Granbury council approves airport fuel farm, multiple zoning changes and parking updates

Granbury City Council on June 3 approved a package of ordinances, contracts and development agreements that included a $1.11 million construction contract to expand Jet A fuel storage at Granbury Regional Airport, zoning and comprehensive-plan changes for parcels along U.S. Highway 377 and Loop 560, a local historic-landmark designation for a 1908 residence at 523 Peach Street, amendments to the city's zoning definitions to cover electric vehicle charging and expansions to no-parking zones on Stockton Street and Harbor Lakes Drive.

The council met at 6 p.m. at Granbury City Hall and voted unanimously (6-0) on the items listed below. Much of the meeting involved staff presentations and applicant explanations; public comment was limited to individual items and the general comment period.

The most consequential single contract approved was for the airport fuel farm expansion. Cody (Aviation Director) told the council the project "consists of the installation of two 15,000-gallon Jet A tanks and all associated plumbing and pumping equipment, as well as an integrated circle drive to accommodate fuel tanker deliveries." The council awarded the construction contract to Granbury Excavating Inc. for $1,111,934.07 and a construction-administration contract to KSA Engineering, Inc. for $124,931. Funding for the project will combine a Bipartisan Infrastructure Law grant with the airport's non-primary entitlement grant program; the grants carry established federal match rates as described in the presentation. The council also adopted an ordinance to amend the airport fund operating budget for fiscal year 2024-25 to reflect the awards.

On land-use matters, the council approved two related ordinances (25-29 and 25-30) to change a 3.37-acre tract at 4172 E. U.S. Highway 377 from an interim-holding district to light commercial/planned development and to amend the future-land-use map from low-density residential to retail office. Kara Walley (city staff, planning) described the PD standards and the applicant's…