From
Monica Espinoza, Executive Assistant
Title
SU190703A - Specific Use Permit Amendment - tru by Hilton (City Council District 4). Amendment of a Specific Use Permit granted for a hotel use to a Specific Use Permit for a hotel use classified as a Midscale/Upper-Midscale Hotel. Lot 1, Block A, Hyatt Place Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Tarrant County, Texas, zoned PD-29, within the IH-20 Corridor Overlay District, and addressed as 2494 W Interstate 20. (On October 12, 2020, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 6-0).
Presenter
Savannah Ware, AICP, Chief City Planner
Recommended Action
Staff is unable to recommend approval of the request because it would cause the concentration of Midscale/Upper-Midscale Hotels to exceed the number allowed by the UDC.
Analysis
SUMMARY:
Amendment to a Specific Use Permit for a hotel. Lot 1, Block A, Hyatt Place Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Tarrant County, Texas, zoned PD-29, within the IH-20 Corridor Overlay District, and addressed as 2494 W Interstate 20.
PURPOSE OF REQUEST:
The hotel brand associated with the existing Specific Use Permit is classified as an upscale chain. The purpose of this request is to amend the existing Specific Use Permit to allow the applicant to construct a hotel classified as a midscale/upper-midscale chain.
ADJACENT LAND USES:
The following table summarizes the zoning designation and existing use for the surrounding properties.
Table 1: Adjacent Zoning and Land Uses
Direction Zoning Existing Use
North PD-353 Multi-Family Residential
South PD-250 Commercial
West PD-29 Hotel
East PD-364 Restaurant (Texas Roadhouse)
HOTEL REQUIREMENTS:
The Unified Development Code (UDC) classifies hotels as one of the following use types based on a hotel’s chain scale rating: Luxury Hotel, Upper-Upscale Hotel, Upscale Hotel, Upper-Midscale Hotel, Midscale Hotel, or Economy Hotel. Any hotel not classified in the listing of chain scale ratings shall...
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