STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Mobility Solutions, Infrastructure, and Sustainability
AGENDA DATE: April 8, 2020
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):|910|DEPARTMENT: Department of Sustainable Development and Construction
EXECUTIVE: Majed Al-Ghafry
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SUBJECT
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A public hearing on an application for and a resolution granting a variance to the alcohol spacing requirements from a public school, L. G. Pinkston High School as required by Section 6-4 of the Dallas City Code to allow a wine and beer retailer's off-premise permit (Chapter 26 of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code) for a general merchandise or food store with 10,000 square feet or more floor area [A & S Supermarkets, LLC] on the north line of Singleton Boulevard and the west line of Hampton Road - AV190-003 - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
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BACKGROUND
Section 6-4 of Chapter 6, "Alcoholic Beverages," of the Dallas City Code allows Council to grant a variance from the usual spacing required between an alcohol business and a protected use. The usual spacing requirement is 300 feet in a direct line from the property line of the public Dallas Independent School District school to the property line of the place of business.
The standard for approval of the variance is that:
A. the application is for one of the following permits pursuant to the following chapters of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code:
(i) a brewer's permit, Chapter 12;
(ii) a distiller's and rectifier's permit, Chapter 14;
(iii) a winery permit, Chapter 16;
(iv) a wine and beer retailer's permit, Chapter 25;
(v) a wine and beer retailer's off-premise permit, Chapter 26;
(vi) a mixed beverage permit with a food and beverage certificate, Chapter 28; or
(vii) a manufacturer's license, Chapter 62.
B. the application is for one of the following land uses:
(i) general merchandise or food store use with 10,000 square feet or more of floor area
(ii) restaurant w...
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