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Board approves batting-cage tenant’s reduced parking request, limits facility to 13 cages
Summary
The board approved a variance reducing required parking for a 16,000 sq ft batting-cage tenant from 80 to 39 spaces, conditioned on the facility remaining a 13-cage batting operation; developer Matthew Zeig said the national tenant reviewed and approved the parking layout.
Planning staff told the board that the 16,000-square-foot tenant finish on Ebb And Flow Drive would normally require 80 parking spaces under Article 12 (1 per 200 sq ft) but that the applicant requested a reduction to 39 spaces based on the tenant’s layout and operations. Staff noted an existing shell permit and that the land-disturbance permit for the larger building anticipated 47 spaces for the overall structure.
Developer and property owner Matthew Zeig said the 39 spaces are dedicated to the suite, that DBATS (a national batting-cage franchise) reviewed similar sites and approved the layout, and that there are additional dedicated spaces for other suites in the building. Zeig said the batting cages occupy much of the suite’s area and only one batter uses a cage at a time.
Board members asked whether dedicated spaces are spelled out in the lease and whether the approval should be limited to the batting-cage use and count. The board conditioned approval on a restriction that the space remain a batting-cage facility limited to 13 batting cages. Tressler moved to approve with that condition and Braxton seconded; the motion passed 5–0.
Staff said the restriction and permit conditions will be recorded in the minutes and the permitting file. The applicant said the tenant is holding permit approvals pending the variance outcome.
