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Prosper council approves preliminary site plan for Tesla dealership on U.S. 380
Summary
Council approved a preliminary site plan for a Tesla dealership (identified in materials as Hunter Gateway) on U.S. 380 after questions about parking, buffering and proposed phase 2 restaurant pads were addressed; the item was pulled from the consent agenda for discussion and then approved.
The Town of Prosper council on April 8 approved a preliminary site plan for a proposed Tesla dealership on U.S. 380 (referred to in materials as Hunter Gateway) after a council member pulled the item from the consent agenda to ask questions about parking, buffering and future phases.
A council member who pulled the item asked why so much parking was located along U.S. 380 and whether landscape buffering would require a berm. Planning staff replied that buffering would be required. Staff also said the parking areas likely reflect inventory and display needs typical of Tesla dealerships. One council speaker noted that a Tesla lot in a previous jurisdiction periodically held "about 250 to 300 vehicles on the lot," reflecting inventory display practices rather than typical customer parking.
Discussion also touched on two small restaurant pads shown in phase 2 of the plan; staff said the pads were representative placeholders at the preliminary site plan stage and that no end users were identified. Staff said the two small lots could eventually be combined into a single larger structure depending on market demand and detailed design.
A council member observed the site is within an older planned development that allows car dealerships, saying, "This is just an old PD and this is an allowed use, in this in this PD, so we can't we can't prohibit it." The council then moved and approved the item by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.
