The City Plan Commission approved a rezoning and a special permit to legalize and regulate an existing contractor's yard at 8701 Gateway South Boulevard.

Jose Beltran of Planning and Inspections said the 0.29‑acre site currently functions as a contractor's yard and contains two single‑family dwellings. The applicant requested rezoning from R‑4 to C‑2 plus a special permit and detailed site development plan to allow a contractor's yard, a professional office and a resident watchman dwelling, and asked for 0‑foot side‑street and rear setbacks. Staff noted the use has operated without permits since at least February 2023 and recommended approval with conditions.

Staff recommended and the commission imposed two primary conditions: a 10‑foot landscape buffer where the site abuts residential properties or uses, and a 500‑foot minimum distance between the approved use and establishments deriving the majority of their income from alcohol or emitting amplified sound.

The applicant's attorney said the property owner was bringing the site into compliance after a court order and that some of the zero‑setback conditions have existed since the 1970s. The applicant noted Sunrise Drive will be the principal access; city staff and TxDOT preferred avoiding Gateway access.

The commission voted to approve both the rezoning (agenda item 5) and the special permit/detailed site plan (agenda item 7). Public notice was mailed to property owners within 300 feet on Sept. 26, 2025; staff received one letter in support.