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Council approves rezoning for downtown cafe after heated public comment on parking and preservation
Summary
After extensive public comment both for and against, the Nacogdoches City Council approved rezoning 216 North Church Street from B-2 to B-3 to allow a family-focused cafe called Dilly Dally, with council debate centering on parking requirements, historic character and whether zoning should 'follow the land.'
The Nacogdoches City Council narrowly approved a zoning change for 216 North Church Street on Aug. 20, 2024, allowing the property to move from B-2 General Business to B-3 Central Business and eliminating the site’s on-site parking minimums.
Grace Gerrigan, the applicant, told the council she and her sisters plan to open "Dilly Dally," a family-friendly coffee house with seating for roughly 35 indoors and several outdoor picnic tables. Gerrigan said the rezoning would protect the business if a two-year leased parking agreement for 15 spaces is interrupted and noted proposed mitigation such as directional signage, a fenced backyard play area, a handicapped parking space in the leased lot, and restricted hours. "Rezoning protects us and will give us time to make other arrangements," Gerrigan said.
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