Trophy Club planning commission backs Hutchins Barbecue amendment, asks staff to study crosswalks and signage

Trophy Club Planning & Zoning Commission members recommended approval July 10 of an amendment to Planned Development District 25 that would allow Hutchins Barbecue to enclose an outdoor patio and use off-site parking at 3000 South State Highway 114, and they asked staff to study pedestrian crosswalks and signage between the restaurant and the Holiday Inn parking area.

The commission’s recommendation sends the item to the Town Council; staff had recommended approval. “Staff does recommend approval of this PD as presented,” a staff member said during the public hearing. The proposal would enclose roughly 900 square feet of existing outdoor patio, add air conditioning, and rely on a shared-parking agreement for 12 spaces with the nearby Holiday Inn to meet the town’s parking requirement.

The action matters because the property sits in Planned Development District 25 (PD 25), originally adopted in February 2002 and covering roughly 16 acres of the Trophy Wood Business Center. The subject parcel is described in the staff report as Trophy Wood Business Center, Block B, Lot 2R2, approximately 2.052 acres. Under the town’s PD rules, changes to a final detailed site plan and elevations require…