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Council approves El Primo encroachment and access license for downtown lot after lengthy debate; vote 5-2
Summary
City Council approved a right-of-way license and hold-harmless agreement allowing El Primo’s restaurant to use part of a city-owned lot and a 10-foot encroachment for landscaping and awnings, and to cross the lot for garage access. The measure passed 5-2 after extended debate over grease-trap placement, loss of parking and fire-lane enforcement.
The Midlothian City Council voted 5-2 to approve a right-of-way license and hold-harmless agreement that permits El Primo’s (El Primos) and associated Lot 11–15 developers to use a 10-foot encroachment over a city-owned lot north of the building at 211 West Main Street and to cross a portion of North Seventh Street right-of-way for garage access.
The agreement allows planting boxes and awnings to extend into the city fee-owned lot (not TxDOT right-of-way) and grants a license for ingress/egress across the lot so tenants may access the rear garages. Council members stressed the license is not…
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