Family Affair Liquor Store Rezoning at East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
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C14-2026-0005 - Family Affair Liquor Store - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning a portion of the property locally known as 4503 East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (Tannehill Branch Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from community commercial-neighborhood plan (GR-NP) combining district zoning to commercial-liquor sales-neighborhood plan (CS-1-NP) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant commercial-liquor sales-neighborhood plan (CS-1-NP) combining district zoning. Owner/Applicant: Rodney Anderson. Agent: Neighborhood Realty and Property Management-NRPM (Patrick S. Juvé). City Staff: Jonathan Tomko, AICP, Austin Planning, 512-974-1057.
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Obtain opposition petition validity finding for liquor store rezoning
Why now: The July 23 item states a valid petition in opposition has been filed and passed 9-0 with Council Members Harper-Madison and Fuentes absent, while the May 21 first reading item for the same case makes no mention of a petition.
What to do: Request from Austin Planning staff contact Jonathan Tomko the petition file, the date it was certified valid, and the city's written determination of the vote threshold applied at each reading. The petition notation appears on the July 23 second and third reading item but not on the May 21 first reading item, so the record does not show whether the heightened threshold, if any, was applied at first reading — get that answered in writing before relying on the ordinance's finality.
Act before: After the petition file and vote-threshold determination are produced
Confirm exact rezoned portion at liquor store property
Why now: Both the May 21 and July 23 items rezone only 'a portion of the property' at 4503 East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard from GR-NP to CS-1-NP within the Tannehill Branch Watershed.
What to do: Pull the recorded ordinance exhibit and field notes for 4503 East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to confirm which portion of the tract carries commercial-liquor sales-neighborhood plan zoning; the remainder stays community commercial-neighborhood plan, where liquor sales are not permitted. Also verify Tannehill Branch Watershed impervious cover and drainage limits before designing any building expansion or parking reconfiguration on the rezoned area.
Act before: After the signed ordinance and zoning exhibit are published
Ask when opposition petition to liquor store rezoning surfaced
Why now: Only the July 23 item notes 'A valid petition has been filed in opposition,' yet the case passed 9-0 with Council Member Harper-Madison, whose absence went unexplained, and Council Member Fuentes not voting.
What to do: Pull the petition signatures, the date-stamped filing, and staff's validity memo, then compare the May 21 and July 23 agenda backup for the same case. The public record shows staff and the Planning Commission both recommending approval and a unanimous council vote despite certified neighborhood opposition — ask who signed, when it was filed, and why it appears on only one of the two agenda items.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Read final liquor store zoning ordinance for use restrictions
Why now: Council approved second and third readings 9-0 on July 23, 2026 rezoning part of 4503 East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to commercial-liquor sales-neighborhood plan zoning, following first reading approval May 21, 2026.
What to do: Request the signed ordinance and the neighborhood plan combining district provisions from Austin Planning staff contact Jonathan Tomko to see whether any conditional overlay limits hours, outdoor sales, or signage at 4503 East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The zoning change permits packaged liquor sales on part of that site, so any operating limits you rely on must appear in the adopted ordinance text, not in hearing discussion.
Act before: After the adopted ordinance text is released
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C14-2026-0005 - Family Affair Liquor Store - Approve second and third readings of an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning a portion of the property locally known as 4503 East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (Tannehill Branch Watershed) from community commercial-neighborhood plan (GR-NP) combining district zoning to commercial-liquor sales-neighborhood plan (CS-1-NP) combining district zoning. First Reading approved May 21, 2026. Vote: 9-0. Council Member Harper-Madison and Council Member Fuentes were absent. Owner/Applicant: Rodney Anderson. Agent: Neighborhood Realty and Property Management-NRPM (Patrick S. Juvé). City Staff: Jonathan Tomko, AICP, Austin Planning, 512-974-1057. A valid petition has been filed in opposition to this rezoning request.
C14-2026-0005 - Family Affair Liquor Store - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning a portion of the property locally known as 4503 East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (Tannehill Branch Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from community commercial-neighborhood plan (GR-NP) combining district zoning to commercial-liquor sales-neighborhood plan (CS-1-NP) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant commercial-liquor sales-neighborhood plan (CS-1-NP) combining district zoning. Owner/Applicant: Rodney Anderson. Agent: Neighborhood Realty and Property Management-NRPM (Patrick S. Juvé). City Staff: Jonathan Tomko, AICP, Austin Planning, 512-974-1057.