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Commission recommends denying request to make spa, med‑spa and minor ER uses permitted by right at 1801 Ruth Snow Drive
Summary
The Keller Planning & Zoning Commission voted 4–2 to recommend denial of a planned‑development amendment that would permit spa, medical‑spa and minor medical emergency clinic uses by right at 1801 Ruth Snow Drive, citing the 2024 UDC policy to require SUP review for such uses and concerns about hours, ambulance access and neighborhood impacts; the applicant may present to City Council on Dec. 16.
On Nov. 25 the Keller Planning & Zoning Commission recommended denial, by a 4–2 vote, of an applicant’s request to amend the plan‑development use chart for 1801 Ruth Snow Drive to allow spa, medical‑spa and minor medical emergency clinic uses by right instead of requiring special‑use permits.
Staff reviewed the change and told the commission the UDC was updated in 2024 to group cosmetic services under a spa definition and, in many nonresidential districts, to require SUP review for spa‑type and minor medical emergency clinic uses. Staff said the property has adequate parking for the proposed uses and that two email inquiries had been received but no formal opposition or support within the 300‑foot notice area.
Applicant Frank Roselle, who owns and leases the building, said permitting those uses by right would simplify leasing and speed tenant placement in a tight market. Roselle told commissioners he had discussed the concept with council members and said: “No ambulances. No late night stuff,” adding he had no current tenant contracted for a minor emergency clinic and was asking only for flexibility to lease the space.
Several commissioners said they understood the applicant’s commercial concerns but emphasized that the council and commission in 2024 intentionally required SUP review for many of these uses so the city could review hours, traffic and neighborhood impacts on a case‑by‑case basis. Commissioners asking about minor medical emergency clinics sought assurances about hours, potential ambulance service and effects on neighbors; staff answered that the UDC does not prescribe hours of operation and that SUP review would allow conditions if a specific operator were identified.
Commissioner Ross Brensinger moved to deny the PD amendment; the motion carried 4–2. The commission’s denial is a recommendation to City Council, which will consider the applicant’s request on Dec. 16.
Next steps: the applicant may present additional evidence or conditions to council; if council declines to follow the commission’s recommendation, the PD use chart could be amended at that time.
