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Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on the Request by Pross Design Group, Inc., on Behalf of Virginia Custer Holdings, L.L.C., for Approval of a Specific Use Permit for an Indoor Gun Range (McKinney Gun Club), Being Fewer than 4 Acres, Located on the East Side of Custer Road and Approximately 950 Feet North of Virginia Parkway
Summary
MEETING DATE: March 26, 2013
DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT: Brandon Opiela, Planning Manager
Alex Glushko, AICP, Planner II
APPROVAL PROCESS: The recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission will be forwarded to the City Council for final action at the April 16, 2013 meeting.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the proposed specific use permit for an indoor gun range with the following special ordinance provision:
(a) The maximum sound pressure level at all bounding property lines shall be 25 decibels.
APPLICATION SUBMITTAL DATE: February 25, 2013 (Original Application)
March 11, 2013 (Revised Submittal)
ITEM SUMMARY: The applicant is requesting approval of a specific use permit (SUP) for an approximately 3.30 acre tract located on the east side of Custer Road and approximately 950 feet north of Virginia Parkway to allow for an indoor gun range (McKinney Gun Club). There is currently an existing approximately 25,675 square foot building on the subject property that was formerly used for indoor commercial amusement uses (The Zone and Run Amok); however, the applicant is proposing to retrofit the existing building for use as an indoor gun range, including shooting lanes, instructional classrooms, and retail sales. The owner of the proposed McKinney Gun Club also owns The Bullet Trap, Inc. which is located in Plano, Texas, as well as Frisco Gun Club, L.L.C. scheduled to open in Frisco, Texas later this year. The applicant has also requested a special ordinance provision that would restrict the decibel level allowed at a shared property line further than what is currently a...
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