The Bryan Planning and Zoning Commission isn’t ready to decide whether to allow a tattoo business in the downtown area.
But that’s not stopping the building owners from continuing their renovation.
Cliff Collard of Arsenal Tattoo says the makeover of the former Texaco station at 26th and Sims should be completed in 45 days…or the end of June. But it won’t be until mid-July until a newly created P&Z subcommittee reveals its findings about possible changes to all downtown land uses.
Commissioner Bobby Gutierrez voted against the delay, but he supported creating a subcommittee of four other members, who with city staff will look at all land uses.
Downtown businessowner Rene Lawrence, who supports Arsenal’s move, called for banning payday loan offices.
Citizen comments for and against the request.
P&Z member Scott Hickle made the motion to create the subcommittee. He said “We have received a ton of documents from a lot of folks on both sides of this issue. Also the city council has directed this commission to come back with some sort of solution that they can look at in regards to current zoning regulations. And to do a proper job of that and not rush to judgment it’s my belief that we need to take a little bit more of a look at this rather than try to come up with some sort of a solution tonight.”
Scott Hickle makes the motion to table request & form subcommittee.
Joining Hickle on the P&Z study subcommittee are Leo Gonzalez, Nancy Hardeman, and Prentiss Madison.
Comments from Nancy Hardeman & Bobby Gutierrez.
Collard and his wife are also opening an art studio in the same building.
The latest delay follows P&Z rejecting the Collard’s request in January then the city council sending the Collard’s appeal back to P&Z last month.
WTAW’s Bill Oliver visits with applicant Cliff Collard.
Click HERE to read the city staff report that was part of the P&Z meeting.