Walgreens Liquor Control Overlay Termination on Lemmon Avenue
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An application for the termination of D-1 Liquor Control Overlay on property zoned LC Light Commercial Subdistrict with deed restrictions Z978-258, within Planned Development District 193, the Oak Lawn Special Purpose District, on the southwest line of Lemmon Avenue, between McKinney Avenue and Noble Avenue. Staff Recommendation: Approval. Applicant: Walgreens Co / Brian Brown Representative: Marcus Schwartz U/A From: February 5, 2026. Planner: Justin Lee Council District: 14 Z-25-000066
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Determine which instrument now controls alcohol sales at Walgreens site
Why now: All three appearances describe the property as zoned Light Commercial with deed restrictions Z978-258 and note the February 5, 2026 permit was recommended for approval 'subject to site plan and conditions,' while the March 26 action addressed only the D-1 Liquor Control Overlay.
What to do: Obtain three documents together: the deed restrictions referenced in every filing, the February 5 Specific Use Permit site plan and conditions, and the council resolution accepting the overlay termination. Terminating the liquor control overlay does not on its face release the separately recorded deed restrictions or the permit conditions, and advising a client that alcohol sales are unrestricted without reading all three is the exposure point.
Act before: After the council resolution and permit conditions are obtained
Verify deed restrictions before pricing similar Oak Lawn liquor sites
Applies if: You control or are evaluating retail property within Planned Development District 193
Why now: Walgreens Co, represented by Marcus Schwartz, took a Specific Use Permit on February 5, 2026 (14-0) and a separate overlay termination on March 26, 2026 (12-0), with the deed restrictions Z978-258 recited but untouched in both.
What to do: If you are underwriting a retail pad inside the Oak Lawn Special Purpose District that carries a liquor control overlay, confirm whether the tract also carries separately recorded deed restrictions before assuming an overlay termination clears the path. On this Lemmon Avenue site the applicant had to secure a use permit first and then a separate overlay termination, meaning two commission hearings and a council public hearing across roughly three months.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask why alcohol store case stalled after April council hearing
Why now: The April 22, 2026 City Council item lists Recommendation of Staff: Approval and Recommendation of CPC: Approval and is flagged as aligned with ForwardDallas, yet the matter remains active with no council vote recorded after unanimous commission votes of 14-0 on February 5 and 12-0 on March 26.
What to do: Request the City Council minutes and the resolution text from the April 22 public hearing on the Lemmon Avenue liquor overlay termination — the record shows the hearing was held with both staff and commission recommending approval, but no vote result was ever entered. Ask the Oak Lawn case planner and the District 14 council office whether the item was passed, deferred, or held, and why more than three months have gone by with no recorded outcome.
Act before: After the requested council minutes and resolution are produced
Get operating conditions for Lemmon Avenue store alcohol sales
Why now: Planner Justin Lee is named on all three filings, and the February 5, 2026 permit was recommended for approval subject to site plan and conditions while the March 26 action (12-0) removed the D-1 Liquor Control Overlay on the same Lemmon Avenue frontage.
What to do: Ask the city planner assigned to this case for the site plan and conditions attached to the February 5 alcohol sales permit — once the liquor control overlay is removed, those conditions are the operating limits that remain for the store between McKinney and Noble avenues. If you have concerns about hours, signage, or the alcohol display area, the conditions document is where those limits are written, not the overlay.
Act before: After the permit site plan and conditions are produced
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A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for a resolution accepting the termination of D-1 Liquor Control Overlay property zoned LC Light Commercial Subdistrict with deed restrictions Z978-258, within Planned Development District No. 193, the Oak Lawn Special Purpose District, on the southwest line of Lemmon Avenue, between McKinney Avenue and Noble Avenue Recommendation of Staff: Approval Recommendation of CPC: Approval Z-25-000066 *In alignment with ForwardDallas.
An application for the termination of D-1 Liquor Control Overlay on property zoned LC Light Commercial Subdistrict with deed restrictions Z978-258, within Planned Development District 193, the Oak Lawn Special Purpose District, on the southwest line of Lemmon Avenue, between McKinney Avenue and Noble Avenue. Staff Recommendation: Approval. Applicant: Walgreens Co / Brian Brown Representative: Marcus Schwartz U/A From: February 5, 2026. Planner: Justin Lee Council District: 14 Z-25-000066
Vote: 12 for, 0 against, 3 absent
recommend approval of termination of D-1 Liquor Control Overlay
An application for a new Specific Use Permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages on property zoned LC Light Commercial Subdistrict with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay on a portion and deed restrictions Z978-258, within Planned Development District 193, the Oak Lawn Special Purpose District, on the southwest line of Lemmon Avenue, between McKinney Avenue and Noble Avenue. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to site plan and conditions. Applicant: Walgreens Co - Brian Brown Representative: Marcus Schwartz Planner: Justin Lee Council District: 14 Z-25-000066
Vote: 14 for, 0 against, 1 absent
hold under advisement until March 26, 2026