursday, April 16, 2026, starting at 6:00 PM for a Work Session and 6:30 PM for the Regular Session at Town Center, 255 Parkway Boulevard. Chair Edmund Haas presided with Vice Chair Sue Blankenship, Commissioners Cindy Bishop (via videoconference), Ed Maurer, John Dobmeier, and Samit Patel present. Commissioner Kent Hafemann was absent. Staff present included Senior Planner Mary Paron-Boswell, Development Services Administrator Matt Steer, and Board Secretary Kami McGee. The meeting adjourned at 6:32 PM.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of March 19, 2026, Meeting Minutes: A motion by Commissioner Dobmeier and second by Commissioner Maurer to approve the minutes carried 5-0, with Commissioner Maurer abstaining.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public signed up to speak during Citizens' Appearance.

Discussion Items

  • Saint Constantine School Special Use Permit Revision (S-1113R3-SF-7): This item was a public hearing to consider a revision of a special use permit to increase the maximum enrollment at the Church of the Apostles (322 S. MacArthur Boulevard) from 100 to 130 students. The school currently has 69 students. The applicant, Catharine Clayton, requested to table the public hearing to allow staff to finalize outstanding issues. During the Work Session, staff recommended opening the hearing and continuing it to the next meeting. No presentation was given.
  • City Council Updates (discussed in Work Session): Staff reported on recent City Council actions:
    • Three ordinances were approved: (1) Office Distribution Center at Point West and Dividend; (2) Tru hotel at Northwestern Drive and Freeport; (3) Lost Creek Live Work.
    • A proposed Planned Development (PD) for 767 West Main Street to allow office and medical office was denied (final vote reported as 5-2, requiring a supermajority).
    • The Shops at Sandy Lake item was continued to the April 28 City Council meeting to allow additional public comment and developer negotiations with homeowners.
    • Samaritan's Purse PD for a new building and parking was approved, but the waiver for tree mitigation fees was denied, requiring the fees to be paid.
  • Comprehensive Plan Update: Staff reported that after a second RFP solicitation, five proposals were received from Able City, Design Workshop, Westwood, Kimley Horn, and Planning Next LLC. Selection and contract award are in early stages, with a potential start date as early as July 2026. The commission may be involved in focus groups and steering committees.

Key Outcomes

  • Motion to Open and Continue Public Hearing: A motion by Chair Haas and second by Vice Chair Blankenship to open the public hearing for the Saint Constantine School special use permit revision and continue it to the May 21, 2026, Planning and Zoning meeting passed unanimously (6-0). The meeting was adjourned following this action.

Meeting Transcript

Good evening. The time is 6 02. This is the April 16th meeting of the Capel Planning Zoning Commission. Our first order business is to um convene into our work session. After that, we'll reconvene into our general session at 6 30. With that, we'll convene into the work session. Start with uh I'm Edmund Haas, Chair of the Commission. Uh we'll start with our uh remote participant. Uh Commissioner Bishop. Hello. How are you? Hey Cindy. Good. Okay. Uh Commission members. Vice Chair Sue Blanketship. Present. Ed Marr. Present. And we have uh Sami Patel. Present. Along with Cindy Bishop. So we're missing uh John and Kent or they just late. Um I believe they were coming. Okay. I didn't see the I don't know anything to start with five then. Cammy would know. Okay. The gatekeeper. Are the other two? Were the other two? Yes, they're all coming. Everyone's in the SEC. Oh, okay. Well, full house, good. All right. You want to introduce staff when we go with it? Yeah. So you know who I am. Mary from Boswell, senior planner. We've got Matt Steer. Dalton Services Administrator. Nice to meet you, sir. Civil engineer. Bob is not coming tonight. And we have Cam McGee, our board secretary.

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