Council denies Sunrise gas station special-use permit at Texas Parkway entrance

Council Member Sharita L. Thompson moved and the council voted unanimously to deny a specific use permit for a proposed Sunrise gas station at the northwest corner of Texas Parkway and Turtle Creek Drive.

Residents and staff urged denial during the hearing. Dr. Natasha Wartsworth, who identified herself as president of the Quail Green South subdivision and a former Texas Parkway Corridor Committee member, said the Planning and Zoning Commission had issued a negative recommendation and that "more than 50 protest forms have been submitted by concerned residents," asking council to "vote no, no, no." Jessica Hill, vice president of the HOA and a 23‑year resident, told the council the project "does not move us towards" the city's comprehensive plan vision for walkable, mixed‑use development on Texas Parkway.

City planning staff described the proposal as a 1.46‑acre site with a roughly 7,200‑square‑foot building, a one‑story canopy about 33 feet high, and 10 fuel pumps; staff concluded the concept failed side‑yard and landscaping buffer requirements and recommended denial consistent with Planning & Zoning's negative recommendation. Staff also reported 61 written protests and noted required public notices had been mailed and posted.

Thompson made the motion to deny; the motion carried unanimously. The council did not adopt any conditions or amendments that would have allowed the SUP to proceed. The denial preserves the planning commission's recommendation and leaves the property's zoning unchanged pending any future applications.