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Commission approves planned development to reduce setbacks for donated prayer park at Event Center Drive
Summary
The commission approved a planned development district to reduce setbacks (as low as 8.83 feet in one location) for a proposed open-air prayer pavilion and cross feature on a 5‑acre parcel at Event Center Drive; applicant said the feature is a donated, non-building pavilion and not a church.
The Planning and Zoning Commission on March 6 approved ordinance No. 235-2025-007-PD, a request to establish a planned development district in a commercial corridor zoning designation to allow reduced primary and secondary front setbacks on Lot 1, Block 1, Grama Subdivision (address given as 6 Event Center Drive).
Staff described the request as consistent with the comprehensive plan and recommended approval. The proposal would reduce certain setbacks from 25 feet to as little as 8.83 feet for a secondary frontage; other reductions shown included 15.32 feet and 21.04 feet in separate locations. Staff reported 12 mailed notices in a 200‑foot buffer and no written opposition.
The applicant described the project as a donated, open‑air pavilion and cross feature (the applicant emphasized “it’s not a church” and described a pavilion and pillars that would be visible from Event Center Drive). The applicant said the site had been largely unused and that the pavilion is intended as a public devotional stopping place rather than a worship building with walls; the applicant said people already stop and pray at the site. Commissioners asked clarifying questions, then moved, seconded and approved the planned development district request.
The commission’s approval will be forwarded to the City Commission for final action.
