Weatherford Planning & Zoning Commission Regular Session – April 9, 2025
Weatherford Planning & Zoning Commission Regular Session – April 9, 2025
The Weatherford Planning & Zoning Commission met in regular session on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, from 2:30 p.m. to 3:04 p.m. at Weatherford City Hall. Vice Chair John Hinton called the meeting to order, announced a quorum, and reminded applicants that all cases considered by the commission will also be considered by the Weatherford City Council. The commission unanimously approved all action items on the agenda.
Approval of Minutes
- Approved the minutes of the March 12, 2025 Planning & Zoning Commission meeting unanimously.
Public Comments & Testimony
- CUP-25-0003 (Fueling Station): Resident Correct Lumen, 113 Oakwood Drive, opposed the request, asking why a sixth fuel station is needed in a three-block area. Lumen noted five fuel stations already exist from Bankhead to Santa Fe and raised traffic safety concerns about the Jack Borden Way/Fort Worth Highway intersection, including left-turn risks.
- CUP-25-0003: Adjacent property owner Tallman, 113 Line Street, supported the project, stating it would clean up an old, dark lot and improve security. Tallman also asked what might happen to the adjacent church and brick house properties and expressed general support for the plan.
Discussion Items
3.A – CUP-25-0002: Auto Sales/Service (Golf Cart Sales) at 2040 Fort Worth Highway
- Planner Katelyn Seckman presented the request by Thomas Tettleton for a conditional use permit on an approximate 1.00-acre tract zoned C1 General Commercial.
- The proposed use is auto sales/service as a primary use, specifically golf cart sales, with a sales office and storage/display areas shown on the conceptual site plan.
- Staff recommended approval with three conditions: no temporary signs, banners, or advertisements; display and sale limited to golf cart sales; and display areas maintained in a neat and orderly fashion.
- The public hearing was opened and closed with no speakers. Commissioner discussion clarified the condition should specify new golf cart sales. The commission approved the permit unanimously with that clarification added to the conditions.
3.B – MCA-25-0004: Adding Contractor Office/Facility with Outdoor Storage, Including Vehicles as a Conditional Use in Agriculture District
- Staff presented a Zoning Ordinance amendment to add this use as a conditional use in the Agriculture District.
- Commission discussion explained the amendment came from a March 12, 2025 request in which an applicant withdrew a rezoning application after concerns that a straight industrial zoning designation would allow too many uses; the amendment instead requires a case-by-case conditional use permit.
- If adopted, future applicants would need a CUP, with notification to property owners within a 200-foot radius and public hearings.
- The public hearing had no speakers. The commission approved the amendment unanimously.
3.C – ZCH-25-0002: Zoning Map Amendment from C1 to R1 at 1013 W. Spring St.
- Planner Sergio Baeza presented a request to change an approximate 1.669-acre tract from C1 General Commercial to R1 One Family Residential because the property is currently used for single-family residential use and does not fit the C1 designation.
- Staff stated the current zoning appears to be a mapping anomaly and that owners of nearby properties on the boundary and Dubala Street were notified and offered the same cleanup opportunity.
- The public hearing was opened and closed with no speakers. The commission approved the zoning map amendment unanimously.
3.D – CUP-25-0003: Fueling Station at Jack Borden Way and Fort Worth Highway
- Senior Planner Monica Johnson presented a request by Vaquero Jack Borden Partners LP for a Fueling Station use on an approximate 1.638-acre tract in the C1 General Commercial district.
- The applicant described a newer, approximately 5,000-square-foot convenience store concept associated with 7-Eleven, with fuel canopies in front and multiple workers on site.
- Staff recommended approval subject to two conditions: temporary signs, banners, and advertisements prohibited except during a 30-day period after a Certificate of Occupancy; and the CUP would be void if construction is not started within 9 months of ordinance approval and if construction and Certificate of Occupancy for the 7-Eleven store are not completed within 24 months.
- Staff stated a Traffic Impact Analysis and detailed site plan review would be required, including access and safety concerns raised by the public.
- Following public comments, the commission approved the CUP unanimously.
