• Agenda Items: Willow Park Baptist Church, 129 S. Ranch House Rd. rezoning from residential to commercial.
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16 April 2024 P&Z Meeting
2. PUBLIC HEARING: to consider a Request for Zoning Change from “Class II: Residential ‘R-1’ Single-Family District” to “Class II – ‘C’ Commercial District” for the Willow Park Baptist Church Addition, Tracts 1-3, being approximately 31.247 acres in the Eliza Oxer Survey, Abstract Number 1031, City of Willow Park, Parker County, Texas.
3. DISCUSSION & ACTION: to consider a request for Zoning Change from “Class II – Residential: ‘R-1’ Single-Family District” to Commercial “Class III – Business: ‘C’ Commercial District” for 129 South Ranch House Road: 5.686-acre tract of Lot 1, Block 1 of the Willow Park Baptist Church Addition; 0.737-acre tract of Lot PT 1-B, Tract A and 1.463-acre tract Lot PT Tract B, Block 1 of the Eastern Parker County Industrial Park, City of Willow Park, Parker County, Texas.
• Background: The subject property is the previous home of Willow Park Baptist Church, 129 S. Ranch House Rd. The Journey Church will be leasing the property to operate as such, and The Premier Academy of Fine Arts of North Texas intends to sublease areas within the campus to operate as a private high school. Although a church can occupy any zoning district, a private school usage requires Commercial zoning, hence the request for change in zoning from “R-1” Residential to “C” Commercial.
Please note, the Application on file states the requested zoning district to be “Local Retail”, which allows “Day care nursery or schools” per zoning ordinance Sec. 14.06.013(7), but the “Commercial” designation per zoning ordinance Sec. 14.06.014(9) specifically allows “Business colleges and private schools operated as a commercial enterprise”; therefore, since Commercial zoning is more applicable, the Applicant approved Staff to amend the request accordingly.
Per the Applicant, enrollment for Year 1 is expected to be about 100 students with approximately 20 members of faculty/staff, the typical number of people on campus each weekday. Operating days are Monday through Friday, with most weeks being Tuesday through Friday, from 8:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., beginning September 9, 2024 through May 15, 2025. All traffic will be commuter (no bus service); a traffic study has not been done by the school. The Commission will conduct a public hearing to consider comments regarding this zoning change.
• Exhibits: • Zoning Change Application & Attachments • Aerial Photo of Subject Property (GoogleMaps – circa 2022)
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