The Keller City Council on Nov. 4 voted 6–1 to table a requested specific‑use permit for Stay Social by Stay and Play, an indoor children’s play facility proposed for Suite 200 at 8849 Davis Boulevard.

The applicant, Deborah Porter, told the council the business operates a similar location in Flower Mound and envisions open‑play sessions primarily for children 6 and under, weekday open hours and weekend event bookings. She said the operation would carry $1 million in liability coverage, require waivers for children and typically staff 1–2 employees during open play. Staff advised the parking requirement for the commercial amusement use is six spaces (three per 1,000 square feet), and the property’s shared lot currently has 51 regular and two accessible spaces.

Neighbors and a directly adjacent business, Aquario Italian Restaurant (Suite 100), opposed the SUP at the public hearing. Elda Radha, who identified herself as the restaurant owner, said the dining operation has paid for substantial acoustic mitigation after receiving repeated noise complaints and warned the indoor play facility could “negatively impact” her business and reputation. Radha said past tenants generated fewer noise complaints and that recent mitigation spending has not fully resolved interior sound issues.

Councilmembers asked detailed questions about capacity, operations and building construction. Porter said open‑play sessions are typically limited to roughly 15 children with accompanying adults and that weekend bookings could briefly overlap prime restaurant hours (notably Saturday afternoons and early evenings). Council members and staff noted the tenant lease line between the two businesses includes a firewall and asked staff to confirm whether that wall extends to roof/ceiling line and if additional sound‑attenuation measures would be required.

After debate, the council voted to table the item to Nov. 18 and asked the applicant to provide a short noise study (decibel measurements) and for staff to review the building firewall and any other practical mitigation measures before the next hearing. The Planning and Zoning Commission had unanimously recommended approval on Oct. 14, and staff and the applicant said they would pursue outreach to nearby tenants and neighbors in the interim.

Outcome and next steps: The motion to table passed 6–1; the council directed staff and the applicant to return with measured decibel data and a technical review of the property partitioning for council consideration on Nov. 18.