Council approves Goodwill donation-collection conditional use permit at 157 S FM 548

The Forney City Council approved a conditional use permit for a donation collection center to be located at 157 South FM 548 in the Fox Hall planned development overlay district.

Staff told the commission the center would occupy an 1,800-square-foot lease space in a 2.94-acre retail strip and reiterated the ordinance's recently adopted requirement that donation collection centers be processed as conditional uses. "This request does not include any outside storage of materials," staff said and recommended approval. The applicant, representing Goodwill, said operating hours will be Monday through Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and that the site would typically have two to three employees on-site; the applicant said they will accept certain appliances (kitchen appliances) but not mattresses or pet beds.

The council opened and closed the public hearing and approved the conditional use permit by voice vote. Conditions cited by staff focused on ensuring drop-off locations and preventing outdoor storage; the transcript records staff recommending approval and the motion carrying with the ayes.