The Planning and Zoning Commission approved revised plans and a replat for the Pecan Creek (Concrete Shopping Center) property at the northeast corner of South Denton Tap Road and the DART right-of-way, clearing the way for two restaurant/retail buildings totaling about 16,755 square feet. Mary Perrone Boswell, the planner, said the oddly shaped, easement-rich site backs up to a creek and floodplain and carries multiple constraints: a slope/erosion hazard setback, a drainage easement, a sanitary sewer easement, and cross-access and fire-lane easements. The applicant, represented by Costa Mazzeji of Mazzeji Group Engineering, said the plan preserves trees in the creek area, adds perimeter landscaping and eliminates additional drainage toward the neighboring lot. Several neighbors and nearby property owners spoke at the public hearing. Emre (spelled “E m r e” in the record) Turner, who lives on the southeast corner behind the site, said the property’s elevated grade would expose rear yards and second-floor windows and that restaurant uses next to the creek could attract vermin. “Where there’s food waste, there’s going to be rats and vermin,” Turner said, warning that infestations migrate and can affect adjacent nurseries and yards. David Fleischer, who owns an adjoining nursery, asked that drainage and shared-access easements be resolved in writing. Applicant Costa Mazzeji said engineering work collects on-site stormwater and discharges to the creek at an outfall on the property’s southeast edge; he said the plan eliminates additional drainage to the adjacent lot. Commissioner Haas moved to approve the revised plan with staff conditions and added requirements that hours be limited to 7 a.m.–10 p.m., that lighting be designed with cutoffs toward adjacent residences, and that drainage be addressed in detailed engineering; Commissioner Blankenship seconded. The motion passed 5–1. The approval requires a plat filing before permitting, a tree-removal permit, compliance with sign regulations and further review during detailed engineering.
