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Council approves special-use permit for restaurant at 2243 Valwood Parkway

City of Farmers Branch City Council · February 17, 2026
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Summary

Council voted unanimously to approve Ordinance No. 3985, granting a specific-use permit to convert an office at 2243 Valwood Parkway into a barbecue restaurant; staff and the planning commission said parking and landscaping requirements will be met or exceeded, and the applicant may return if a second restaurant is proposed.

At a public hearing Feb. 17, the Farmers Branch City Council approved Ordinance No. 3985, authorizing a specific-use permit (SUP) to allow a restaurant at 2243 Valwood Parkway in Planned Development District No. 22.

Brian Campbell, a city planner, told council the existing building is currently used as an office and that the Farmers Branch 2045 plan designates the area as industrial. He said the proposed SUP is not consistent with the 2045 plans land-use…

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