From
Chris Hartmann
Title
SU200402 - Specific Use Permit for Event Center at 692 W Pioneer Pkwy (City Council District 2). A Specific Use Permit request for an Event Center within a shopping center located at 692 W Pioneer Parkway, Suite 120, legally described as Lot 1, Block 1, Pioneer Court Shopping Center Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned GR General Retail. The owner is Smart Ajayi. (On April 27, 2020, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 8-0).
Presenter
Savannah Ware, AICP, Chief City Planner
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
SUMMARY:
Specific Use Permit to operate an Event Center located at 692 W Pioneer Parkway, Suite 120, legally described as Lot 1, Block 1, Pioneer Court Shopping Center Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned GR General Retail.
PURPOSE OF REQUEST:
The applicant intends to use a vacant tenant space in an existing strip mall. Event Centers require Specific Use Permit (SUP) oversight in allowing City Council’s determination as to the appropriateness of its setting in conjunction with neighboring properties and surrounding land uses.
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 MF-2 Apartments
South GR Shopping Center
East GR Shopping Center
West GR Shopping Center
HISTORY:
· In 2006 the Planning and Zoning Commission approved a replat to create Lots 1, and Lot 2, Block 1, Pioneer Court Yard Shopping Center.
· June 18, 2011: City Council approved a site plan for the shopping center.
CONFORMANCE WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The subject property is designated as Commercial, Retail, Office on the Future Land Use Map (FLUM). An Event Center use is consistent with the FLUM.
PROPOSED USE CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTION:
The tenant space is 2,240 sq. ft. on 3.85 acres, and zoned GR Gen...
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