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Granbury council approves Bulls on the Beach permit, allows animals on city beach under standard insurance
Summary
The Granbury City Council approved a specific use permit for the annual Bulls on the Beach event at the city beach and voted to allow animals on the beach while keeping the city-code insurance requirement of $2,000,000.
The Granbury City Council on Feb. 4 adopted Ordinance No. 25-06 approving a specific use permit (SUP) for Kelly Clark to stage the annual "Bulls on the Beach" event at the city beach at 615 East Pearl Street and separately voted to allow animals on the city beach for the event.
The SUP was presented to the council by city staff, who said the event has been held in Granbury for more than four years, met the SUP review tests in the zoning ordinance and was recommended for approval. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval, 6-0, subject to staff-recommended conditions including adherence to the city's event and festival ordinance and required insurance coverage.
The matter drew a focused discussion on liability insurance. Planning and Zoning had asked the council to require $10,000,000 in liability coverage; staff advised the council that the city code requires $2,000,000 and that the city cannot unilaterally impose a higher amount without changing the code. Applicant representative Kai Clark told council his insurance broker said $10,000,000 would add roughly $8,000 in annual premium and was "unfeasible" for the operator. "We currently have the most that [our company] provides," Kai Clark said.
City Manager Chris Kaufman told council he recommended approval under the existing code requirement of $2,000,000 while noting additional insurance would be prudent but would require an ordinance change to make it mandatory for future events.
Council voted 6-0 to approve the SUP and, in a separate motion, to permit animals on the city beach under the conditions set by staff. The staff report said the requested term runs from March 6 (setup) through March 19 (takedown) and that notice had been mailed to nine property owners within 200 feet; staff reported one letter in support and no letters in opposition.
The council also discussed the applicant's duty to obtain neighbor signatures required by some parts of the code; staff noted the SUP process was the appropriate procedural path. The council made clear the SUP is conditioned on compliance with all applicable city code provisions and any conditions listed in the ordinance.
Votes and immediate next steps: Ordinance 25-06 was adopted and the applicant will proceed under the SUP and the city's events ordinance. Staff noted event insurance certificates would be reviewed before the event was allowed to proceed.
