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Council approves specific-use permit for outdoor seating at 2208 Central Drive, bars pickleball court

Bedford City Council · March 24, 2026
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Summary

The Bedford City Council approved a specific-use permit allowing outdoor seating at 2208 Central Drive (McKay's Restaurant Addition) with conditions requiring evergreen screening and denying proposed outdoor amusement (pickleball) because of location and design concerns; the public hearing drew no speakers and the vote was unanimous.

The Bedford City Council on March 24 approved a specific-use permit for outdoor seating at the property commonly known as 2208 Central Drive (McKay’s Restaurant Addition) while declining a proposed pickleball court on the site.

Development Director Wes Morrison told the council the request had two elements: reinstating an existing outdoor seating area that had been installed without the proper permit and considering a proposed outdoor-amusement element for a pickleball court. He said the…

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