Council approves planned development rezoning for Denton Way site with conditions

The Prosper Town Council voted March 24 to approve a planned development (PD) zoning request for an 18.9‑acre site east of Denton Way, with council changes requiring some uses to return as Specific Use Permits (SUPs) and clarifying that Lot 5 is reserved for an indoor sports facility.

Planning staff member Mr. Hoover described the PD as two lots: a 9.7‑acre lot intended for a roughly 30,000‑square‑foot indoor sports facility and an 11‑acre lot planned for office buildings totaling about 62,000 square feet. Mr. Hoover told the council that “we would require it … to come back through our system for an amendment to change it to something different other than the sports facility” if the developer later sought a different big‑box use.

A council member moved to approve with changes that would (1) require banks with drive‑through lanes to return as SUPs, (2) move community center and fraternal/civic uses into SUP status, (3) remove the telephone exchange as a permitted use, and (4) expressly state that Lot 5 is for an indoor sports facility and would need an amendment for any alternate use. The motion was seconded by Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Chris Kern and passed unanimously.

Mayor Bristol noted staff and the Planning & Zoning Commission had recommended approval and that notices about the application had gone out on March 6 with no public responses. The council opened and closed the public hearing with no speakers. The council’s changes adjust permitted use categories; any substantive change from an indoor sports facility would require a formal PD amendment and additional public review.