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Planning commission approves planned development for indoor sports facility and medical offices on Denton Way
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Summary
The Prosper Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5–0 to approve a planned development for an approximately 18.9‑acre tract on the east side of Denton Way, allowing a roughly 30,000 sq ft indoor sports facility and a separate office lot; the applicant said buffering and screening requirements were addressed.
The Prosper Planning and Zoning Commission on March 3 approved a planned development for an approximately 18.9‑acre tract (Denton ISD Tract Number 9) on the east side of Denton Way, near Fishtrap Road, allowing a proposed indoor sports facility and medical-office subdivision.
Staff told commissioners the property would be rezoned from agriculture to office and subdivided into two lots — one about 9.7 acres and the other about 8.1 acres — with the larger lot proposed for a roughly 30,000 square‑foot indoor sports facility and the smaller lot for multiple office buildings. Staff noted the site borders floodplain and single‑family areas to the east and said the plan meets the town's open‑space and screening requirements.
David Bond, of SPIRES Engineering, the applicant's representative, told the commission the project team reviewed buffering and did not request a variance. "We didn't need to request any sort of a variance or a waiver from that buffering requirement," he said, adding the nearest existing home on the Windsong Ranch west side is about a quarter mile away. Bond said the applicant and the proposed operator are present and recommended approval.
Fanny Chennaparti, a member of the applicant team, described intended uses for the facility: "Our main intention is ... pickleball and badminton primary," she said, adding the plan could include phased outdoor courts and amenities such as a pool to serve local demand.
Commissioners asked whether the floodplain could be treated as a buffer in lieu of additional planting and whether existing vegetation would suffice. Town staff responded that screening requirements are often met with living landscaping and, where gaps exist, developers are expected to fill them; staff said a waiver would be discretionary for the town council.
The commission closed the public hearing, then Commissioner Carson moved to approve the planned development; Commissioner Butler seconded. The motion carried 5–0.
Next steps: the commission's approval advances the project under the town's land‑use process; staff did not specify additional conditions in the hearing record.
