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Commission recommends approval for indoor pickleball facility at 699 Lakehurst Road
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of a conditional use permit for an indoor recreational facility (Pickleball Kingdom) at 699 Lakehurst Road in the Entertainment District, subject to staff conditions including landscaping, parking and an access restriction. The item advances to City Council March 3.
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend approval of a conditional use permit for an indoor recreational facility at 699 Lakehurst Road in the city’s Entertainment District. Staff described the proposal as a membership-based, indoor pickleball facility called Pickleball Kingdom and recommended conditions including a 24-month timeline to bring perimeter and interior parking landscaping into compliance.
Planner Tyler Williams told the commission the 35,000-square-foot building has been vacant since 1992 and is located on the southern edge of Fountain Square near the future casino development. Architect Alexander Quintanilla presented renderings and said the plan calls for 13 full-size indoor courts, a mezzanine viewing deck, community rooms and membership- and daily-use options. Quintanilla described Pickleball Kingdom as "a family oriented experience" and said there will be no outdoor courts.
The staff report recommended a write-in/write-out access restriction to reduce left-turn conflicts onto Lakehurst Road and required interior parking-island and perimeter landscaping to meet the Unified Development Ordinance standards within 24 months. The applicant confirmed awareness of the conditions and agreed he could meet them. Staff also explained that any sale or dispensing of alcohol would require a liquor license under the city's liquor ordinance; the applicant said the food service would be grab-and-go with only the potential for prepackaged beer and wine, not a full bar.
Commissioners asked about membership costs, hours and operations; the presenter said average membership fees are about $100 and proposed hours would be roughly 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. The commission recorded its roll-call vote on the recommendation: Grimes — yes; Haug — yes; Young — yes; Haines — yes; Anderson — yes; Bill — yes. The planning commission’s recommendation will go to City Council for final action on March 3.
Staff emphasized that approval is a recommendation and that building, fire and other department permits and inspections must be complete before operation begins.
