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Council hears staff reports on West Adams zoning, Palladio industrial expansion and Cheddar’s site plan
Summary
At a workshop briefing, planning staff previewed several regular‑agenda development items: a West Adams second reading/public hearing with one neighborhood opposition, a conditional‑use expansion for Palladio’s industrial operations and a Cheddar’s restaurant site plan raising driveway spacing concerns near the interstate.
Temple planning staff briefed council Aug. 21 on several development items that will appear on the regular agenda, including a West Adams rezoning/public hearing, an industrial expansion for Palladio and a Cheddar’s restaurant site plan.
Staff said the West Adams project near FM 1771 (a second reading/public hearing) produced one written opposition; planning staff noted the developer had limited building height adjacent to the Lakewood neighborhood, proposed a 20‑foot vegetated buffer and committed to restricting uses adjacent to the neighborhood to non‑restaurant uses. The Planning & Zoning Commission approved the case 7–1, the one dissent being traffic and neighborhood concerns. Staff said sidewalks on West Adams will be extended per city code.
Separately, staff described a new conditional‑use application for an expansion of Palladio’s facility in Northwest Industrial Park. The expansion would broaden operations and increase rail access; because the heavy‑industrial zoning does not specifically list a "chemical plant" use, the expansion requires a conditional‑use permit and an additional Development Engineering review. Staff said Palladio has generally been a compliant neighbor and that outreach to a nearby Performance Food Group (ESG / Performance Food Group) did not produce a formal objection.
Cheddar’s site plan is before council as a conditional‑use and site‑plan matter tied to alcohol sales and driveway layout. Staff said the proposed second driveway near an interstate access point is closer than the city’s engineering standard (20 feet from curb return) and is less than TxDOT’s spacing practice; although the roadway is not on a TxDOT facility the proximity is less than optimal for turning movements. Staff and council discussed options: require the driveway be eliminated, require the developer to move it 20 feet to meet city engineering standard, or allow an adjusted site plan contingent on the developer meeting engineering requirements before final plan approval. Staff advised they will ensure the final site plan meets city engineering standards; council suggested a motion condition requiring compliance before final approval.
Planning staff asked whether the council wanted in‑person presentations for any of the items. Council requested a presentation for the West Adams second reading/public hearing and suggested that the Cheddar’s site plan include a condition requiring the driveway change or elimination to meet engineering standards if necessary.
The workshop discussion did not include formal council votes on these items; staff will present the cases for action at the regular meeting with recommended conditions and findings.
