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Board approves rezoning for go‑kart track at 2600 North 30 Second Street
Summary
The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted unanimously to rezone property at 2600 North 30 Second Street from Commercial Regional (C4) to Commercial Heavy (C5) to allow an outdoor amusement use including a half‑acre go‑kart track; the board also adopted the emergency clause.
The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance rezoning 2600 North 30 Second Street from Commercial Regional (C4) to Commercial Heavy (C5), allowing an outdoor amusement center including a one‑half‑acre go‑kart track.
The rezoning was presented by Deputy Administrator Maggie Rice, who told the board the Planning Commission held a public hearing on June 10 and voted 8–0 to recommend approval after a neighborhood meeting on May 27 that included five nearby property owners who raised no objections. Applicant Mason Reed was present to answer questions. Ova Peters of First Missionary Baptist Church spoke in favor at the Planning Commission, according to Rice.
Board members asked questions about potential noise impacts on nearby residences on Boerne. Rice told the board the project must comply with the city’s existing noise ordinance and that she would confirm the exact decibel limits by email to the board; during the discussion staff referenced both 70 and 75 decibels with a stricter nighttime limit beginning at 11 p.m. Rice also noted the posted site rendering was conceptual and that the go‑kart track will be placed on the western side of the property because a sanitary sewer line runs along the eastern side.
After discussion, a motion to adopt the ordinance with suspension of the rules passed on roll call. The clerk recorded the measure and the emergency clause as approved; the board vote on the ordinance was 7 in favor, 0 opposed, and the emergency clause also passed 7–0.
The zoning change permits uses associated with the C5 district and, as presented, would allow the proposed outdoor amusement use and associated site improvements. Staff and the applicant told directors that the facility must meet the city’s noise standards and other land‑use conditions before operation.
No members of the public signed up to speak on the item at the council meeting beyond the applicant. The board’s action places the property under the new C5 zoning and authorizes the project to proceed through required permitting and inspections under city codes.
