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Commission backs rezoning and conditional-use permit for Bloopers Pub at 1827 S. Armstrong with parking and landscaping conditions
Summary
Denison Planning Commission recommended rezoning 1827 S. Armstrong from light industrial to commercial and approved a conditional-use permit for Bloopers Pub, imposing conditions requiring a parking plan that meets Section 28.50 and fire access requirements, a landscaping plan, and alignment of parking timing with the CUP.
The Denison Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Council rezone 1827 S. Armstrong from Light Industrial to Commercial and to approve a conditional-use permit (CUP) permitting a bar use for Bloopers Pub, subject to conditions addressing parking, fire access, and landscaping.
Planning staff told the commission that a Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) application for the site prompted review and that a bar is not an allowed use in the existing Light Industrial zoning. Staff said the future land use plan permits a commercial designation for the site as a mixed commercial area within a revitalization overlay, and recommended approval of both the rezoning and the CUP with conditions.
The applicants proposed hours of operation of 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily, a food menu described in the project narrative as including healthier options, and weekend live entertainment that would end by 10 p.m. to comply with city rules. Staff said the existing site lacks adequate on-site parking; the applicants propose to use off-site parking on adjacent property under a lease or agreement, which staff and commissioners said would need to meet fire-department access and the city’s off-street parking standards (section 28.50). Staff recommended that the commission condition approval on provision of a parking plan meeting Section 28.50 and fire requirements and on a landscaping plan that staff must approve before a certificate of occupancy.
Commissioners pressed whether the city could require a signed parking agreement at the time the matter goes to council and whether the CUP should be tied to any parking lease or deed restriction so the CUP would lapse if required parking were lost. Planning staff said the ordinance grants the commission discretion to include such conditions and that the ordinance allows 180 days to obtain a certificate of occupancy or pull applicable permits; if required parking cannot be remedied later, the CUP could lapse. The fire marshal was not present; staff said they would meet with the applicant and the fire marshal to finalize a plan.
Action: the commission voted to recommend rezoning to Commercial and to approve the CUP for a bar at 1827 S. Armstrong with conditions that (1) a parking plan be provided to staff illustrating spaces and driving aisles that meet Section 28.50 and fire requirements; (2) the timing/term of the parking arrangement be addressed in relation to the conditional-use permit; and (3) a landscaping plan be provided and approved prior to certificate of occupancy. The recommendation will go to City Council for final approval.
