Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes - 09/10/2025 MINUTES
PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
September 10, 2025
PRESENT:
Jeremy Woodward • Chairman
Blake Haney •Vice-Chair
Brady Enlow • Member
Michael Grassi • Member
Noros Martin • Member
Matt Marrs • Member
Doug McCulloch • Member
Alan Sizemore • Member
Steve Wood • Member
Jack Browne •Alternate No.1
Councilor Tom Taylor •Council Liaison
Kinley Hegglund, City Attorney •City Staff
Monica Aguon, City Attorney I •City Staff
Fabian Medellin, Planning Manager •City Staff
ABSENT:
Teresa Rose • SAFB Liaison
I. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Chairman, Mr. Jeremy Woodward, at 2:00 p.m.
II. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Chairman Woodward asked if there were any comments from the public for items
not on the agenda. With no response, Chairman Woodward closed public
comments.
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Chairman Woodward called for a motion to adopt the August 13, 2025, minutes.
Commissioner Noros Martin, made a motion to approve the minutes as presented
and Commissioner Alan Sizemore seconded the motion. Chairman Woodward
asked if anyone from the public wished to make a comment. No comments from the
public were made. The motion passed unanimously with a vote of, 9-0 in favor.
IV. REGULAR AGENDA
Case C 25 — 19 1205 & 1211 Indiana Avenue
Consider taking action on a conditional use at 1205 & 1211 Indiana Avenue to allow
for the conversion and expansion of a non-conforming use of an events center to a
martial arts studio in the Light Industrial — Downtown (LI-D) zoning district.
Planning and Zoning 2 September 10, 2025
Applicant - Krystal Elmore
Chairman Woodward asked if there was a motion to approve the case.
Commissioner Brady Enlow made the motion with Noros Martin seconding the
motion.
Mr. Fabian Medellin presented the case that Mr. & Mrs. Elmore (Warrior's Way)
brought to staff to discuss the relocation of their business, and the use of the
Indiana Avenue properties as a martial arts studio. Currently the property is in the
Downtown Light industrial district. Mr. Medellin advised the Elmore's that currently
there is a non-conforming use as it is used today, as Stone Palace event center, but
the ordinances allow the Commission some authority to convert those non-
conforming uses to other uses in certain suitable situations. There is little that
needs to be done for the changes, only needing the conditional use approval, some
building permits and land use approval.
It was noted that Stone Palace came before the Commission a few years back, and
a conditional use was approved, but no action was taken on it. Today's request it to
allow for the conversion of 1211 Indiana and also to allow for the expansion into
1205 Indiana.
Mr. Medellin provided slides showing the property with a location map, aerial
pictures, and noted that the sale of the property included 1201 and 1203 Indiana
Avenue, but those are not included in this case. (As of now, those buildings will be
used as storage.) The adjacent parking lot will be used to take care of the parking
for the martial arts studio. The Commission was shown the applicant's site plan for
the project, slides of the zoning and land use map for the sites, and slides of
additional photos of the properties and surrounding businesses.
Staff sent out notification letters to fifteen properties that were in the required 200 ft.
notification area. There we no replies returned to the Planning and Zoning office.
Mr. Medellin provided Sec. 6140 — Nonconforming Use — Conversion to the
Commission:
The conversion of a nonconforming use to another nonconforming use, regardless
of nature of the use, shall be subject to the conditional use approval process
provided in section 7200. The Commission may authorize the conditional use
permit subject to the following:
• A nonconforming use may be converted to another nonconforming
use provided the noise, odor, refuse, traffic volumes and patterns,
hours of operation, parking requirements and other factors are
similar or less intense.
• Under no circumstance may a nonconforming use convert to a less
restrictive use category.
• When a nonconforming use has been changed to a conforming
use, such use shall not thereafter be changed to a nonconforming
use.
• If adjacent to a residential use or district, a use which previously
was issued a permit by the city or state to sell alcohol in any form or
by any method other than for off-premises consumption, shall not
be allowed to continue to dispense or sell such alcohol in any form
or by any method except if allowed in that district and subject to the
conditions set forth in this ordinance.
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• The conversion of a nonconforming use shall be subject to
requirements of this ordinance and other applicable codes and
ordinances of the city.
• Awnings, canopies and other structures ancillary to the preceding
uses, not associated with the proposed use, and which are
nonconforming, shall be demolished or otherwise removed.
(Ordinance 95-96, sec. 3, adopted 7/2/96; Ordinance 64-97, sec. 3, adopted 7/1/97)
The impacts to the area for the use as a martial arts studio will be used on weekday
evenings, being after school care to around 10:00pm. The biggest change in
impact, compared to the event center, is that business will operate on the weekdays
as opposed to weekends, and late nights, when the event center was open. The
flow of traffic for Warrior's Way will be less impactful than the event center.
Mr. Medellin stated that staff does recommend the approval of the conditional use
for the conversion and expansion of the non-conforming use of a martial arts studio
in the Light Industrial Downtown District. With the two following conditions:
1) The subject properties, 1205 & 1211 Indiana Avenue, must be platted together
and any future expansions would be subject to a new conditional use permit.
2) The development of the site shall comply with all applicable building, health,
zoning, and fire codes leading to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy.
The applicant, Mrs. Krystal Elmore, made a few statements to the Commission,
saying her and her husband are looking forward to the changes for Warrior's Way.
They will be celebrating 26 years of serving the community of Wichita Falls in a few
months, and have had over 10,000 students come through their doors. Mr. and Mrs.
Elmore appreciate the Commission's consideration of their case.
Chairman Woodward asked if anyone else in the public would like to make a
comment, and there were no additional comments made.
Chairman Woodward then moved on to discussion among the Commissioners.
There were no additional questions and/or comments made.
Chairman Woodward moved the motion to a vote, and the vote passed
unanimously 9-0.
V. ADJOURN
Chairman Woodward - : • s -d the meeting at 2:11 pm.
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