Lewisville council accepts annexation petition for 5394 Williams Road and sets public hearings for Aug. 14

The Town of Lewisville council accepted a clerk’s certificate of sufficiency for a voluntary annexation petition for property at 5394 Williams Road and set public hearings on the annexation and a related rezoning for Aug. 14, 2025, at 6 p.m. in council chambers.

Town clerk Angela (Angie) reported the petition covers approximately 24 acres, is noncontiguous to the town’s primary corporate limits (a satellite annexation), is about one mile from the town boundary, and represents about 0.75% of the town’s primary corporate limits. The petitioners named in the clerk’s report include Bradley Ross, Jenny Chapman, Suzanne Chapman and Joshua Shore. Council previously authorized staff to investigate the petition under state annexation statutes.

Acceptance of the certificate of sufficiency is a procedural step that allows the town to set a public hearing in which members of the public and the applicants may comment. Council members and staff clarified that accepting the certificate does not itself annex the property. Town manager Stacy Tolbert and town attorney Elliot Fuss reiterated that, if the annexation is ultimately approved after public hearings, town zoning ordinances would apply and a rezoning public hearing is required by state law.

A resident who lives about 800 feet from the property, Corey Pendergrass of 5525 Williams Road, addressed the council during public comment and said he is concerned the annexation may be intended to enable a mixed-drink license for a nearby bar and venue (he referred to West Bend). Pendergrass said he feared increased drunk driving in a residential neighborhood if liquor-by-the-drink sales begin. Town staff and council said they would verify licensing rules and any countywide or municipal referendum implications before any final action; staff noted local referendum or county decisions can affect where liquor-by-the-drink is permitted.

Council voted unanimously to accept the certificate of sufficiency and to set public hearings on Aug. 14, 2025, at 6 p.m. for both annexation and subsequent rezoning from Forsyth County districts to Town of Lewisville zoning. Staff noted applicants are customarily encouraged to attend the public hearing, and the council may choose to table the public hearing if applicants are not present.