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Council approves rezoning and special‑use permit for convenience store with fuel pumps at 1400 Paluxy Road
Summary
Council rezoned 2.786 acres at 1400 Paluxy Road from interim holding to Light Commercial and approved a specific‑use permit for a convenience store with gas pumps on 1.415 acres; the applicant cited a planned 7‑Eleven, will initially use a septic system while a sewer moratorium remains in effect, and P&Z recommended approval 5–0.
The Granbury City Council voted to rezone a 2.786‑acre parcel at 1400 Paluxy Road from Interim Holding to Light Commercial and approved a Specific Use Permit (SUP) to allow a convenience store with fuel pumps on roughly 1.415 acres at the corner of U.S. 377 and Paluxy (Pirate) Drive.
Kara Wahwe, Community Development Director, presented the staff report and site plan, saying the property is currently unimproved and that the comprehensive future land use map designates the site for retail/office uses compatible with Light Commercial zoning. Wahwe said staff recommended approval of the zoning change with no conditions and recommended the SUP with standard conditions tied to the site plan (Exhibit B), parking and impervious surface requirements, and city inspection/code compliance.
Wahwe said the applicant indicated the intended user for the SUP is a 7‑Eleven. The proposed access would use a shared drive with the adjacent Tractor Supply store, with gas canopies facing U.S. 377. Wahwe noted the property is subject to a moratorium agreement; the applicant plans to construct a septic system on the western portion of the lot while the moratorium remains in effect and will replat and connect to sewer if and when the moratorium is lifted.
Applicant representatives spoke during the public hearing. One representative said the developer plans to plat the property as a single lot and initially use a septic system until the moratorium is lifted, and that there is market interest for restaurants and other commercial uses on the remaining portion of the site. The applicant estimated construction start could target late summer, but said final schedules will depend on plan review and property closing.
Planning and Zoning recommended the zoning change and SUP by a 5–0 vote; the council approved the zoning ordinance (Ordinance No. 25‑13) and the SUP ordinance (Ordinance No. 25‑14) with unanimous votes (6–0).
