Public Hearing and Introductory Ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by authorizing the issuance of a conditional use permit for a bar with outdoor on-premise alcohol consumption on Block 854-A (Suite 19, 912 square feet) and Lots 1, 2, 7, and 8, Block 757-A, Eastern Division, located at 4501 and 4500 McPherson Road and 1302 East Taylor Street. The Planning and Zo

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Public Hearing and Introductory Ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by authorizing the issuance of a conditional use permit for a bar with outdoor on-premise alcohol consumption on Block 854-A (Suite 19, 912 square feet) and Lots 1, 2, 7, and 8, Block 757-A, Eastern Division, located at 4501 and 4500 McPherson Road and 1302 East Taylor Street. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the proposed conditional use permit with the following modifications to the conditions: 1. Amend Condition No. 6 to replace the seven-foot masonry wall with a seven-foot opaque wall. 2. Eliminate Condition No. 7. Staff supports the proposed conditional use permit for an indoor bar located within Suite 19 (912 square feet). However, staff does not support the proposed conditional use permit for outdoor on-premise alcohol consumption. ZC-064-2026 District V

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).