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An application for an amendment to Specific Use Permit No. 1851 for the sale of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with a general merchandise store or food store 3,500 square feet or less on property zoned CS Commercial Service District with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay, on the south line of C. F. Hawn Frwy, west of Silverado Drive. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to conditions. Applicant: Marlow’s Enterprise Inc Representative: Jessica Fenley U/A From: June 25, 2026. Planner: Oscar Aguilera Council District: 8 Z-26-000095
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Get adopted conditions for Silverado Drive liquor permit amendment
Why now: The record shows two different recommendations (staff conditions versus a five-year period) and minutes noting the file number printed as 26-2194 rather than the case number used at hearing.
What to do: Request the signed ordinance and the full list of staff-recommended conditions attached to this Specific Use Permit amendment, and compare them against the Plan Commission's five-year recommendation to see which controls. Ask the planner assigned to the case whether the minutes entry showing a different file number reflects a clerical error that should be corrected in the official record before the ordinance is relied on.
Act before: After the requested ordinance and conditions are produced
Confirm five-year limit on Hawn Freeway alcohol permit
Why now: Staff recommended approval subject to conditions while the City Plan Commission recommended approval for a five-year period on the same application for the Specific Use Permit No. 1851 amendment at C. F. Hawn Freeway west of Silverado Drive.
What to do: Pull the ordinance passed after the September 9 Council hearing and confirm whether it carries the Plan Commission's five-year term or the open-ended staff version, then build the renewal filing into your lease and lender schedule. A time-limited permit means the alcohol component of this under-3,500-square-foot store must be re-approved before the term runs, and financing or resale on a site with an expiring liquor entitlement prices differently than one with a permanent permit.
Act before: After the adopted ordinance text and term length are confirmed
Ask why commission added five-year cap to alcohol permit
Why now: The case was heard three times, carried 15-0 on both June 25 and August 6 with two commissioners recorded absent-but-voting, and the Commission's five-year recommendation diverged from staff's unconditioned approval.
What to do: Ask planner Oscar Aguilera and the Plan Commission why the item sat from June 25 to August 6 before a second unanimous vote, and why commissioners attached a five-year expiration that staff did not recommend. Also ask the secretary to explain the minutes entries recording Herbert and Wheeler-Reagan as voting in favor while out of the room, and whether that practice is routine.
Act before: After the requested records and planner responses are produced
Find out when Hawn Freeway store's alcohol permit expires
Why now: The City Plan Commission recommended approval for a five-year period subject to conditions for the property in Council District 8, and the City Council held its public hearing on September 9, 2026.
What to do: Ask the District 8 council office for the operating conditions attached to this convenience-scale store selling alcohol on the south side of C. F. Hawn Freeway west of Silverado Drive, and note the expiration date if the five-year term was adopted. If the term stands, neighbors get a scheduled public re-hearing to raise hours, lighting, or loitering complaints instead of the permit running indefinitely.
Act before: After the adopted permit conditions and expiration date are published
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What we said then vs what happened next
We said (Aug 5, 2026):
Comment on packaged alcohol sales near Silverado Drive
What happened (Aug 6, 2026):
Carried: 15 to 0
We said (Aug 5, 2026):
Ask why unanimous alcohol permit vote returned to commission
What happened (Aug 6, 2026):
Carried: 15 to 0
Timeline
A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting an amendment to Specific Use Permit No. 1851 for the sale of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with a general merchandise store or food store 3,500 square feet or less on property zoned CS Commercial Service District with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay, on the south line of C. F. Hawn Freeway, west of Silverado Drive Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to staff’s recommended conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval for a five-year period, subject to conditions Z-26-000095 *In alignment with ForwardDallas.
An application for an amendment to Specific Use Permit No. 1851 for the sale of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with a general merchandise store or food store 3,500 square feet or less on property zoned CS Commercial Service District with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay, on the south line of C. F. Hawn Frwy, west of Silverado Drive. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to conditions. Applicant: Marlow’s Enterprise Inc Representative: Jessica Fenley U/A From: June 25, 2026. Planner: Oscar Aguilera Council District: 8 Z-26-000095
Vote: 15 for, 0 against
recommend approval of the amendment to Specific Use Permit No. 1851 for a five-year period, subject to conditions
Wheeler-Reagan was out of the room and shown voting in favor.
An application for an amendment to Specific Use Permit No. 1851 for the sale of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with a general merchandise store or food store 3,500 square feet or less on property zoned CS Commercial Service District with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay, on the south line of C. F. Hawn Frwy, west of Silverado Drive. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to conditions. Applicant: Marlow’s Enterprise Inc Representative: Jessica Fenley Planner: Oscar Aguilera Council District: 8 Z-26-000095
Vote: 15 for, 0 against
hold under advisement until August 6, 2026
This item was heard individually; *Out of room, shown voting in favor: Herbert; file number printed in minutes as 26-2194