Public Hearing and Ordinance - Zoning Application No. Z0725-0408

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

A public hearing was held for Zoning Application No. Z0725-0408. Adam Bailey, Director of Planning and Development Services, stated that the applicant is requesting a rezoning from Commercial to Planned Development - Commercial within the Skyline Logistics Hub Overlay District to allow a convenience store with fuel sales at 4301 East US Highway 80 (northwest corner of East US Highway 80 and East Meadows Boulevard). The proposal includes seven fuel pumps, allowing service for up to 14 vehicles simultaneously, with pump islands located approximately 200 feet from the Spanish Meadows Apartments. Mr. Bailey stated that the proposed development includes a 10,200-square-foot building, with approximately 5,400 square feet dedicated to the convenience store and 4,800 square feet intended for lease to a secondary tenant such as a restaurant, coffee shop, or laundromat. The site plan provides 43 parking spaces, including two electric vehicle charging spaces, meeting parking requirements. Landscaping exceeds ordinance minimums, with approximately 26 percent of the site landscaped and 45 trees proposed, compared to the required 10 percent and 14 trees. Applicant Sohail Ahmed, representing 4R International LLC, presented a short video highlighting the proposed development. He stated that they are considering a small cafe or coffee shop as the secondary tenant. Truck parking will be prohibited on the property. No one appeared regarding the proposed application. Mr. Green moved to approved Zoning Application No. Z0725-0408, as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission, and adding the following stipulation in addition to those recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission: 1. And to approve Ordinance No. 5222, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MESQUITE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE MESQUITE ZONING ORDINANCE BY APPROVING A CHANGE OF ZONING FROM COMMERCIAL WITHIN SKYLINE LOGISTICS HUB OVERLAY DISTRICT TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT – COMMERCIAL WITHIN SKYLINE LOGISTIC HUB OVERLAY DISTRICT TO ALLOW A CONVENIENCE STORE WITH FUEL SALES (14 FUELING POSITIONS) LOCATED WITHIN 500 FEET OF A RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4301 EAST U.S. HIGHWAY 80; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $2,000.00; PROVIDING PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Motion was seconded by Mr. Hubacek and approved unanimously. (Ordinance No. 5222 recorded in Ordinance Book No. 136.)

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.1/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).