Public Hearing and First Reading of an Ordinance on a request for a Special Use Permit (SUP) for the Fuel Sales Use in the Local Commercial (C-1) zoning district on the property located at 1910 NE Inner Loop, bearing the legal description of Lot 2, Amended Plat of Katy School Subdivision (2022-6-SUP) -- Travis Baird, Assistant Planning Director – Current Planning

Overview of Applicant’s Request:

The applicant is requesting the Fuel Sales use with an accessory one-bay automatic car wash in the Local Commercial (C-1) zoning district. The applicant’s Letter of Intent states that they intend to use the property for 35,200 square feet of retail across four buildings in addition to the fuel sales and on-bay car wash. It is currently undetermined when these retail uses will be developed in relation to the fuel sales. They state that this property is an attractive location for this use due to its location at the intersection of two arterial roadways. The 2030 Comprehensive Plan has the property in the Mixed-Density Neighborhood Future Land Use Area as well as in the Scenic Corridor along FM 971.

Staff’s Analysis:

Staff has reviewed the request in accordance with the Unified Development Code (UDC) and other applicable codes. Staff has determined that the proposed request complies with 3 and partially complies with 1 of the 4 criteria established in UDC Section 3.07.030.C for a Special Use Permit and complies with 2 and partially complies with 3 of the 5 criteria established in UDC Section 3.06.030 for a Zoning Map Amendment, as outlined in the attached Staff Report.

Public Comments:

As required by the Unified Development Code, all property owners and registered neighborhood associations within a 300-foot radius of the subject property were notified of the Special Use Permit request (10 notices), a legal notice advertising the public hearing was placed in the Sun Newspaper (Sunday, July 31, 2022) and signs were posted on-site.  To date, staff has received 1 written comment in favor, 1 neither in favor or opposition, and 0 in opposition to the request (Exhibit 7).  

Planning and Zoning Commission Recommendation:

At their August, 16 meeting, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the request, with the following condition (4-2-0):

1.       The proposed retail buildings as shown on the conceptual plan shall be included in the same Site Development Plan Application as the Fuel Sales; and

None. The applicant has paid the required application fees.