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Conduct a public hearing and consider the request to amend the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance Article 5.5 “Beer and Wine Sales Overlay District” and “Appendix C - Maps” to allow beer and wine sales for off-premise consumption on approximately 1.48 acres of property located at 13601 Midway Road; and take appropriate action.
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BACKGROUND:
The subject property is located at the northwest corner of Midway Road and Alpha Road and is currently developed with a one-story bank building. A Specific Use Permit (SUP) has been requested to allow the redevelopment of this site as a gas station and convenience store (case no. 25-SU-02), which is also scheduled for consideration by the Planning & Zoning Commission on April 14, 2025. If approved, the applicant requests the ability to sell beer and wine from the convenience store for off-premise consumption.
Alcohol sales in Farmers Branch are regulated by two separate zoning overlay districts: the “Beer and Wine Sales Overlay District,” established in 2014, and the “Alcoholic Beverage (On-Premise) Overlay District,” established in 2017. Currently, the subject property is not located in either zoning district. With this request, the applicant proposes to expand the Beer and Wine Sales Overlay to encompass the 1.48-acre subject property, allowing package sales of beer and wine for off-premise consumption only. This request would not allow on-premise consumption of alcohol or liquor sales.
ACTIONS:
1. I move to recommend approval of Ordinance No. 3923 as presented.
2. I move to recommend approval of Ordinance No. 3923, with modifications.
3. I move to table the issue for further study or take no action.
4. I move to recommend denial of Ordinance No. 3923.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Staff Report
2. Ordinance No. 3923 (Draft)
3. Additional Documents
4. Presentation