Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Specific Use Permit Request for a Private Club (Big Tony’s Pizza Tavern), Located at 1705 West University Drive
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Direction for Strategic and Economic Growth
MEETING DATE: July 12, 2016
DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT: Brian Lockley, AICP, Director of Planning
APPROVAL PROCESS: The recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission will be forwarded to the City Council for final action at the August 1, 2016 meeting.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the proposed specific use permit for a Private Club.
APPLICATION SUBMITTAL DATE: May 16, 2016 (Original Application)
June 2, 2016 (Revised Submittal)
June 13, 2016 (Revised Submittal)
June 27, 2016 (Revised Submittal)
ITEM SUMMARY: The applicant is requesting approval of a specific use permit so that the existing Private Club located at 1705 W. University Drive (Big Tony’s Pizza Tavern) can remain operating as a Private Club. The applicant has placed the property under contract and is awaiting approval of the specific use permit to continue operating Big Tony’s as a Private Club. Under the specific use permit requirements for Private Clubs, specific use permits are non-transferable. As such, whenever there is a change of ownership, the new owner must seek a new specific use permit in order to operate the business as a Private Club.
A Specific Use Permit for a Private Club allows a larger percentage (65%) of the sales receipts from the sale of alcohol than a typical Mixed Beverage Permit (which allows 50%). If the requested Specific Use Permit is approved and issued to the applicant, the applicant must then apply for and receive the necessary alcohol permits from the City of McKinney and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) before selling any alcohol on the premises.