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Commission sends proposed Bitcoin education/club at 8513 Manchester to site-plan subcommittee
Summary
An application for a Bitcoin Benz Crypto Club at 8513 Manchester Road prompted questions about uses, parking, landscaping and tenant improvements; the Planning & Zoning Commission referred the conditional-use permit and a text amendment proposal to a site-plan subcommittee for further information.
The Planning and Zoning Commission on June 11 referred a conditional-use permit application for Bitcoin Benz Crypto Club (BBCC) at 8513 Manchester Road to the commission’s site-plan subcommittee after commissioners raised multiple questions about the nature of the business, parking and site improvements.
Staff presented a two-part request: (1) a text amendment to allow "educational services" as a conditional use in the Manchester Corridor (MC) commercial district for class C properties under Section 400.1375(e)(2), and (2) a conditional-use permit for BBCC, which the applicant described in public testimony as a membership-based "technology education center" and social club focused on assisting individuals with cryptocurrency transactions. Planning staff told the commission the building is preexisting nonconforming; the lease is for 8513 only and the building is estimated to hold up to 25 people.
The applicant, represented…
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