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Commission recommends approval of convenience store with gasoline sales and beer/wine permits after neighbor objections
Summary
The Decatur Planning and Zoning Commission on Dec. 2 recommended approval of a convenience store with gasoline sales (SUP25‑0006) and a related specific use permit for beer and wine sales (SUP25‑0007) at 2806 South FM 51 after public comment raised traffic, parking and litter concerns; staff and the applicant said revised site plans addressed parking and pump counts.
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval Dec. 2 of a specific use permit to allow a convenience store with gasoline sales at 2806 South FM 51 and a separate specific use permit to allow beer and wine sales for off‑premises consumption.
Planning Director Lisa Hannon told the commission the property is zoned C‑1 restricted business and historically had a convenience store on the site between about 1995 and 2014. Staff recommended approval of SUP25‑0006 (gasoline sales) and said the replat is in process; planning staff reported two written responses opposing the gasoline sales request and three opposing the beer-and‑wine request, one property owner inside the 200‑foot notification zone.
Several nearby residents and business owners spoke at the hearing. Alan Arnold, who said he…
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