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Conduct a public hearing and consider adopting Ordinance No. 3987, granting a Specific Use Permit for a Gasoline Service Station and Convenience Store on approximately 1.48 acres located at 13601 Midway Road within Planned Development No. 64 (PD-64); and take appropriate action.
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REQUESTOR:
Planning Department
BACKGROUND:
A Specific Use Permit (SUP) is a zoning tool that allows certain uses to be considered on a case-by-case basis within a zoning district, subject to City Council review and approval. The SUP process includes public hearings before the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council, where the request is evaluated for consistency with the Comprehensive Plan, compatibility with surrounding uses, and potential impacts.
The applicant, QuikTrip, is requesting SUP approval to construct a gas station and convenience store at the northwest corner of Midway Road and Alpha Road, at 13601 Midway Road. This high-visibility commercial corner is currently used as a children’s therapy center. The site is zoned Planned Development PD-64, which is generally non-residential. The applicant proposes to demolish the existing building and construct a new gasoline service station and convenience store, which requires approval of an SUP.
An identical application was filed for this site in March 2025. The Planning & Zoning Commission met on April 14, 2025, and the majority of the Commission recommended approval. On May 6, 2025, the rezoning request was presented to the City Council and denied. The applicant subsequently withdrew the companion case requesting expansion of the beer and wine sales overlay. With those actions, the previous applications are considered closed. An applicant is allowed to resubmit an application that was previously denied.
On March 9, 2026, the Planning & Zoning Commission considered this request. A motion to recommend approval was made, and the vote was a tie with three in favor and three opposed.
The City is in receipt of written protest letters exceeding 20% of the area within 200 feet of the subject site. As required by the Texas Local Government Code, a vote of three-fourths of all members of the City Council must be taken to affirm this requested zoning change. Instead of a typical majority (three votes out of five), the threshold for passage is increased to four votes out of five.
DISCUSSION:
The proposed development will include a gas station with 20 fueling spaces, a 5,029-square-foot (sf) convenience store, 47 parking spaces, and 7,190 square feet of landscaped area. If approved, the development must adhere to all requirements for the PD-64 District, as well as the following conditions:
• No merchandise to be stored outside of the building
• A maximum of two monument signs
The gas station and convenience store are proposed to operate 24 hours per day. The surrounding development is primarily commercial, with the exception of a multifamily apartment complex west of the subject property. There are no single-family residential units adjacent to the subject site.
Parking and Landscaping:
The proposed development meets or exceeds the PD-64 requirements for parking, landscaping, and tree preservation. For the 5,029-square-foot building, the minimum required number of parking spaces on-site would be calculated as 1 space per 250 square feet, or 21 spaces. The site plan shows a total of 47 parking spaces provided, which is more than double the minimum requirement. The site will maintain its existing driveway access points along Midway Road and Alpha Road.
The total area included in this development is 1.48 acres or 64,447 square feet. Per the regulations set forth in PD-64, 10% of the site must be dedicated to permanent landscape areas, and the developer is providing 11% or 7,190 square feet of landscaping. This development will also feature 19 new plantings (two live oaks, four Chinese pistaches, and 13 crepe myrtles). Of the 13 existing mature trees on site, the developer will be removing eight trees, four of which conflict with the power lines, and another four to accommodate parking and grading. The developer has agreed to preserve five out of the 11 trees situated on the lot.
Approval of Ordinance No. 3987 would approve issuing the SUP to allow the construction of the gas station and convenience store.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No Financial Impact
DISTRICT:
District 4
POSSIBLE COUNCIL ACTION:
1. I move to approve Ordinance No. 3987 as presented.
2. I move to approve Ordinance No. 3987 with modifications.
3. I move to table the issue for further study or take no action.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Ordinance No. 3987
2. Information Memorandum
3. Additional Documents
4. Presentation