Wylie council approves two zoning special-use permits, awards $6.8 million Stone Road contract; votes 7-0 on each item

Wylie City Council members voted unanimously May 27 to approve two zoning special-use permits and to award a major road maintenance contract, part of a meeting that also cleared a consent agenda and scheduled other business for future meetings.

What the council approved - Hookah lounge expansion (2771 W. FM 544): council approved a change in zoning from Commercial Corridor (CC) to Commercial Corridor with Special Use Permit (CC SUP) to allow an expansion of an existing hookah lounge. The approval covers an expansion of the business from about 1,800 square feet to 2,700 square feet; the applicant plans to use the additional 900 square feet for food service. The SUP conditions limit smoking to inside the establishment and restrict sales to hookah products; the planner noted the business is currently legally nonconforming and the expansion requires bringing it into conformity. Planning and Zoning recommended approval 6-0 after discussion about ventilation. Staff mailed 27 notices within 200 feet; one property owner returned an opposition letter. The council approved the item by a 7-0 vote (motion by Dave Strang; second by David R. Duke).

- Flytrex drone delivery site (709 Cooper Drive): the council approved a SUP allowing Flytrex to operate a drone-launch site on about…