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Planning commission approves Cotton Bratton shipping-container hotel at 117 College Ave
Summary
The Weatherford Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved a conditional use permit for the 14-room Cotton Bratton Hotel, a shipping-container hotel at 117 College Avenue, after staff described prior expired approvals and recommended conditions including removal of containers if the hotel ceases operation for 180 consecutive days.
The City of Weatherford Planning and Zoning Commission on June 10 unanimously approved a conditional use permit for the Cotton Bratton Hotel, a proposed 14-room shipping-container hotel at 117 College Avenue.
City staff member Monica Johnson told the commission the property is zoned central business district and lies within the historic downtown future land use designation. A prior conditional use permit for the same project expired after the applicant did not complete construction within the previous 20-month deadline, Johnson said; staff recommended approval of a new CUP subject to conditions.
The applicant, representing ATH Hotel Group, described work already completed on adjacent properties over the last 18 months and said the hotel phase would add 14 container-built rooms, roughly 19 feet in height, surrounding a courtyard with a pool. The applicant said some site improvements required under the earlier permit — including a new sidewalk, removal of an existing drive approach, and a decorative screening wall with landscaping — have already been completed.
Commissioners asked whether a condition requiring removal of the shipping containers if the hotel ‘‘ceases operation for 180 consecutive days’’ is enforceable and who would carry out removal. Staff responded that the property owner would be responsible for removing the structures if that condition were triggered; commissioners noted that such removal conditions are unusual but can be written or adjusted as part of permit conditions.
The applicant said the hotel would operate under a hotel/motel model (stays of 30 days or less) and that the group already operates a similar property in Graham, Texas. "We're incentivized to get those containers out, very similar to how we got them in there, and remove them just because we wanna liquidate those rooms," the applicant said when asked about removal if the hotel ceased operation.
Commissioner Garrett moved to approve the CUP (CUP-2026-0004) with the staff-recommended conditions; Commissioner Hinton seconded the motion and the commission voted unanimously to approve.
The approval allows the ATH Hotel Group to proceed with the hotel subject to the conditions recorded in the permit documents; the commission did not make additional changes on the record. The public hearing drew no public speakers.
