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Council grants conditional use permit for coffee roaster amid neighbor concerns about odor
Summary
Tomball approved a conditional use permit to allow a small wholesale coffee‑roasting operation at 22525 Hudsmouth‑Coralville Road; applicants said roasting will be limited in volume and schedule, while neighbors and the chamber urged safeguards and noted past odor disputes elsewhere in town.
TOMBALL, Texas — The Tomball City Council on July 21 approved a conditional use permit (CUP) to allow a coffee‑roasting business to operate at a suite in an existing commercial park at 22525 Hudsmouth‑Coralville Road. The Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval, and staff said the use is consistent with the property’s Corridor Commercial future land‑use designation.
What the permit allows The applicant, Spetser Roasting Company (presented by owner Toby Sedick and supporter Bill Lawrence, a commercial property owner), sought a CUP for wholesale coffee roasting in a small industrial/retail suite. Staff reported the building and site already satisfy many supplemental standards; the CUP record included one comment form in favor. Planning & Zoning recommended approval 5‑0. Council approved the CUP on first reading with no additional…
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