The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a revised planned-development/site plan for the Concrete Shopping Center at the northeast corner of South Denton Tap Road, allowing two restaurant/retail buildings totaling about 16,755 square feet. The motion included conditions on operating hours and follow‑up engineering requirements.

Planner Mary Perron Boswell said the irregularly shaped site is encumbered by multiple easements, a sloped creek, a floodplain and utility easements that constrain building placement. The applicant is proposing two buildings—about 10,206 square feet for the northern building and 6,549 square feet for the southern—with parking behind the buildings and a retaining wall and masonry screening where the site abuts residences.

Perron Boswell recommended approval with conditions including a required plat before permitting, tree‑removal permits, landscaping as presented and allowing patios under 500 square feet not to trigger additional parking. “Engineering staff did look at the preliminary drainage and did not see anything in terms of drainage that would impact that site,” Perron Boswell said, noting the applicant worked to preserve trees and provide perimeter screening.

During the public hearing residents raised concerns about lighting, noise and rodents from restaurant uses. Emre Terreira, a resident at 145 Glendale Drive who lives directly behind the site, said he worried about light and noise because the site is elevated above homes along the creek. “There is a privacy issue,” Terreira said, adding concerns about vermin from restaurant waste.

Applicant Costa Mazzeji of Mazzeji Group Engineering said the design preserves vegetation along the creek and that preliminary drainage measures are being coordinated so no additional runoff will be directed to adjacent lots. “We eliminate any additional drainage that's going towards Lot 1,” Mazzeji said, and noted engineering plans will be available for review at construction plan stage.

Commissioner Edwin Haas moved to approve the PD/site plan with staff conditions and an added condition limiting restaurant hours to 7 a.m.–10 p.m., and requiring lighting cutoff to adjacent residences and drainage mitigation to be addressed during detailed engineering. The motion passed 5–1 (Commissioner Donmeyer opposed).

Next steps: the applicant must file the plat prior to permitting, obtain any required tree‑removal permits, and provide detailed engineering and drainage plans. Staff will review photometrics and lighting at the building‑permit stage to confirm cutoff toward adjacent homes.

Meeting context: this item drew public comment from nearby residents and detailed back-and-forth about easements, access and drainage during the hearing and work session.