Specific Use Permit Amendment at Bruton Road
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An application for an amendment to add the sale of alcoholic beverages to Specific Use Permit 2441 for a restaurant without drive-in or drive-through service on property zoned NO(A) Neighborhood Office District with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay, on the south line of Bruton Road, east of Pleasant Drive. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to amended conditions. Applicant: Rosalba Betancourt Garcia & Noe Moises Santoyo [Sole Owners] U/A From: November 20, 2025. Planner: Martin Bate Council District: 5 Z-25-000119
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Calendar renewal deadlines for Serrato's alcohol sales permit before City Council vote
Context: Wheeler-Reagan's friendly amendment removing automatic renewal eligibility was accepted by applicant Serrato at the December 4, 2025 City Plan Commission vote, carried 13-0.
Recommended: If you represent the applicant, the Commission's floor amendment stripping automatic renewal eligibility means the permit will require active renewal on a hard deadline — build that calendar now before City Council finalizes permit terms.
Request the staff report behind the last-minute automatic renewal removal from Serrato's alcohol permit
Context: Wheeler-Reagan introduced the no-automatic-renewal amendment on the floor at the December 4, 2025 City Plan Commission hearing and applicant Serrato accepted it with no explanation in the public record.
Recommended: File a public records request for the staff report, any neighborhood association correspondence, and Commissioner Wheeler-Reagan's written basis for the floor amendment — the last-minute change suggests off-record concerns about long-term accountability that weren't aired publicly.
Speak at City Council before new alcohol sales are approved in your corridor
Context: The December 4, 2025 City Plan Commission vote (13-0) advances this matter directly to City Council for a final vote with no further Commission review.
Recommended: The City Plan Commission approved this alcohol sales application 13-0 on December 4 — the upcoming City Council vote is the final public hearing where you can testify for or against before it becomes permanent.
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A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting an amendment to add the sale of alcoholic beverages to Specific Use Permit No. 2441 for a restaurant without drive-in or drive-through service on property zoned NO(A) Neighborhood Office District with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay, on the south line of Bruton Road, east of Pleasant Drive Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to amended conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval for a ten-year period, subject to amended conditions Z-25-000119 *In alignment with ForwardDallas.
An application for an amendment to add the sale of alcoholic beverages to Specific Use Permit 2441 for a restaurant without drive-in or drive-through service on property zoned NO(A) Neighborhood Office District with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay, on the south line of Bruton Road, east of Pleasant Drive. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to amended conditions. Applicant: Rosalba Betancourt Garcia & Noe Moises Santoyo [Sole Owners] U/A From: November 20, 2025. Planner: Martin Bate Council District: 5 Z-25-000119
Vote: 13 for, 0 against, 2 absent
recommend approval of amendment to add alcoholic beverages to SUP 2441 for ten-year period, subject to amended conditions
Friendly amendment by Wheeler-Reagan removed eligibility for automatic renewals; accepted by Serrato. Original second was Wheeler-Reagan; Forsyth seconded the amended motion.
An application for an amendment to add the sale of alcoholic beverages to Specific Use Permit 2441 for a restaurant without drive-in or drive-through service on property zoned NO(A) Neighborhood Office District with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay, on the south line of Bruton Rd., east of Pleasant Dr. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to amended conditions. Applicant: Rosalba Betancourt Garcia & Noe Moises Santoyo [Sole Owners] Planner: Martin Bate Council District: 5 Z-25-000119
Vote: 15 for, 0 against
hold under advisement until December 4, 2025
Heard individually, out of consent order