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Council advanced Avenue M package-liquor store despite P&Z opposition; second reading set
Summary
City staff told the Planning & Zoning Commission that City Council overrode the commission’s 6–0 recommendation to disapprove a proposed packaged-liquor store on Avenue M, approving it 4–1; the ordinance is scheduled for a second reading on Thursday.
City staff reported Nov. 17 that the City Council has advanced an ordinance to allow a packaged-liquor store on Avenue M after reversing the Planning & Zoning Commission’s recommendation.
Jeff Fisher, assistant planning director, told the commission the P&Z had recommended disapproval of the proposal 6–0 but that City Council approved the measure 4–1, with Mayor Davis voting against. "This is the one that had the packaged liquor store on Avenue M," Fisher said, and he said the item is on track for a second reading in three days.
The commission’s recommendation is advisory; Fisher’s update indicates the council’s majority favored approval at first reading. The staff briefing did not identify the applicant or the ordinance number, and no additional details about conditions or license timing were given during the work session. The commission’s official minutes and council agenda packet will carry the formal language and any conditions attached to the approval.
The next procedural step is the council’s second reading, where the ordinance can be adopted, amended or sent back for further review. Fisher said the item would be on the council calendar on Thursday. No new public testimony on the Avenue M site was taken during the P&Z work session.
