Alcoholic Beverage Permit at Kleberg Road and Carleta Street (25-3484A)
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An application for an amendment to Specific Use Permit 2480 for the sale of alcoholic beverages on property zoned CR Community Retail District with D-1 Liquor Control Overlay, on the northeast corner of Kleberg Road and Carleta Street. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a site plan and conditions. Applicant: SAI KBA LAXMI, Inc. Representative: Elizabeth Alvarez Villaizan U/A From: November 6, 2025 and December 4, 2025. Planner: Jordan Gregory Council District: 8 Z-25-000115 / Z234-183
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Check for procedural defect in Kleberg alcohol permit record
Why now: The matter shows Carried 13-0 on December 4, 2025 and Carried 12-1 on January 15, 2026, two affirmative 'Carried' outcomes at the City Plan Commission on what appears to be the same case, which is procedurally uncommon.
What to do: Confirm whether the December 4 vote was a final action or a procedural motion — a valid final affirmative vote that was nonetheless re-heard at the same body could create a standing argument for a challenge by neighboring property owners or competing licensees before the ordinance takes effect.
Act before: After ordinance effective date and statutory challenge window closes
Investigate why Kleberg alcohol permit required two CPC votes
Why now: Case 25-3484A passed 13-0 on December 4, 2025 and then cleared a second CPC hearing 12-1 on January 15, 2026; neither vote summary documents what changed between the two appearances.
What to do: Request verbatim minutes and staff reports from both City Plan Commission hearings to find what produced a lone dissenting vote in January after a unanimous December approval — the public record shows two separate 'Carried' outcomes on the same permit without explaining why the case returned or what shifted one commissioner's position.
Act before: After City Council votes and the record closes
Ask council about the dissenting vote on Kleberg alcohol permit
Why now: The permit passed unanimously 13-0 on December 4, 2025 but only 12-1 on January 15, 2026; the dissenter's stated reason is not captured in any publicly available vote summary.
What to do: Before City Council schedules the final vote, contact your council member and ask them to pull the January 15, 2026 City Plan Commission minutes — the one dissenting vote after a unanimous December approval suggests a specific unresolved concern (operating hours, proximity to schools, or traffic) that may not appear in the Council agenda packet.
Act before: After City Council votes on this item
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An application for an amendment to Specific Use Permit 2480 for the sale of alcoholic beverages on property zoned CR Community Retail District with D-1 Liquor Control Overlay, on the northeast corner of Kleberg Road and Carleta Street. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a site plan and conditions. Applicant: SAI KBA LAXMI, Inc. Representative: Elizabeth Alvarez Villaizan U/A From: November 6, 2025 and December 4, 2025. Planner: Jordan Gregory Council District: 8 Z-25-000115 / Z234-183
Vote: 12 for, 1 against, 2 absent
recommend approval of amendment to SUP 2480 for sale of alcoholic beverages for eighteen-month period
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An application for an amendment to Specific Use Permit 2480 for the sale of alcoholic beverages, on property zoned CR Community Retail District with D-1 Liquor Control Overlay, on the northeast corner of Kleberg Road and Carleta Street. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a site plan and conditions. Applicant: SAI KBA LAXMI, Inc. Representative: Elizabeth Alvarez Villaizan U/A From: November 6, 2025. Planner: Jordan Gregory Council District: 8 Z234-183 / Z-25-000115
Vote: 13 for, 0 against, 2 absent
hold under advisement until January 15, 2026