SUP-2609-0026: Salon suites and spa uses at 207 South Elm Street, Old Town Keller
207 South Elm Street, Keller · Planning & Zoning Commission hearing held Tue Oct 13
What's proposed
A Specific Use Permit to allow spa uses in the existing two-story, 4,671 sq ft building, which is a shell today. The floor plan shows 28 salon chair stations with washing and drying stations: retail space (about 1,030 sq ft) and salon space on the first floor, and salon suites on the whole second floor. No tenants are named yet and no exterior changes are proposed. The code defines a spa as grooming, massage and/or cosmetology services by Texas-licensed staff. Applicant Brian Palfrey; owner LA Sam Investments LLC.
Staff recommendation
Not published. The staff memo lists the Commission's options (approve, approve with conditions, table, deny) without recommending one.
Who it helps or hurts
Homes zoned SF-8.4 border the lot on the north and west. The site has 7 regular and 2 accessible parking spaces, while the code requires 24 for this use, so where 28 chairs' worth of staff and clients park is the practical question for the next street over.
It fills an empty Old Town building with retail and personal-service traffic, in line with the Mixed Use land-use plan for the block.
Within about 1,000 feet
The city mailed 20 notices to owners within 300 feet on Oct 1, 2026 and posted a sign on the site. Staff had received no letters of support or opposition.
Watch for
- Parking. Council approved this site plan in June 2023 with a variance for 9 spaces instead of 35. The staff memo doesn't say whether the 24-space requirement would be waived again or how the gap is handled.
- Conditions the Commission could attach, such as hours or limits on the second-floor suites. None are proposed in the agenda text.
- The Commission's vote is a recommendation. Council decides on Nov 3.
Next step
If the Commission makes a recommendation, the SUP goes to Keller City Council on Nov 3, 2026 for the final decision.
Source
City of Keller Legistar file 26-752, staff memo by Kalvin Eddleman, Planner I (source PDF)
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