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Council grants variance allowing Tipsy Crab to sell alcohol near high school
Summary
The Red Oak City Council granted a 92.25-foot variance to allow on-premise consumption at a new Tipsy Crab restaurant near a school driveway; the owner pledged TABC training and security measures and the resolution passed 4-0.
The Red Oak City Council voted 4-0 to grant a variance that will allow a new restaurant, Tipsy Crab, to sell mixed beverages at a location close to Red Oak ISD property.
Staff said the request effectively transfers a previously granted waiver that had been associated with a different business and owner at the same location. The variance reduces the city’s 300-foot minimum separation from school property by 92.25 feet, as authorized by the city code provision cited on the agenda.
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