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Commission approves final plat and site plan for Crunch Fitness at Benbrook Field Drive
Summary
Benbrook Planning-Zoning Commission approved a final plat and site plan for a 43,347-square-foot Crunch Fitness and granted related variances for street frontage and tree preservation/mitigation; staff conditions require final engineering and landscaping compliance.
The Benbrook Planning-Zoning Commission unanimously approved a final plat and a site plan Thursday for a proposed Crunch Fitness on 4.8 acres northwest of the Benbrook Field Drive and Benbrick Boulevard intersection.
The commission voted to approve final plat file FPD-25-02 and site plan SP25-04, subject to staff conditions requiring final construction documents to substantially conform to the approved site plan and that final landscaping plans meet applicable standards.
Kevin Patel, the engineer of record with Triangle Engineering, said Crunch Fitness has chosen the Benbrook site as one of several locations in the Dallas–Fort Worth area and that the developer seeks two variances: one for street frontage (the lot does not directly front a public street) and one related to tree preservation/mitigation because the lot’s configuration makes saving existing trees difficult.
Staff told commissioners the lot’s existing constructed access drive functions as an approved access point under the subdivision ordinance and recommended allowing the access in lieu of a public frontage street. On tree mitigation, staff said the lot requires roughly 68 inches of mitigation under the ordinance and that the applicant proposes to plant three 35-inch-caliper trees (applicant language) as mitigation; staff recommended approving that approach because it results in more caliper inches being planted over time than removed.
Staff also described the property as part of a larger, unified commercial development area that is largely vacant now and will be built over time. Staff recommended approval of the site plan with two conditions: that final construction and permit documents substantially conform to the presented site plan and that final landscaping plans comply with applicable standards (excluding any waiver approved by the commission).
Commissioner Harville moved to approve the final plat as stipulated in the staff report; Mr. Carver seconded. The commission then approved the site plan with the staff-recommended conditions. No members of the public spoke against the project during the hearing.
