From
Chris Hartmann
Title
TA200402 - Text Amendment - Amend Article 4 and Article 30 of the Unified Development Code to establish a definition of and to establish regulations for commissary or central food processing facility. On April 13, 2020, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 9-0.
Presenter
Savannah Ware, AICP, Chief City Planner
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
PURPOSE OF REQUEST:
The purpose of this request is to add “commissary” to the use charts and definitions in the City’s Unified Development Code (UDC).
PROPOSED DEFINITION:
Commissary: A specialized food establishment other than a restaurant, grocery, or other food-related businesses listed as Manufacturing in Article 4, typically with no retail storefront or public dining area, that has the capabilities of cooking, cooling, reheating, preparing, stocking, storing, and replenishing food items for off-premise sale or consumption. Includes Commissary as defined in Sec. 13-236 of the Code of Ordinances.
PERMISSIBLE USE:
Staff proposes that Commissary be allowed in the following zoning districts.
*A Commissary is allowed by right in the General Retail (GR) and Commercial (C) Districts if the following conditions are met:
1. The commissary building, including attached freezer, shall not exceed 8,000 sq. ft.
2. The commissary shall be used for centralized food prep for a single restaurant or entity.
3. The commissary shall not be used as a shared kitchen for multiple restaurants, mobile food units, or entities.
4. Overnight parking of mobile food units or food trucks is prohibited.
5. Maintenance, repair, or washing of mobile food units or trucks is prohibited on site.
Body
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, AMENDING ARTICLE 4, “PERMISSIBLE USES”; AND ARTICLE 30, “DEFINITIONS” OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE, ESTABLISHED BY ORDINANCE NUMBER 4779, PASSED ON NOVEMBER 20, 1990; TO CREATE DEFINITIONS AND REGULATIONS FOR THE ...
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