The Coppell Planning and Zoning Commission denied a rezoning request to allow Goodwill to operate a donation-only drop-off and distribution site at 1090 East Sandy Lake Road. The commission voted 4-2 after a public hearing and staff recommendation against the proposal.

City planner Mary Perron Boswell told the commission the commercial zoning district limits warehousing to 20% of floor area and staff recommended denial because the proposal would use nearly 100% of the suite for storage and distribution. “Staff is unable to support the request,” Perron Boswell said, citing incompatibility with the comprehensive plan and concerns about illegal dumping and blight.

Goodwill representatives said the location would be a staffed, indoor donation-express site intended for quick valet-style drop-offs and daily servicing by box trucks. “The donation express seeks to meet . . . convenience,” Tim Heise, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries of Dallas, said, describing the operation as a “valet donation center” with items moved quickly to a processing facility.

Commissioners who opposed the request cited the location’s frontage on a primary Coppell corridor and the commission’s goal that sites along major streets provide retail, dining, and daytime services for neighborhoods. Commissioner Cindy Bishop said the request “is inconsistent with the master plan,” and Commissioner Sue Blankenship noted concern about visibility and the property serving as a prominent gateway.

Commissioner Hayfmann moved to deny the PD amendment; the roll call showed Commissioner Donmeyer voting nay, Vice Chair Blankenship aye, Chairman Haas aye, Commissioner Maurer nay, Commissioner Hayfmann aye and Commissioner Bishop aye. The motion carried 4–2.

The denial leaves the 2,500-square-foot suite vacant; staff noted the landlord filed the application and the property owner signed the request but no homeowner association responses were received during the public-notice period.

What happens next: the denial means Goodwill cannot operate the donation-express at this location under the requested PD change. The applicant and property owner may choose to revise the proposal, seek a different location, or pursue an appeal or new application at a future meeting.

Meeting context: staff presented the case as a public hearing item; no members of the public registered opposition at the hearing, and Goodwill’s Dallas leadership and the property representative addressed commissioners during the hearing.