Title
SUP#20-006: Public hearing continuation for a request for a Specific Use Permit for a gasoline service station on approximately 1.483 acres known as Lot 1, Block 2, Newport Addition, located at 2919 N. Main St.; Cody Brooks of Bannister Engineering, LLC (engineer), Jack Romigh of Knight Group Architects (architect), and Mark Feuling of Turnkey Construction and Development Group (developer) on behalf of Akram H. Chowdhury (owner)
Description/History
Future Land Use designation: Sub-Area 1
Existing Use: Vacant land
Existing Zoning: C-2 Community Business District
Surrounding Land Use & Zoning:
North - Vacant land, C-2
South - Turner Warnell Rd.; discount store, C-2 (across the street)
East - N. Main St. (Business U.S. 287); gas station, City of Arlington (across the street)
West - Gertie Barrett Rd.; church, PR (across the street)
Thoroughfare Plan Specification:
N. Main St. (Business U.S. 287) - major arterial (four-lane divided)
Turner Warnell Rd. - minor collector (three-lane undivided)
Gertie Barrett Rd. - minor collector (three-lane undivided)
Continuation to October 18, 2021
On October 4, 2021, the Planning & Zoning Commission voted 7-0 to table consideration until October 18, 2021 to allow the applicant additional time to revise the architectural elevations based on ongoing discussions they have had with staff.
The applicant has provided revised building elevations and perspectives and a corresponding revised sign plan. The applicant worked collaboratively with staff and made several key revisions to improve the architecture of the building, including the removal of the canopy that previously connected the building to the fuel pump canopy (which allows the architecture of the building to stand out more), the addition of tower elements to accentuate the corners of the building, providing taller building parapets to give the building more bulk, additional windows and awnings to add better definition to the middle and upper portions of the b...
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