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Pharr planning commission backs liquor permit for Umaya Sushi, recommends two final plats to city commission
Summary
At a July meeting, the City of Pharr Planning Commission voted to recommend a conditional use permit allowing on‑premise alcohol sales at Umaya Sushi and to recommend final approval of two subdivision/final plan applications; all items are scheduled for the City Commission on Aug. 4, 2025.
PHARR, Texas — The City of Pharr Planning Commission voted at a July meeting to recommend a conditional use permit for a restaurant seeking to sell alcoholic beverages on site and to recommend final approval of two subdivision/final‑plan proposals. Each item will be considered by the Pharr City Commission on Aug. 4, 2025, at 4 p.m.
The commission recommended that Umaya Sushi Far Inc., doing business as Umaya Sushi, be allowed to sell alcoholic beverages for on‑premise consumption at 601 South Jackson Road, a property zoned General Business District C. Eduardo Martinez, Planner III for the City of Pharr, told the commission that Development Services recommended approval of the conditional use permit and that six surrounding property owners were notified by letter on July 11, 2025, and a legal notice ran in the Advanced News Journal on July 9, 2025. Martinez said staff received no written responses to the notice. No members of the public registered to speak on the item. The commission moved to approve the recommendation by voice vote; no opposition was recorded during the vote.
The commission also recommended final plan approval for a proposed replat titled Beamsley Subdivision, Lots 51A and 51B, an application submitted by Applicants for Engineering Consultants, Inc. on behalf of ASL Leasing LLC. Martinez described the property as being in the 1100 block of West Eisenhower Street and currently zoned Residential Multifamily, High Density (RMF‑HD). He said Development Services recommended final plan approval subject to conditions. The commission approved the recommendation by voice vote.
A third item that received a recommendation for final plan approval was a proposed SRS subdivision: a 3.06‑acre tract described by staff as a portion of the south 330 feet of Lot 117, Kelly Forest Subdivision. Spore Engineering, representing Oida J. Hamelin, trustee for Pontus Holding LLC, filed the application for a warehouse and office use on a site currently zoned Limited Industrial (LI). Martinez said the property is designated for industrial use in the land use plan and that Development Services recommended approval subject to conditions. The commission approved the recommendation by voice vote.
For all three items, Martinez said outstanding prerequisites include required reviews by Development Services divisions (including fire and health inspections where applicable). He also noted each item is scheduled to go before the Pharr City Commission on Aug. 4, 2025, at 4 p.m., where the City Commission will take final action.
The meeting record shows limited discussion on these agenda items and no public objections recorded during the Planning Commission meeting. The commission opened and closed the required public hearing for the Umaya Sushi conditional use permit after confirming no members of the public had signed up to speak.
