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Council approves event-center rezoning as a PUD with midnight close and occupancy limits
Summary
After public hearing and neighbor concerns about noise and safety, council approved a planned-unit-development rezoning for an existing event center, adding conditions including a midnight close and a cap near 70 occupants and site-proof fencing and shielded lighting.
WARR ACRES — The City Council voted Dec. 18 to rezone an existing property used as an event center through a planned-unit-development (PUD) overlay, attaching conditions intended to limit noise and protect adjacent residential properties.
Planning staff recommended a scaled C-3 zoning via PUD to allow a limited set of commercial uses while restricting others; staff noted existing site layout, parking and a history of church use. The applicant said interior sound-attenuating insulation will be installed and that no outdoor events will be allowed. The applicant estimated occupancy "60 to 70" people for typical gatherings.
Neighbors at the public hearing urged tighter limits: some asked for an 11 p.m. cutoff; others suggested midnight at the latest on weekends. After extended discussion, the council approved the PUD amendment containing explicit conditions: events must end and the facility be cleared by midnight, a maximum occupancy consistent with the fire code but noted by council at a working number near 70 for planning purposes, required site-proof (6–8 foot) fencing where commercial abuts residential, and shielded lighting that prevents spillover on R-1 property.
The council and applicant also discussed alcohol service: the property owner will require licensed vendors and event permits; enforcement of noise complaints will follow disturbing-the-peace and nuisance procedures and could implicate the owner for repeated violations.
The rezoning is effective immediately as amended; the city will incorporate fencing and lighting requirements into building permits and the master design statement for the PUD. The fire marshal will determine final occupancy based on layout and egress; council asked staff to ensure the PUD language defers to state and fire-code occupancy calculations where appropriate.
Next steps: applicant to include noise attenuation measures in remodel plans and submit for building permits; staff to record PUD conditions in the official zoning documents.
