BRENHAM PLANNING & ZONING VOTES 3-2 IN FAVOR OF NEW GAS STATION
The Brenham Planning and Zoning Commission was divided on Monday in its approval of a request to build a new gas station and convenience store on the north side of town.
The Brenham Planning and Zoning Commission on
Monday voted 3-2 in favor of a request from a
developer seeking to redevelop the property with a
gas station and convenience store. The item will
now go before the city council on June 6th.
(courtesy City of Brenham)
After extended discussion, the commission voted 3-2 to approve a request from Adam Griffin of 30K Holdings, LLC to put a Zippy J’s at the site of the vacant Terminix pest control building at the southeast corner of East Blue Bell Road and Gay Hill Street. However, the vote came with the condition that a 10-foot screening fence be placed on the east property line between the proposed convenience store and the adjacent Wee Care for All Childcare Center.
Voting in favor were commissioners Cyndee Smith, Chris Cangelosi and Dr. Deanna Alfred, while Calvin Kossie and Darren Heine were opposed. Keith Behrens and Cayte Neil were absent.
The vote of approval came after a motion to deny the request, but the motion failed 2-3. Kossie and Heine voted to deny, while Smith, Cangelosi and Dr. Alfred were against denial.
Those who spoke from the public included the applicant, Griffin, as well as Larry Lazare, owner of Wee Care for All, and a teacher at the childcare center. Much of the discussion revolved around traffic at the site and how the business could impact the daycare.
The request will now go to the city council for a public hearing on June 6th. The council can choose to follow the commission’s recommendation to add the screening fence, move forward with the application as is without it, add further restrictions, or deny the item altogether.
Four other requests came before the commission on Monday, and each were approved unanimously. They were:
- A commercial replat of 2.609 acres at the southeast corner of Brookside Drive and Highway 36 North for the Brookside Food Truck Park. In January, the city council approved a specific use permit request for the food truck park.
- A residential replat of 8,666 square feet of vacant land at 708 Cottonwood Street, to divide into two lots for future single-family residential development.
- A residential replat of 1.136 acres at 503 West Alamo Street, to split into two lots so that the owner can sell a portion of the large lot.
- A residential replat of 5.69 acres of vacant land generally located east of Cantey Street and north of Oak Hollow Lane, to make 15 lots for future single-family residential development in the Heritage Oaks subdivision.
Click here to view the agenda packet for Monday's meeting.