Paschal neighborhood opposes conditional-use parking lot; council continues case to Dec. 9

Residents of the Paschal neighborhood urged the Fort Worth City Council to deny a conditional-use permit for a commercial parking lot proposed at 1812 and 1820 West Loudoun Street, saying the change would erode A-5 single-family protections and bring noise, traffic and late-hour activity into a residential block.

Rick Garcia (S22), president of the Pasco Neighborhood Association, described the lot’s demolition from a former single-family home and called the parking-lot proposal speculative and incompatible with surrounding homes. He said the lot is surrounded on three sides by residences and warned that approval would set a precedent enabling single-family lots to be converted to commercial uses across the city.

Anita Horkey (S23) presented photos and evidence of past illegal uses and a privacy fence constructed in November 2023 that she described as a code-enforcement case still open. Horkey said the property had been used as a parking lot intermittently for at least five years and argued that allowing a permanent commercial parking lot would grow nearby bar patronage and related problems rather than solve them.

After hearing public comment, Council Member Beck (S15) moved to continue ZC-25-088 to the Dec. 9 council meeting to allow further review and outreach; the motion carried. No final decision to approve or deny the conditional use permit was made at this meeting.