3.E – SBDP-25-0001: Preliminary Plat for Vaquero Weatherford Addition
- Staff presented a preliminary plat request for two commercial lots on approximately 2.923 acres at the southeast corner of Jack Borden Way and Fort Worth Highway, associated with the proposed 7-Eleven development.
- Staff recommended approval subject to eight conditions, including preserving existing utility easements, requiring a two-sheet preliminary plat, providing right-of-way dedication along Fort Worth Highway based on the current 120-foot Major Arterial classification, including improvement statements and timelines, and subjecting public improvements to civil plan review.
- The commission approved the preliminary plat unanimously with the stated conditions.
Staff Reports
- Housing Analysis: Director Caleb Kentner reported no changes to the 2024 housing analysis; the total remains 578 units, with no new approved projects since the last meeting.
- Monthly Building Report: Staff presented the March 2025 building report, showing permit activity through February. No questions were asked.
- Project Update: Staff presented an expanded project update with added background details requested at the previous meeting. No questions were asked.
Future Agenda Items
- A commissioner requested a future study of fueling station locations, approved projects, and potential regulatory options, including truck stops in the analysis.
- Staff agreed to prepare that information for a future agenda.
Key Outcomes
- Unanimously approved CUP-25-0002 with the condition clarified to permit new golf cart sales.
- Unanimously approved MCA-25-0004, the Agriculture District conditional use ordinance amendment.
- Unanimously approved ZCH-25-0002, the C1 to R1 zoning map amendment at 1013 W. Spring St.
- Unanimously approved CUP-25-0003 for the fueling station/convenience store.
- Unanimously approved SBDP-25-0001 preliminary plat.
- Directed staff to prepare a future-agenda analysis of fueling stations and truck stops.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:04 p.m.
Meeting Transcript
Commission. Today is Wednesday, April the 9th, 2025. I'm Vice Chair John Hinton, and I call this meeting to order at 2 30 p.m. and announce that a quorum is present. Commissioners are joined today by Director of Development and Neighborhood Services Caleb Kentner and City Secretary Andrea McDonald. Before we begin working through today's agenda, I would like to remind all applicants and interested parties that cases considered by this commission today will also be considered by the city council. City Council agendas are posted at City Hall at least 72 hours prior to meetings. City Council agendas can also be found on the City of Weatherford website at WW.wetford TX.gov slash meetings. Item two on the agenda. Item two is approval of the minutes. Consider approval of the minutes of the planning and zoning commission meeting held March 12th, 2025. I'll make a motion to approve. Second. Have a motion and a second. Item passes unanimously. Regular agenda items. Item 3A, hold a public hearing and consider a request by Thomas Tettleton concerning a conditional use permit for an auto sales service as a primary use on an approximate one acre tract generally located at 2040 Fort Worth Highway, City of Weatherford, Parker County, Texas. CUP 25-0002. Caitlin second planner. Yes, thank you. This is a conditional use permit permit for the Macon Tracks golf cart sales. The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit on a one-acre track. The proposed use is an auto sales slash service, specifically golf cart sales. The current zoning is C1 general general commercial and the general plan is community commercial. This is the conceptual site plan, which includes a golf cart sales office and a golf cart storage and displays area. Staff recommends approval of the conditional use permit request subject to the following three conditions. And I'm here if you have any questions. Any questions? Would the applicant like to get up and speak? If you have questions, I think it's pretty easy. All right. So at uh 232, we'll open the public hearing. Um if you would like to speak on this item, uh, you can come forward, state your name and address, and you'll have three minutes to speak. So seeing none, we'll close the open hearing at 23. Any questions, comments, concerns? Mr. Chair, just to as a point of clarification on um on this request. This is for um uh the the display and sale of new golf cart sales. So just to clarify that, and that may need to be clarified in item two, which says display and sale of equipment is limited to golf cart sales. That's new golf cart sales, would be the additional word in that. No discussion. Do I have a motion? Um I'll make yeah, I'll make a motion to approve with the conditions listed. And with the condition being we're adding new in there as well. Yep. Per staff is that correct? Thank you. We have a motion. A second. Second.
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