Zoning Amendments for Commercial Recreation and Outdoor Food Service
Summary
Staff proposed allowing indoor commercial recreation (sports training, archery, shooting galleries) on about 26 acres along Goodyear Road and Gateway Plaza Drive, and outdoor food service in the mixed-use infill zone. Council balked over shooting galleries with live ammunition, pickleball, and the $7,000 conditional use permit requirement, and sent it back to staff.
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Last discussed Jul 21, 2026.
Impact analysis
A conditional use permit for a recreation use would cost a business roughly $7,000 and take three to five months, with total permitting around nine to twelve months.
Businesses wanting to open batting cages, sports training or climbing facilities, and restaurants seeking outdoor dining downtown.
Residents concerned about live-ammunition shooting galleries argue public safety is at risk; Vice Mayor Macenski argued small businesses face unnecessary permitting barriers.
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