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GARLAND PLANNING REPORT
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Agenda Item 10.b. |
City Council Regular Session |
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REQUEST |
Approval of 1) a Specific Use Provision Renewal for a Drive-Through, Restaurant Use and 2) a Plan on a property zoned Community Retail (CR) District with a Specific Use Provision (S 02-36) LOCATION 5959 Broadway Boulevard |
OWNER |
SB-Babylon, LLC |
PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION |
On March 11, 2024, the Plan Commission, by a vote of eight (8) to zero (0), recommended approval of 1) a Specific Use Provision Renewal for a Drive-Through, Restaurant Use and 2) a Plan on a property zoned Community Retail (CR) District with a Specific Use Provision (S 02-36). |
STAFF RECOMMENDATION |
Approval of 1) a Specific Use Provision Renewal for a Drive-Through, Restaurant Use and 2) a Plan on a property zoned Community Retail (CR) District with a Specific Use Provision (S 02-36) |
BACKGROUND |
The subject property is developed with a 3,588 square-foot restaurant with a drive-through [Taco Cabana]. The Specific Use Provision was approved in November 2002 and has expired. The applicant is requesting to renew the SUP. |
SITE DATA |
The site is 1.27 acres and is access from Broadway Boulevard through a mutual access easement. |
USE OF PROPERTY UNDER CURRENT ZONING |
The subject property is zoned Community Retail (CR) District with a Specific Use Provision (S 02-36) for a restaurant with a drive-through. The Community Retail (CR) District is intended to accommodate a variety of retail, service, and business establishments that may or may not be designed in a shopping center configuration. The district may be used as a transition district between lower intensity retail or office uses and more intense uses. A CR district is generally appropriate along major transportation corridors, but is generally not appropriate in proximity to low-density residential districts without significant buffering and screening features. |
CONSIDERATIONS |
Specific Use Provision:
- The subject property is currently constructed with a 3,588 square-foot restaurant with a drive-through. The applicant is not proposing any changes to the property at this time.
- The request does not trigger any additional screening or landscaping standards.
- The request does not trigger any building design standards.
- The applicant is requesting approval of a twenty-five (25) year Specific Use Provision. The SUP Time Period Guide recommends twenty (20) to twenty-five (25) years for a restaurant with a drive-through.
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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN |
The Future Land Use Map of the Envision Garland Plan designates this property as Transit-Oriented Center Transit-oriented centers are areas of concentrated activity and increased density with maximum access to public transportation options. This type of center should be developed as mixed-use with live/work/play/shop opportunities. The use is an existing restaurant that serves and adds business activity to the area, provides pedestrian sidewalk connections to the adjacent properties, and is compatible with the Comprehensive Plan. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN Per the Economic Development Strategic Plan, the proposal is considered “Stand Alone Commercial” and will continue to generate sales tax for the City. |
COMPATIBILITY OF REQUEST WITH SURROUNDING ZONING AND LAND USES |
The surrounding properties are all zoned Community Retail (CR) District and Planned Development (PD) District 98-32 for Community Retail Uses. These properties are developed with sit-down restaurant, coffee shop, restaurant with drive-through and retail uses. |
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