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Conduct a public hearing and consider adopting Ordinance No. 3989 amending the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, Section 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 located at 13601 Midway Road; and take appropriate action.
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REQUESTOR:
Planning Department
BACKGROUND:
In the City of Farmers Branch, a beer and wine overlay functions as a zoning overlay district that must be specifically applied to a property or area by ordinance before beer and wine sales are allowed. Properties not located within this overlay are not permitted to sell beer and wine, even if the base zoning would otherwise allow the use.
The Beer and Wine Sales (BW) Overlay District was originally adopted in 2014 and applies to various properties located throughout the City. Currently, 10 subdistricts are listed in Article 5.5 of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (CZO). The closest existing location to the subject property allowing beer and wine sales is "Zone 6," located at the intersection of Midway Road and IH-635/LBJ Freeway. Properties located within this overlay district may sell alcohol for off-premise consumption only. The Beer and Wine Sales Overlay District does not allow for on-premise consumption or package sales of liquor.
The applicant, QuikTrip, is requesting approval to expand the City's Beer and Wine Sales Overlay District in order to have the ability to sell beer and wine from the convenience store for off-premise consumption. The subject property is located at the northwest corner of Midway Road and Alpha Road and is currently developed with a one-story commercial building. In conjunction with this request, a separate companion application for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) has been filed to allow the redevelopment of this site as a gas station and convenience store (Case No. 25-SU-10).
An identical application was filed for this site in March 2025, along wit...
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