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Council denies conditional use permit for proposed larger liquor store on North Main
Summary
After staff recommended approval, Weatherford council denied a conditional use permit (ordinance 02026-08) for a proposed 5,005-square-foot liquor store at 1015 North Main, citing concerns about a two-story store near residential areas and potential vape sales; applicant estimated about $1M building cost and $400K inventory.
The Weatherford City Council voted to deny a conditional use permit for a proposed larger liquor store at 1015 North Main Street.
Staff planning chief Scott McDonald presented ordinance 02026-08 (CUP-26-0002), describing the proposal for a liquor store greater than 5,000 square feet in the C-1 zoning district and recommending approval with conditions on signage, window displays and exterior screening. McDonald said the building height was proposed at 30 feet and noted planning and zoning had unanimously approved the application on March 11.
Applicant representative Pravin KC, the project's design engineer, told the council the existing business would be demolished for a new code-compliant building and estimated the investment at roughly $1,000,000 for the building with about $400,000 in starting inventory. "That's about roughly building will be about million dollars and then inventory will be about 1, like, 400,000 extra," the applicant said.
Council members questioned the project's scale and neighborhood fit. One council member said they were uneasy about a two-story liquor store on Main Street and pointed to nearby residential blocks and churches; others raised maintenance concerns about landscaping that can degrade if not maintained and suggested adding a condition to ban sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems (vapes). Staff reminded the council that a conditional use permit, if granted, would run with the land and that the existing business would remain legally nonconforming if the CUP were denied unless it became nonoperational for six months.
Council member Matt Tiscus moved to deny the conditional use permit; the motion was seconded and the council voted to deny the item.
Why it matters: The denial preserves the existing zoning treatment for the site and reflects council concerns about neighborhood compatibility, long-term maintenance and ancillary product sales. Staff and the applicant had proposed conditions intended to limit signage and visual clutter but the council judged the project's scale and location inappropriate for the area.
