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Commission recommends approval of Alloy Personal Training SUP for 1,698‑sq‑ft suite in existing office center
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval of a specific‑use permit for a boutique personal‑training studio (SUP25‑0002) in an existing office building; staff said site parking meets health‑club standards and staff received one phone complaint of opposition.
The Flower Mound Planning & Zoning Commission voted to recommend approval of a specific‑use permit for Alloy Personal Training (SUP25‑0002) to the Town Council.
Claire Barnes, planning staff, presented the request for a health‑club/athletic‑club use in a 1,698‑square‑foot suite at an existing office building west of Churchill Drive and south of Cross Timbers. Barnes told the commission the site was originally designed for medical uses with a parking ratio of 1 space per 200 square feet; the parking requirement for a health or athletic club is 1 space per 250 square feet. Because the original design provided higher parking capacity, staff concluded the site meets parking requirements for the proposed use.
Barnes said notification was sent within 200 feet of the property and that staff had not received written correspondence in favor or opposition; staff did receive a phone call expressing opposition based on the proposed use. The staff recommendation limited the SUP to the identified 1,698‑square‑foot suite.
Applicant Joel Collinsworth described the business as a boutique personal‑training studio. “It’s not... classified as a health facility or a gym, but it’s really just a boutique fitness spot,” Collinsworth said. He told the commission the business would limit active sessions to about six clients at a time plus trainers, operate early mornings and offer limited administrative hours midday, and would not run large group classes or loud boot‑camp sessions. Collinsworth said his franchisor provides guidance on decibel limits and that the studio will use rubber flooring and equipment to reduce impact noise.
Commissioners asked about noise, shared walls and communications with adjacent tenants; Collinsworth said he had spoken to the landlord but not directly with neighboring tenants and that he expected the use to be complementary to nearby medical and therapy uses in the same center.
A motion to recommend approval of SUP25‑0002, as presented, was moved and seconded; a roll call recorded ayes and the motion passed. The recommendation will be forwarded to Town Council for final action.
The record shows the commission’s action was a recommendation to council rather than a final permit issuance; council consideration was scheduled separately. The staff file and presentation reflect the applicant’s operating limits and the parking analysis discussed at the meeting.
