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Council approves SUP for Robbie’s Retro Game Store with conditions limiting donations
Summary
Council approved a Specific Use Permit allowing Robbie’s Retro Game Store to occupy a Main Street shopping‑center suite under the thrift‑store classification with conditions: relief from the two‑mile thrift distance rule, permission to be the shopping‑center anchor, and a prohibition on an on‑site donation area.
The Colony’s planning staff presented a request for a Specific Use Permit to allow Robbie’s Retro Game Store to occupy a 3,410‑square‑foot suite in an existing Main Street shopping center under the city’s thrift‑store classification. Staff explained that the operation sells used video games and associated retail items, and that the planning review flagged three conditions to address the thrift‑store classification: relief from the two‑mile separation requirement between thrift stores, permission to be an anchor tenant in the shopping center, and a ban on on‑site donation collection areas.
Planning staff said the development review committee and the planning commission recommended approval with those conditions, noting the use is consistent with the comprehensive plan and the shopping‑center’s existing retail character. Councilmembers discussed whether additional language was needed to prevent a future owner from converting the operation into a traditional thrift store; staff said the SUP is a zoning designation that applies to the property and could be altered only through future planning‑commission and council processes.
Council voted to approve the SUP with the stated conditions. Staff confirmed the condition prohibiting donation collection was intended to prevent the site from functioning as a traditional thrift donation center without a separate rezoning or SUP change.
