Justin Lee Application
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An application for a new Specific Use Permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with a general merchandise or food store 3,500 square feet or less on property zoned Subarea 2, within Planned Development District No. 366, the Buckner Boulevard Special Purpose District, with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay, on the south line of Lake June Road, between Hillburn Drive and Rose Garden Avenue. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to site plan and staff’s recommended conditions. Applicant: Justin Lee Representative: Roberto Nunez Planner: Justin Lee Council District: 5 Z-26-000093
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Verify two-year term on alcohol sales permit
Why now: City Plan Commission carried 14-1 on 2026-07-23 after Commissioner Wheeler-Reagan's friendly amendment changed the permit from one year to two years, and Council closed its hearing on 2026-08-25 with the two-year recommendation.
What to do: Confirm in the final ordinance that the alcohol permit runs two years, not the one year first proposed, and check the site plan conditions. A short term means you must plan for renewal or lose the alcohol sales revenue the business model relies on.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask why one commissioner opposed alcohol permit
Why now: Staff recommended approval with conditions, yet the City Plan Commission vote was 14-1 with Gilbert-Smith against, and the term was shortened by amendment; the matter has appeared twice (City Plan Commission and Council) with no stated next step.
What to do: Request the staff report, site plan, and any correspondence on the Lake June Road alcohol permit to learn why Commissioner Gilbert-Smith cast the lone no vote. Also ask why a two-year limit was added when staff recommended approval without a time limit.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
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A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a new Specific Use Permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with a general merchandise or food store 3,500 square feet or less on property zoned Subarea 2, within Planned Development District No. 366, the Buckner Boulevard Special Purpose District, with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay, on the south line of Lake June Road, between Hillburn Drive and Rose Garden Avenue Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to a site plan and staff’s recommended conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval for a two-year period, subject to a site plan and conditions Z-26-000093 *In alignment with ForwardDallas.
An application for a new Specific Use Permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with a general merchandise or food store 3,500 square feet or less on property zoned Subarea 2, within Planned Development District No. 366, the Buckner Boulevard Special Purpose District, with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay, on the south line of Lake June Road, between Hillburn Drive and Rose Garden Avenue. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to site plan and staff’s recommended conditions. Applicant: Justin Lee Representative: Roberto Nunez Planner: Justin Lee Council District: 5 Z-26-000093
Vote: 14 for, 1 against
recommend approval of a new Specific Use Permit for alcohol sales with a general merchandise or food store for a two-year period, subject to a site plan and conditions
Commissioner Wheeler-Reagan offered a friendly amendment for a two-year period instead of a one-year period; motion maker Serrato and seconder Sims accepted it.