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Prepared by: Molly Hitchcock
Item: Public hearing and consideration of a CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT for an
indoor shooting range for CHAMPION FIREARMS (CUP) to be located at 700
University Drive East in the Village Shopping Center. (0-227)
Applicant: MIKE STULCE
Staff Recommendation: Unless the public hearing bring to light any new
information indicating potential negative impacts, Staff recommends approval.
Item Summary: For more than six years Champion Firearms has been in the
shooting sports retail business and has provided gun repair services and safety
and concealed carry courses at their store in the Parkway Shopping Center.
They are moving to the Village Shopping Center (at the corner of University
Drive East and Tarrow) to expand their retail space. They are requesting a
Conditional Use Permit for an indoor shooting range at this location to expand
their services.
The new site is in a C-B Business Commercial zoning district. It is surrounded
by developed C-B (and the OV Corridor Overlay District) to the north and east,
R-4 Apartment/Low Density and R-2 Duplex Residential to the south, and C-N
Neighborhood Business and R-1A Single Family Residential across Tarrow to
the east. The subject property falls outside of the OV Corridor Overlay District.
Comprehensive Plan Considerations: The Land Use Plan designates the area
Retail Regional. "Retail Regional" describes areas that permit regional-scale
development of tax-generating businesses such as retail centers and service
commercial. A variety of other uses share the shopping center, including offices,
retail, restaurants, and a church. The Village Shopping Center has access from
University Drive, a major arterial, and Tarrow, a major collector. The businesses
fronting on University are included in the University Drive Overlay Corridor, which
is intended to be an "entrance" into the City and is to include attractive
commercial developments that sere the City" population and its visitors.
Item Background: Indoor shooting ranges are new uses allowed with a
conditional use permit in a C-B Business Commercial zoning district. The
ordinance was amended by City Council December 15, 2000 to include this use,
and this is the first request for such a permit. No other indoor shooting ranges
operate in College Station. The applicant will be following the National Rifle
Association guidelines and recommendations for indoor ranges. These
standards address safety and air quality issues and noise mitigation.
Staff Recommendations: Section 14 of the Zoning Ordinance authorizes the
existence of conditional uses. The Commission may permit a conditional use
subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards, when after public notice and
hearing the Commission finds that:
(Staff comments are in italics)
1. "The proposed use meets all the minimum standards established in the
ordinance for the type of use proposed." Staff conducted a technical review
and found general compliance with development regulations.
2. "That the proposed use meets the purposed and intent of the ordinance and
is in harmony with the development policies and goals and objectives as
embodied in the Comprehensive Plan for Development of the City. The
request is in compliance with the Comprehensive Plan.
3. "That the proposed use will not be detrimental to the health, welfare, and
safety of the surrounding neighborhood or its occupants, nor be substantially
or permanently injurious to neighboring property." The public hearing is an
opportunity for the Commission to measure the potential impact on
surrounding land uses.
The Commission may impose additional reasonable restrictions or conditions to
carry out the spirit and intent of the ordinance and to mitigate adverse effects of
the proposed use. These requirements may include, but are not limited to,
increased open space, loading and parking requirements, additional
landscaping, and additional improvements such as curbing, sidewalks and
screening."
Commission Action Options: The Commission has final authority over the
Conditional Use Permit and associated site plan. The options regarding the use
permit are:
1. Approval as submitted;
2. Approval with conditions relating to specific site characteristics or with time
limitations;
3. Denial with specified reasons for denial;
4. Table; or,
5. Defer action to a specified date.
Supporting Materials:
1. Location Map
2. Application
3. Store layout
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NOTIFICATION:
Legal Notice Publication(s): The Eagle; 12-20-00
Advertised Commission Hearing Dates(s): 1-4-01
Number of Notices Mailed to Property Owners Within 200': 28
Response Received: One residential neighbor called with noise and
safety concerns and two notices have been returned stating the
addressees were against the request.
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