Title
Application #PL2026-070 - PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN - The Rush Funplex, Lots 1-3, 900 NW Ward Rd; Rush Funplex, applicant
Body
Issue/Request:
The applicant proposes a preliminary development plan for a 3-lot, 102,660 total sq. ft. commercial development anchored by a 77,225 sq. ft. indoor entertainment center for The Rush Funplex. The remaining two (2) lots are proposed to be developed with a total of 25,435 sq. ft. of multi-tenant flex office space. The proposed architectural style and palette of exterior building materials are complementary and reflective of those found in the surrounding Summit Orchards and Summit Innovation Center developments. Proposed materials include tilt-up concrete, brick, architectural concrete masonry units (CMU) and exterior insulation finish system (EIFS).
The subject application amends the previously approved preliminary development plan from 2022 for Summit Orchards West that proposed 123,000 sq. ft. industrial space on the subject 10.1-acre site.
The applicant requests one (1) modification as part of the application. The modification request is to the fenestration requirement for the street-facing façade (the east façade facing NW Ward Rd) of The Rush Funplex building on Lot 1.
Proposed Planning Commission Motion:
I move to recommend APPROVAL of Application #PL2026-070 - PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN - The Rush Funplex, Lots 1-3, 900 NW Ward Rd; Rush Funplex, applicant.
Presenter
Dan Milich, Applicant Representative
Hector Soto, Jr., AICP, Senior Planner
Recommendation
Recommendation: With the conditions of approval below, the application meets the requirements of the UDO and Design & Construction Manual.
1. A modification shall be granted to the minimum 50% clear glass fenestration requirement for the pedestrian view zone along the street-facing facade of a building, to allow 1.67% clear glass fenestration for the pedestrian view zone along the east building façade facing NW Ward Rd.
2. Development shall be in accordance with the preliminary development plan dated April 14, 2026, and building elevations contained therein.
3. Road improvements shall be constructed as recommended in the Transportation Impact Analysis conducted by staff dated April 27, 2026.
Committee Recommendation
Committee Recommendation: Planning Commission action pending.