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Commission adds fence condition to special-use permit for Elam Road convenience store expansion

5551716 · August 7, 2025
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Summary

The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a special-use permit allowing renovation and expansion of the convenience store at 11900 Elam Road to add two tenant suites (bakery and ice cream shop) while retaining fueling operations; approval included a condition to install a 6-foot wood privacy fence on the south side adjacent to residential lots.

The Balch Springs Planning and Zoning Commission approved Special Use Permit Application 002-2025 on Aug. 7 to allow the existing convenience store at 11900 Elam Road to become a legal, conforming use and to permit expansion and remodeling that will add two tenant suites while maintaining fuel sales.

Planning staff said the 0.6828-acre site (formerly used as a bank at one point) currently operates as a convenience store without an SUP. As proposed, the applicant will enclose an existing awning area, demolish an ATM kiosk, add two suites (intended for a bakery…

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