A conditional use permit requested by the city was approved by the Zoning and Platting Commission during their Sept. 2 meeting. The approval will allow redevelopment of 8301 Johnny Morris Road in Northeast Austin into a 131-acre, $253.5 million hub for Austin Resource Recovery and Fleet Services. During the August 19 hearing, Commissioner Lonny Stern questioned the placement of the service center near what will become a massive, densely-populated neighborhood expected to include up to 3,000 residences. But, by 2013, the city had purchased the land with the intention of building a service center instead. He noted that the intended uses for the city project would technically be commercial, rather than industrial.