Fort Worth City Plan Commission Meeting - April 9, 2026
Fort Worth City Plan Commission Meeting - April 9, 2026
The City of Fort Worth Plan Commission met on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at 9:00 AM with all 11 members present. The meeting included approval of previous minutes, two continuances, three right-of-way vacation cases, and one waiver request for a building permit without a final plat. All votes were unanimous (11-0).
Consent Calendar
- Approval of Minutes: The commission unanimously approved the minutes from the March 12, 2026 meeting.
Discussion Items
- VA26003 – Vacation of a portion of Curry Street and Weissenberger Street right-of-way (Council District 9): Continued to the next meeting (April 30, 2026) pending review by the Urban Design Commission, which was scheduled to meet on April 16, 2026. Unanimous vote to continue.
- VA26005 – Vacation of a portion of San Shell Boulevard right-of-way (Council District 4): Continued to the April 30, 2026 City Plan Commission meeting to finalize coordination with the Master Transportation Plan. Unanimous vote to continue.
- VA25028 – Vacation of portions of Northwest 35th Street, Ross Avenue, and alleys in Block 23 Washington Heights and Block 117 MG Ellis Edition (Council District 2): Proposed to support a facility at Meacham Airport. Staff noted that vacating 35th Street would create a dead-end alley, requiring inclusion of additional rights-of-way. The adjacent property owner (Hospers Family Trust) signed the application and is participating in replatting. Unanimously approved.
- VA25030 – Vacation of an alley and portion of an alley in Block 18 Exchange Subdivision (Council District 2): The alley functions as a leftover street right-of-way (formerly Anderson Boulevard). The vacation will enable a new hotel development and replatting of the entire block. All adjacent owners signed the application. Unanimously approved.
- VA26006 – Vacation of portions of Northwest 36th Street and Loving Avenue (Council District 2): The applicant (Master Plan Consultants) seeks to clean up unbuilt rights-of-way and consolidate property for existing industrial use. The city owns much of the surrounding property. Unanimously approved.
- OMB Mount Olivet Cemetery – Waiver Request (Section 31150): The cemetery requested a waiver to obtain a building permit without a recorded final plat for a new maintenance facility. The property is unplatted (common for cemeteries under state law), and the new facility will be relocated away from residential areas to a site adjacent to railroad tracks and industrial uses. The facility will not be open to the public. Staff recommended approval despite a typo in the agenda referring to "retaining walls." Unanimously approved.
Key Outcomes
- All votes were unanimous (11-0) on every item.
- Two cases (VA26003 and VA26005) were continued to the April 30, 2026 meeting.
- Three vacation cases (VA25028, VA25030, VA26006) were approved, allowing replatting and development.
- The Mount Olivet Cemetery waiver was approved, permitting construction of a maintenance facility without a final plat.
Meeting Transcript
All right, it's nine o'clock. We'll get started. This is the city plan commission meeting for Thursday, April 9th, 2026 for the city of Fort Worth. Um we will begin with uh minutes, right? Opening statement. Yes, ma'am. See, I forgot my cheat sheet, I don't know where to go. Okay. Good morning, and welcome to the April 9th, 2026 in-person meeting of the City of Fort Worth Plan Commission. The Commission meets monthly in open session to get that public hearings on advertised cases. Specific rules and procedures governing these hearings include the city subdivision ordinance, city plan commission rules, regulations and bylaws, and related provisions of the Texas state law. The commission's primary responsibility are to review and act upon subdivision plans and plats, street and alley right away vacations and closures, annexations, comprehensive planning, and other land development issues affecting the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction area. The commission is made up of 11 Fort Worth citizens, each of whom have been appointed by the city council. A quorum of six of the 11 members must be present in order to conduct the commission's business. Eleven members are present. Therefore, the hearing may proceed. Seated at the center of the table is Miss Caroline Kranz, the chair of the City Plan Commission. Other commissioners members present today, or in and Commissioner Beardon, Commissioner Adams, Commissioner Lamberth, Commissioner Johnson, Commissioner Turner, Commissioner Henderson, Commissioner Reicher. And Commissioner Kelly, Commissioner Reed, and Commissioner Gillette. Staff members present today are Alex Johnson, Paul Rodriguez, Jessica Williams, Alex Johnson, Michelle Pinya, Barbara Siltero, and Representative from FIRE. My name is Stephen Murray, plating manager and facilitator of today's meeting. Copies of the meeting agenda and staff reports are included in the commission's docket and are available on the city's website. The staff reports have been called compiled by the city's development review committee to inform the commission and applicants of city code requirements and technical issues associated with the cases to be heard. Today's public hearing are to be are being documented by CAP. Well, today's public hearing is in person. To achieve an orderly and timely hearing, we request that you observe the following rules and procedures. All cases are called. Applicants and others in support of the case will be asked to present their testimony for a total of five minutes. Opposing testimony will follow and be given a total of seven minutes. The applicant will be allowed a two-minute rebuttal. Each side will be allowed a collective total of seven minutes for initial presentation. We have Barbara Soltero keeping the time today. When you come up uh to the dais, please clearly state your name and city prior to addressing the commission. All dialogue will occur only between the speaker and the commission. Upon the chairman's initial close of the case, the commission will remain an open session to discuss and vote upon the case. No further public testimony or commentary will be allowed. Be advised that the commission's decision on plating man matters is final. Action on the other docket items constitute a recommendation recommendation to the city council. If you need additional information about a particular case, please call the development services department at 817-392-8027. Thank you for your attention. Mr. Chair, our Ms. Chair, Commissioners, the first order of business is the approval of the minutes for March 12th meeting. All right, your minutes are in front of you. Hopefully you had a chance to review them as well. Um motion or discussion. I move that we approve the previous meeting minutes from CPC on March 12th. I second we have a motion by Commissioner Johnson and a second by um Commissioner Turner, I believe we were competing for that second. We call a vote, please. Commissioner Beardon, how do you vote?
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