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Council approves first reading to rezone downtown parcel for light commercial use; specific‑use permit and traffic data to return
Summary
Council granted first reading to rezone a 0.237‑acre parcel on East Parsons Street from Downtown Business to C‑1 Light Commercial to enable a convenience store and gas pumps, and left the related specific‑use permit and some public hearings open pending traffic counts and design updates.
The Manor City Council voted 4‑1 to approve first reading of an ordinance to rezone a 0.237‑acre parcel at 10202 East Parsons Street from Downtown Business to C‑1 Light Commercial, a change the applicant said is necessary to reintroduce a gas station use and other convenience retail on the corner.
The rezoning was the first of two related items on the agenda. The applicant, Christian Garcia, told the council the project team reduced the number of fuel pumps from earlier proposals and planned retail that could include a small grocery or coffee shop facing the proposed park space behind the site. “Once we take out the canopy and the pumps, it opens up the space,” Garcia said, describing a concept that would also add seating and pickup zones facing the park.
Residents and council members raised concerns about vehicular access on and off the corner, tight turning radii at Old 20 and Lexington, deliveries and truck circulation, the narrow alley behind the block, and the adjacency to long‑stay lodging and elderly apartments. Council asked staff and the applicant for traffic‑count data and a traffic‑management plan before final approval. The applicant said he expected to provide additional numbers ahead of the next meeting.
Michael Burrell, the city’s development services director, explained the property previously functioned as a gas station but lost its nonconforming status under city ordinance after an extended period of nonoperation. Burrell said the zoning change to C‑1 is the minimum needed for the applicant to seek a specific‑use permit (SUP) for fuel sales; design and masonry standards for facades will be addressed during the SUP and building permit process.
Council also voted to postpone and keep open the public hearing for the SUP until mid‑October to allow the Planning and Zoning Commission to reconsider the design and for staff to collect traffic information. Council members requested masonry and facade consistency in keeping with downtown character but were advised that zoning and design details will be evaluated during the SUP and site‑plan reviews.
The first‑reading vote on rezoning passed 4‑1; the council left the SUP public hearing open and the SUP item was postponed to Oct. 15 for further review.
