Planning commission approves Enterprise auto-rental CUP for 6906 Broadway with conditions

The Pearland Planning & Zoning Commission voted 6–0 on Aug. 3 to approve CUP2026-0224, allowing Enterprise Mobility (doing business as Enterprise Rent-A-Car) to build a new auto-rental facility at 6906 Broadway on roughly 1.915 acres.

Staff presented the request and recommended approval, saying the application met the seven criteria under section 2.2.3.4(a) of the Unified Development Code. Staff outlined the proposed program: a 3,495-square-foot main office, an enclosed car-wash tunnel, a vehicle return canopy, a vacuum canopy and 77 off-street parking spaces (16 for staff/guests, 61 for operational storage). Staff recommended three conditions: landscaping installed per the submitted plan; if multiple vacuums are used, a central vacuum system to mitigate noise; and the car wash building and dumpster enclosure to use integrally colored light beige CMU to match the primary structure.

Chuck Brown, group property development and facilities manager for Enterprise (the applicant), described the relocation as a response to a TxDOT Broadway widening project that is acquiring about 30% of Enterprise’s existing lot. Brown said the new site would accommodate future operations and emphasized neighborhood outreach, noting the project includes a 60-foot landscape buffer to separate the site from single-family homes. “We’re acquiring the site to continue to service the Pearland community for decades to come,” Brown said.

Commissioners asked about buffering, lighting and parking; multiple commissioners praised the applicant’s outreach and the larger-than-required landscaping plan. A motion to approve the CUP (mover recorded in the transcript as Commissioner Haskins; second by Commissioner Knight) and the amendment adding staff conditions passed 6–0.

The approval is subject to the recorded staff conditions; the applicant will proceed to city council as needed for final actions and permitting.