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Commission backs gasoline sales SUP for 2806 S. FM 51 after neighborhood objections
Summary
The commission recommended City Council approve a specific use permit enabling gasoline sales at a proposed convenience store at 2806 S. FM 51. Staff said the site is consistent with the comprehensive plan and that mitigation measures (limited hours, fewer pumps, buffer fencing, photometric controls) have been added; neighbors raised traffic and safety concerns.
The Decatur Planning & Zoning Commission on March 30 recommended that City Council consider a specific-use permit to allow gasoline sales at a proposed convenience store at 2806 South FM 51.
Planning Director Lisa Hammond said the convenience store itself is permitted by-right in the site—1 restricted business zoning, but gasoline sales require a specific-use permit (SUP). The applicant returned after failing to secure enough votes at a prior City Council hearing; staff described changes since the last submittal including reduced pump count, revised…
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