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Council approves specific‑use permit for food processing at 201 Range Drive, 15‑year term
Summary
After staff and plan‑commission presentations, the council granted a specific‑use permit for an ethnic food manufacturer to operate at 201 Range Drive. Applicant Sean Patel described extensive interior renovation and plans to grow employment from about 20 to 40–50; council approved a 15‑year SUP, 8–1.
The council considered a request from Sean Nikkeem Inc. for a specific‑use permit to allow food processing and storage at 201 Range Drive, Suite 201B. Planning staff described the property (zoned industrial, building vacant for roughly 10 years) and recommended improvements — facade articulation, landscaping and interior upgrades — with an 8‑year guideline; plan commission had recommended 15 years.
Applicant Sean Patel said he has operated in Garland since 2011 and has invested substantially in cleaning and renovating the long‑vacant building. He said the operation would initially employ about 20 people with plans to reach 40–50 over one to two years and requested a longer SUP term to support financing. After questions from council on compliance and enforcement for required improvements, the council approved a 15‑year SUP by an 8–1 vote (yes: 8; no: 1).
