The Fort Worth City Council voted to deny with prejudice the conditional‑use permit request in zoning case ZC‑25‑088 that would have allowed a commercial parking lot on an A‑5 single‑family parcel near Texas Christian University. Neighbors urged the council to uphold single‑family zoning protections and prevent commercial encroachment.

Speakers from the neighborhood included Rick Garcia, president of the Pasco Neighborhood Association, who said approving the permit would set a city‑wide precedent allowing single‑family lots to be converted for commercial uses. Anita Horkey, who lives near the property, presented photos and a chronology she said showed repeated illegal parking on the lot and an unresolved code‑enforcement case for a privacy fence constructed in November 2023. Project opponents argued that a permitted permanent parking lot would not resolve nuisance behaviors and would simply facilitate more patrons for an adjacent bar and similar uses.

Councilmember Beck moved to deny with prejudice; the motion carried. The transcript records the motion and that the motion carried but does not show a roll‑call tally.

What this means: The council’s denial preserves the property’s single‑family zoning status and removes the option for the owner to use the lot as a commercial parking facility under this permit. Speakers asked the council to deny “with prejudice,” which was the council’s action, to prevent the same permit request from returning in the near term.

Context: The neighborhood testimonies stressed protecting residential character and avoiding precedent that could permit incremental commercial encroachment into A‑5 neighborhoods. The city record in the transcript shows that neighbors had prepared photographic evidence and that code‑enforcement activity related to the lot had been ongoing.