Public Hearing and Ordinance - Zoning Application No. Z1125-0430

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

A public hearing was held for Zoning Application No. Z1125-0430. Adam Bailey, Director of Planning and Development Services, stated that the applicant is requesting a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow operation of a coin-operated amusement game room within the Commercial zoning district, as required by the Mesquite Zoning Ordinance. The proposed business would occupy an interior tenant space within an existing retail strip center and is intended to provide family-friendly entertainment that complements surrounding retail uses. The proposed floor plan includes approximately 50 interactive and skill-based amusement machines. The game room would feature a variety of arcade-style attractions, including video games, basketball, football, Skee Ball, and other skill-based devices. Hours of operation will be 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily, and alcohol sales will not be included. The proposed ordinance includes a stipulation that limits the CUP to Peter Pipper Pizza and that the restaurant be maintained as the primary use. Applicant Karl Crawley, representing Peter Piper Pizza, stated that Peter Piper Pizza is owned by CEC Entertainment, Inc., which is the parent company of Chuck E. Cheese. There will be a pizza buffet with a variety of arcade games for older children. No one appeared regarding the proposed application. Mr. Green moved to approve Zoning Application No. Z1125-0430, as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission, with certain stipulations, and to approve Ordinance No. 5225, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MESQUITE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE MESQUITE ZONING ORDINANCE BY APPROVING A CHANGE OF ZONING FROM COMMERCIAL TO COMMERCIAL WITH A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (“CUP”) TO ALLOW A COIN-OPERATED AMUSEMENT GAME ROOM AS A PERMITTED USE ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5550 SOUTH BUCKNER BOULEVARD, UNIT 300, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN STIPULATIONS; REPEALING ALL OTHER ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $2,000.00; PROVIDING PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Motion was seconded by Mr. Hubacek and approved unanimously. (Ordinance No. 5225 recorded in Ordinance Book No. 136.)

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.7/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).