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Planning and Zoning Commission backs Pacific Dental SUP for 1241 Keller Parkway
Summary
On March 11 the Keller Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approval of a specific use permit to allow Pacific Dental Services to occupy a roughly 3,200-square-foot tenant space at 1241 Keller Parkway. The item will go to City Council April 1.
The City of Keller Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously, 7-0, March 11 to recommend approval of a specific use permit (SUP) to allow Pacific Dental Services to occupy about 3,200 square feet at 1241 Keller Parkway. The commission's recommendation will go to the City Council for final action on April 1.
Staff planner Sarah Hensley told the commission the property is zoned Town Center and that medical and dental uses are allowed only by SUP under the district rules. Hensley said the applicant had mailed 33 notice letters and that the city had not received written opposition before the meeting. She summarized the SUP review factors in the Unified Development Code, saying, “Section 8.02 f 2 a of the UDC gives the following factors to consider” for SUP requests.
Applicant Kevin McIntosh, representing the shopping-center developer, said Pacific Dental Services is a corporate tenant with a national footprint and that the company typically places local dentists in each clinic. “They’re a great tenant,” McIntosh said. “They stay there and they don’t have a lot of traffic, which enables the restaurants to be able to have extra parking during busy hours.” He said the proposed lease space is about 3,200 square feet and that staffing and exact hours had not yet been determined.
Commissioners asked about the town center zoning history and the reason medical uses require an SUP. Hensley reviewed prior changes to the Town Center zoning that removed medical uses and, more recently, established a Town Center Medical Overlay and a SUP pathway after council amendments. Commissioners who spoke expressed general support for the tenant mix described by the applicant.
Commissioner Farmer moved to approve the SUP as presented; the motion was seconded by Mr. Leish and carried 7-0. With the commission recommendation, the SUP will be scheduled for City Council consideration on April 1. Hensley said a site-plan application from the applicant would come back to the commission before council action.
The SUP approval covers only the requested use in the Town Center district; details such as number of employees, precise hours of operation and final site elevations were not specified and will be handled during the site-plan review process.
Pacific Dental Services is the named tenant in the application; the staff packet identified the parcel as part of a multi-tenant concept that also includes restaurant end caps and a bank SUP previously approved by council.
