Liquor Overlay and Permit Modification, Bryan Area
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An application for the removal of D Liquor Control Overlay, with consideration for a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay and a new Specific Use Permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages on property zoned Subarea 11 within Planned Development District 298, the Bryan Area Special Purpose District with a D Liquor Control Overlay, on the southeast line of Swiss Avenue, northeast of North Haskell Avenue. Staff Recommendation: Approval of the removal of D Liquor Control Overlay. Applicant: San Luis Food, LLC / Marcus Schwartz Representative: BrackinSchwartz, PLLC / Marcus Schwartz U/A From: February 5, 2026. Planner: Michael V. Pepe Council District: 2 Z-25-000117
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Check protest petition blocking Bryan Area alcohol overlay vote
Why now: Z-25-000117 passed City Plan Commission 14-0 on both February 5 and March 5, 2026, but produced no recorded Council vote on April 8.
What to do: Pull the written protest record at Dallas Development Services for Z-25-000117 and determine whether opponents within 200 feet control 20% or more of the affected area — that triggers a three-fourths Council supermajority and is the likeliest reason the case stalled after two unanimous commission votes. If no protest is on file, document that now, since the filing window closes once the item is called for a vote.
Act before: After Council votes on this item
Confirm your Bryan Area parcel sits inside final liquor overlay
Why now: The same case cleared City Plan Commission 14-0 twice (Feb 5 and Mar 5, 2026) yet reached Council on April 8 with no recorded outcome.
What to do: Request the current boundary map and permit conditions on file for Z-25-000117 before relying on this case for site feasibility — the case returned to City Plan Commission for a second unanimous vote on March 5 after already passing February 5, pointing to a boundary or condition change between hearings that Council has yet to ratify. If your site falls outside the revised footprint, the by-right alcohol use you're counting on may not apply.
Act before: After Council votes on this item
Compare two City Plan Commission packets on Bryan Area alcohol overlay
Why now: Z-25-000117 received unanimous 14-0 recommendations at both the February 5 and March 5, 2026 City Plan Commission hearings, then had no recorded Council vote after three total appearances.
What to do: Request the agenda packets from the February 5 and March 5, 2026 City Plan Commission hearings and compare the boundary maps, case descriptions, and staff recommendations side by side. Two identical 14-0 votes on the same case, followed by no recorded Council outcome on April 8, points to an unreported scope change, condition modification, or withdrawal-and-refile.
Act before: After records request response (typically 10 business days)
Contact Bryan Area council office before liquor overlay reschedules
Why now: The case cleared City Plan Commission 14-0 twice but has no recorded Council vote as of April 8, 2026.
What to do: Reach the council office representing Bryan Area now to identify the specific objection or condition that kept Z-25-000117 off the April 8 vote, then offer draft ordinance language addressing it before the item returns. Conditions added after adoption require a full new hearing cycle, making this gap the only low-cost window to shape final terms.
Act before: After item is placed back on Council agenda
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A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for (1) an ordinance granting a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay; and (2) an ordinance granting a new Specific Use Permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages with consideration for removal of a D Liquor Control Overlay on property zoned Subarea 11 within Planned Development District No. 298, the Bryan Area Special Purpose District with a D Liquor Control Overlay, on the southeast line of Swiss Avenue, northeast of North Haskell Avenue Recommendation of Staff: Approval of the removal of D Liquor Control Overlay Recommendation of CPC: Approval of (1) D-1 Liquor Control Overlay; and (2) a new Specific Use Permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages, for a two-year period, subject to a site plan and conditions Z-25-000117 *In alignment with ForwardDallas.
An application for the removal of D Liquor Control Overlay, with consideration for a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay and a new Specific Use Permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages on property zoned Subarea 11 within Planned Development District 298, the Bryan Area Special Purpose District with a D Liquor Control Overlay, on the southeast line of Swiss Avenue, northeast of North Haskell Avenue. Staff Recommendation: Approval of the removal of D Liquor Control Overlay. Applicant: San Luis Food, LLC / Marcus Schwartz Representative: BrackinSchwartz, PLLC / Marcus Schwartz U/A From: February 5, 2026. Planner: Michael V. Pepe Council District: 2 Z-25-000117
Vote: 14 for, 0 against, 1 absent
recommend approval of D-1 Liquor Control Overlay and new SUP for sale of alcoholic beverages for two-year period, subject to site plan and conditions
Neutral (did not speak): Juan Torres. Commission recessed at 2:03 p.m. and reconvened at 2:16 p.m.
An application for the removal of D Liquor Control Overlay on property zoned Subarea 11 within Planned Development District 298, the Bryan Area Special Purpose District with a D Liquor Control Overlay, on the southeast line of Swiss Avenue, northeast of North Haskell Avenue. Staff Recommendation: Approval. Applicant: San Luis Foods, LLC - Leticia Espinoza Representative: BrackinSchwartz, PLLC - Marcus Schwartz Planner: Michael V. Pepe Council District: 2 Z-25-000117
Vote: 14 for, 0 against, 1 absent
hold until March 5, 2026 and direct staff to re-notice for consideration of D-1 Overlay