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Planning commission backs recommendation for mushroom‑growing operation at 166 Bowery Street
Summary
The Prosper Planning Commission voted to forward a favorable recommendation to the Board of Zoning Appeals for a special exception to operate a mushroom‑growing facility at 166 Bowery Street after hearing applicants describe indoor operations, parking, markets and food‑safety measures.
Justin Tippen and partner Cory Hyman asked the Prosper Planning Commission to recommend a special exception allowing an indoor mushroom‑growing facility at 166 Bowery Street. Tippen said the building already contains six rental units upstairs and a large, unused basement that the applicants propose to convert for indoor cultivation without exterior structural changes.
"We'd like to try to get a special exception for a property that's located at 166 Bowery Street," Tippen said, adding that any build‑out would be confined to the existing interior and that the building is sprinkled and has rear parking. Hyman, who identified himself as a mushroom grower and instructor, said the operation in…
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