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Commission recommends zoning change for Crunch Fitness after debate over parking, trail and parkland dedication
Summary
The Waxahachie Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend a rezoning to allow a Crunch Fitness at Bessie Coleman Boulevard after staff and the applicant pledged a trail connection and roughly 10 acres of parkland dedication to offset a reduction from the typical parking standard.
The Waxahachie Planning and Zoning Commission voted Tuesday to recommend a zoning change that would allow a Crunch Fitness near 150 Bessie Coleman Boulevard after debate over parking, neighborhood access and park improvements.
Staff presented the proposal, saying the site is a roughly 17.783‑acre tract and the developer proposes a single, approximately 38,673‑square‑foot fitness facility. The plan calls for 238 parking spaces; staff noted that the typical minimum for an indoor amusement use at this scale would have been about 387 spaces, and staff said the applicant submitted a parking study and other measures to mitigate the shortfall.
Caleb (staff member) told commissioners…
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