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Commission approves mixed La Quinta/Hawthorne dual-brand hotel with limited extended-stay units near FM 549
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4–3 to approve a specific-use permit for a dual-brand limited-service/residence hotel at the FM 549/Fitzport Life Boulevard area (Z2025-057). The applicant offered a room matrix (60 limited-service rooms, 36 residence-hotel rooms) and agreed to include elevation standards requested by City Council.
The Planning and Zoning Commission on Sept. 30 approved Z2025-057, a specific-use permit for a dual-brand limited-service/residence hotel on a 2.819-acre portion of a larger 4.767-acre parcel located east of FM 549 and Fitzport Life Boulevard. The vote passed 4–3.
City staff said the City Council remanded the case (Sept. 15, 7–0) to require building elevations that meet the general overlay district standards and to add the applicant’s room matrix to the draft ordinance. Staff included language in the draft to bind the elevations to the overlay standards; the applicant provided a matrix showing 60 limited-service hotel rooms and 36 residence-hotel rooms.
The applicant and brand representatives — Cash Patel (developer) and Jeff Tucker (Wyndham Hotels and Resorts) — discussed market positioning for the dual-brand (La Quinta/Hawthorne) model, explaining the mix of short transient stays and a limited number of extended-stay-style rooms with additional amenities (e.g., larger refrigerators and kitchenettes) targeted to business travelers from nearby industrial parks. Commissioners questioned whether the extended-stay component should be included and whether a restaurant pad could be removed; the applicant said he could remove the extended-stay portion if required but later explained that extended-stay rooms allow the hotel to pursue specific group and government business and help maintain higher average daily rates.
After discussion, Commissioner Hastings moved to approve Z2025-057; Commissioner Brock seconded. The motion passed 4–3. The approval binds the elevations and the room mix language included in the draft ordinance; staff will track those conditions at the site-plan stage and any subsequent site-plan or building permit review. The case will return to Council if required by the Unified Development Code for any material changes.
