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Restaurant at 4460 Beltline Road requests postponement after questions on late hours, hookah and accessibility
Summary
An applicant seeking a special use permit for late night hours and on‑site hookah at 4460 Beltline Road asked to postpone the request to November; staff recommended midnight closing rather than the requested 2 a.m., and commissioners raised ADA, sprinkler and smoking ordinance issues to be addressed if the item returns.
At the Oct. 21 work session, Leslie Knipe, Director of Development and Neighborhood Services, presented a special use permit request for a restaurant at 4460 Beltline Road seeking two items that require zoning approval: on‑site hookah and extended weekend hours until 2 a.m. Knipe said staff are recommending approval as a restaurant but recommended limiting operating hours to midnight instead of the requested 2 a.m. because most surrounding businesses close by midnight.
Knipe told the commission that the applicant emailed staff around 4 p.m. the afternoon of the meeting requesting the item be postponed to the November meeting.
Commissioners pressed a series of operational and code questions. One member said a rooftop or second‑floor patio would typically require an elevator for accessibility; Knipe said the building code review indicated no elevator would be required because the second‑floor amenities are duplicated on the first floor, but she cautioned the town does not conduct ADA compliance reviews and that projects over $50,000 must register with Texas Accessibility Standards (TAS) and secure RAS inspection.
On smoking policy, Knipe said the town’s ordinance requires smoking and nonsmoking areas to be separated “by at least 4 feet of continuous space with no physical boundary,” an older standard staff noted is written into local code. Commissioners also discussed fire protection and roof loading for a second‑floor balcony and whether outdoor music or time limits should be specified in any future SUP conditions.
Because the applicant requested postponement, the commission did not take action; staff said they could add clarifying conditions on return, including code, TAS/RAS inspection and potential time limits for amplified music.
