To: Mark Hafner, City Manager
From: Sarah Hensley, Assistant Community Development Director
Subject:
Title
PUBLIC HEARING: Consider an ordinance approving a Specific Use Permit (SUP) to allow a drive-thru in an approximately 665 square-foot building for SWIG, a proposed quick-service restaurant on the east side of Rufe Snow Drive situated approximately 240 feet southeast of the North Tarrant Parkway and Rufe Snow Drive intersection, on approximately .758 acre, legally described as Lot 4R1, Block A, Keller Place Addition, zoned Retail (R), and addressed 2021 Rufe Snow Drive. Whitestone Keller Place LLC, Owner, Kofi Addo on behalf of Savory Development, Applicant. (SUP-23-0005)
Background:
The Applicant, SWIG, requests a Specific Use Permit (SUP) to open a quick-service restaurant that provides drive-thru service only in a 665 square-foot building at 2021 Rufe Snow Drive. SWIG is a Utah-based company that serves sodas and other non-alcoholic beverages and snacks. The company has locations in Utah, Oklahoma, Arizona and Texas, including restaurants in McKinney, Celina, Blue Mound and Burleson.
Site Design:
The Applicant’s concept plan includes a 665 square-foot, one-story building with 6 regular parking spaces and one accessible space. Because SWIG will offer only drive-thru service, there will be no indoor or outdoor seating. Restaurant staff walk up to vehicles to take orders in the drive-thru lane, so no speaker box is proposed for the menu board. The Applicant will be required to meet all Unified Development Code design guidelines, including landscaping, which will be reviewed through the Site Plan process.
Elevations:
The Applicant proposes a combination of stucco and gray brick for the restaurant exterior, with fiber cement panels wrapping a portion of the south, west and north elevations. (See Staff Attachment A.)
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Thursday: 7 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Friday: 7 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Sunday: Closed
Citizen Input:
On March 2, 2023, the City mailed out 15 Letters of Notification for this Public Hearing to all property owners within three-hundred feet (300’) of the subject site. A public hearing notice sign was posted on the site. As of today, staff has received no response from the public regarding this SUP request. One resident, a fan of Swig, spoke in favor of the proposed SUP at the Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing on this item.
Summary:
Section 8.02 (F)(2) of the UDC states that when considering a SUP request, the City Council shall consider the following factors:
1) The use is harmonious and compatible with surrounding existing uses or proposed uses;
2) The activities requested by the applicant are normally associated with the permitted uses in the base district;
3) The nature of the use is reasonable and appropriate in the immediate area;
4) Any negative impact on the surrounding area has been mitigated; and
5) That any additional conditions specified ensure that the intent of the district purposes are being upheld.
Planning and Zoning Commission Recommendation:
On March 14, 2023, the Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the SUP with no modifications or conditions. The Commission expressed some concern over the proposed traffic pattern, and encouraged the Applicant to work with staff during the site plan process on other possible solutions for routing vehicles from Rufe Snow and North Tarrant Parkway in and out of the drive-thru.
Alternatives:
The City Council has the following options when considering a Specific Use Permit:
§ Approve as submitted.
§ Approve with modified or additional condition(s).
§ Table the agenda item to a specific date with clarification of intent and purpose.
§ Deny.