Prosper's Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing Tuesday, Nov. 17, on a request to rezone about 6 acres at the northeast corner of Denton Way and Fishtrap Road for an automated car wash, an oil and lube center and a full-service auto care center.
The planned development, which the staff report calls the Super Splash Car Care Center, would replace the property's agricultural zoning. Town staff recommends approval.
The town's Future Land Use Plan marks the site as floodplain. Staff wrote that some of that floodplain could be reclaimed if engineers sign off, and that non-residential uses suit the location as long as every floodplain development requirement is met. The tract borders a major creek, and the land to the east is vacant property and parkland zoned for single-family homes.
Under the proposed standards, buildings would be capped at two stories and 40 feet, with stone covering a minimum of 20% of each street-facing wall. Along with car washes and minor auto repair, the zoning would permit a long list of other uses, from offices and banks to a farmer's market, a house of worship and restaurants.
A traffic study filed with the request estimates 1,679 trips on a weekday, including 180 in the evening peak hour. The plan shows one driveway on each road, three car wash queue lanes of about 125 feet apiece and 24 parking spaces next to a vacuum canopy.
For the creek frontage, the developer offers a double row of evergreens along the floodplain, a shaded common patio of more than 750 square feet and a visibility corridor wider than 100 feet. The town's parks plan calls for a trailhead park here, linked to the hike and bike trail planned east of the floodplain, and a 10-foot trail is required along Denton Way.
As of the report, staff had received no responses to the zoning notices.
