Planning commission OKs renewed conditional-use permit for amusement venue at Tintop Road

The City of Weatherford Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday approved a conditional-use permit for an expansion of the Grama Adventure entertainment complex at 2065 Tintop Road.

Staff said the application covers a roughly 4-acre tract and would allow an expanded indoor entertainment area and a larger outdoor amusement area, including outdoor features taller than 45 feet. The applicant described a phased expansion: phase 1 includes the “Soarin’ Eagle” ride (up to about 100 feet tall), an axe-throwing range, dining and restrooms, a corporate pavilion and maintenance building; phase 2 would add a ride called “Hammered,” expand a miniature golf course and could include a roller coaster; phase 3 would expand the main building and finish the roller coaster if not completed in phase 2.

Monica (city staff) told commissioners the proposal follows a prior approval from 2022 that had since expired and that the applicant submitted a site plan and elevation sketches. Staff recommended approval subject to six conditions; the commission accepted staff’s recommendation and voted to approve the new conditional-use permit.

Applicant Lonnie Pennington of Weatherford told the commission the project largely mirrors what was approved previously and that the applicant is restarting the expansion process.

The commission opened and closed the public hearing after one speaker was placed in the queue but directed no further public-comment testimony on the item. The vote was unanimous.

The permit will advance to City Council for final consideration; council also reviews and acts on CUPs in Weatherford.