The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Arlington, Texas, convened in regular session on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at 5:39 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chamber. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Dr. Ignacio Nunez. The commission considered two zoning cases: a proposed package liquor store at 2425 Northeast Green Oaks Boulevard and an amendment to remove live-work unit requirements at 101 South Center Street. Both motions failed.
Zoning Case PD24-23 (2425 Northeast Green Oaks Boulevard):
Zoning Case PD18-13R1 (101 South Center Street):
Zoning Case PD24-23 (2425 Northeast Green Oaks Boulevard):
Zoning Case PD18-13R1 (101 South Center Street):
Again, I will now call the evening session to order. My name is Dr. Ignacio Nunez. I serve as chair of the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Arlington, and I hereby call this regularly noticed meeting of the City of Arlington's Planning and Zoning Commission regular session to order for February 19th, 2025. Again, I'll ask our administrators to read the speaker guidelines and general decorum for this meeting. The City of Arlington fully embraces the values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility where people of all identities and experiences are understood, appreciated, and fully included in the community and where equitable treatment and outcomes prevail. We ask that the citizens and other visitors in attendance assist in preserving the order and decorum of this meeting and to provide for attendance at and participation in the meeting without fear of intimidation, threats, or hostility. 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The applicant will then be given five minutes for any rebuttal. If multiple speakers plan to provide the same or similar comments, those speakers may, if they so desire, designate one or more individuals to provide public comment on behalf of the group. A bell will signal the end of each speaker's time. In consideration of other speakers, please conclude your comments promptly when you hear the bell. We ask that you address your comments to the planning and zoning commissioners. Thank you very much. A copy of the minutes of our February the 5th, 2025 regular session agenda were sent to all of the commissioners in advance. Were there any changes or corrections that were needed to the minutes? Saying none. Do I have a motion? I have a motion by Commissioner Blake, and I have a second from Commissioner Ware. Please cast your votes. Motion passes. We'll now move to our zoning cases for this evening. The first item on the agenda is zoning case PD 24-23, located at approximately 2425 Northeast Green Oaks Boulevard. The application is for approval of a change in zoning from community commercial to planned development for community commercial with a package liquor store in a unit with an area of approximately 2,574 square feet existing within the existing building on the site of approximately 3.13 acres. At this time, I will call on staff to report on the zoning case PD 24-23. Alex, you're on. Good evening, Commissioners. For the record, Alex Van Amberg Planner, Planning and Development Services here to present case PD 24-23. This is a approximately 200 2,574 square foot suite in an existing multi-tenant building. The address is 2425 Northeast Green Oaks Boulevard. Current zoning is community commercial, and the applicant is requesting a planned development for community commercial uses plus package looker store. Here are some site photos in the surrounding area. To the north is developed with attached single family residential. The south is developed as apartments. To the west, we have a single-family uh residential development. Um, and to the east is undeveloped commercial and more apartments. The surrounding area has seen increased development uh since the 1980s with a mix of uses, both commercial and residential. The applicant is proposing community commercial uses. Um, here are the permitted uses in community commercial in addition to the use of package liquor store. Uh currently, package liquor store is only permitted in general commercial, light industrial, and industrial manufacturing zoning. The site has two points of access, one off of Northeast Green Oaks Boulevard and one from Forestwood Drive. The proposed use will meet the proposed use and all other uses in this multi-tenant structure has adequate parking as designed, and there will not be a change in traffic. Here's a map of existing liquor stores within a one-mile and two-mile buffer. There is one existing package liquor store to the south of the site across Northeast Green Oaks Boulevard in the address 2500 Northeast Green Oaks Boulevard. The UDC does have landscaping requirements currently.