Zoning Case at Trinity Forest Way

Why now: Staff recommends approval subject to a site plan and conditions for a general merchandise or food store 3,500 square feet or less on property zoned Commercial Retail with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay, per the September 17, 2026 City Plan Commission item (Z-26-000148, planner Oscar Aguilera).

What to do: Pull the staff-recommended site plan and conditions before the September 17 hearing and confirm exactly how the 3,500-square-foot store size, floor layout and any permit term are locked in. Once the specific use permit is approved subject to that site plan, expanding the store or shifting the sales area later means reopening the case rather than filing a simple building permit.

Act before: After the September 17, 2026 City Plan Commission hearing

Why now: The September 17, 2026 City Plan Commission item seeks a specific use permit for alcoholic beverage sales at a store of 3,500 square feet or less at 7602 Great Trinity Forest Way in Council District 8, with staff recommending approval subject to conditions.

What to do: If you live near the southeast corner of Great Trinity Forest Way and Forsythe Drive, review the proposed conditions now and raise hours of operation, lighting, trash and loitering concerns at the September 17 hearing, when they can still be written into the site plan. This permit would allow packaged alcohol sales at a small neighborhood store, and conditions attached at approval are far harder to add afterward.

Act before: After the September 17, 2026 City Plan Commission hearing