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TO: HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER
ERICA MAROHNIC, DIRECTOR, PLANNING SERVICES
MEETING DATE: May 20, 2025
SUBJECT: PLANNING SERVICES TECHNICAL REPORT OF
CONDITIONAL USE APPLICATION CU25-11; WINE TASTING
ROOM
APPLICANT: Brian Heath – GCV Enterprises, LLC
PROPERTY LOCATION AND SIZE:
The subject property is located at 406 South Main
Street, and is platted as Block 3, Lot 2, Original
Town of Grapevine. The subject property contains
0.07 acre and has approximately 32.5 feet of
frontage along South Main Street and 32.5 feet of
frontage along South Barton Street.
REQUESTED CONDITIONAL USE AND COMMENTS:
The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to allow the possession, storage,
retail sale, and off-premise consumption of alcoholic beverages (wine only) in conjunction
with a wine-tasting room.
The subject site features a historic, 1½-story building, comprising 3,262 square feet,
originally constructed around 1900. It is recognized as a contributing structure within the
Grapevine Commercial Historic District (HL92-02) and was most recently occupied by the
Texas General Store (retail).
The applicant plans to use the first floor as a 2,548-square-foot wine tasting facility for
Grape Creek Vineyards, established 1994. Heath Family Brands acquired Grape Creek
Vineyards in 2006, which will be offered at this location. Other brands served include
Heath Sparkling Wines, Invention Vineyards, Heath Vineyards, Jenblossom Cellars, and
Kuhlman Estate.
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The wine tasting facility plans to operate from 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 or 6:00 p.m. and sells
wine primarily through the tasting rooms, wine club, and online channels.
The proposed wine tasting facility will encompass approximately 1,728 square feet
designated for members and guest tastings. This area will include 18 barstools for the
members' section, while the guest tasting area will feature a standing counter. The first
floor will also house a limited-service kitchen, two restrooms, and a wine storage room
for a total of 2,548 square feet. Additionally, there will be staircase access to a half-story
mezzanine, which will offer approximately 740 square feet for storage and mechanical
equipment.
The proposed use requires a total of 24 parking spaces. Three (3), 90-degree parking
spaces are located immediately to the west within South Barton Street right-of-way
adjacent to the building, while 173 spaces are available across five parking lots on the
opposite side of South Barton Street. Additionally, there are 240 parking spaces within
four lots located either south of the subject site, accessible from Main Street, or north of
the site, accessible from Jenkins Street.
PRESENT ZONING AND USE:
The property is zoned “CBD”, Central Business District and contains a 2,548 sq. ft.
commercial building on the ground floor and a half-story mezzanine with 714 sq. ft. that
has frontage on South Main Street and South Barton Street.
HISTORY OF TRACT AND SURROUNDING AREA:
The subject property was zoned “C-2”, Community Business District prior to the 1984
City-wide Rezoning. Properties to the north, south, east across South Main Street, and
west, across South Barton Street were also zoned “C-2”, Community Business District.
• On July 21, 1992, the City Council approved HL92-03 (Ord. 1992-067) to designate
the 100-400 blocks of South Main Street in the Grapevine Commercial Historic
District.
SURROUNDING ZONING AND EXISTING LAND USE:
NORTH: “CBD”, Central Business District - Bermuda Gold and Silver, Talking
Animals Bookstore, and Dino’s Steak and Claw House
SOUTH: “CBD”, Central Business District – Oh La La!, Ruthie Jane’s, and Big
Fish Seafood Grill & Bar
EAST: “CBD”, Central Business District – Sloan and Williams, Roses on the
Vine, and Grape Vine Springs Winery
WEST: “GU”, Governmental Use District – The Vine, The Vine Parking Lot
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AIRPORT IMPACT:
The subject tract is not located within any zones as defined on the "Aircraft Sound
Exposure: Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Airport Environs" map.
MASTER PLAN APPLICATION:
Map 2: Land Use Plan of the Comprehensive Master Plan designates the subject property
as Central Business (CB) land use. The applicant’s proposal is compliant with the Master
Plan.
THOROUGHFARE PLAN APPLICATION:
The City of Grapevine’s Thoroughfare Plan designates South Main Street as a Type F
Collector with a minimum 60-foot right-of-way developed as two lanes.
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CU25-11; Wine Tasting Room
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Date Prepared: 5/7/2025 This data has been compiled by the City of Grapevine IT/GIS department. Various official and unofficial sources were
used to gather this information. Every effort was made to ensure the accuracy of this data, however, no guarantee is
given or implied as to the accuracy of said data.
SUBJECT PROPERTY
ORDINANCE NO. 2025-022
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS ISSUING CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT CU25-11 TO ALLOW THE POSSESSION,
STORAGE, RETAIL SALE AND OFF-PREMISE
CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES (WINE
ONLY) IN CONJUNCTION WITH A WINE-TASTING ROOM
FOR BLOCK 3, LOT 2, ORIGINAL TOWN OF GRAPEVINE
(406 SOUTH MAIN STREET) IN A DISTRICT ZONED “CBD”,
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT ALL IN ACCORDANCE
WITH A SITE PLAN APPROVED PURSUANT TO SECTION
47 OF ORDINANCE NO. 82-73 AND ALL OTHER
CONDITIONS, RESTRICTIONS AND SAFEGUARDS
IMPOSED HEREIN; CORRECTING THE OFFICIAL ZONING
MAP; PRESERVING ALL OTHER PORTIONS OF THE
ZONING ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A CLAUSE RELATING
TO SEVERABILITY; DETERMINING THAT THE PUBLIC
INTERESTS, MORALS AND GENERAL WELFARE
DEMAND THE ISSUANCE OF THIS CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT; PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED THE
SUM OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00);
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, an application was made requesting issuance of a conditional use
permit by making applications for same with the Planning and Zoning Commission of the
City of Grapevine, Texas, as required by State statutes and the zoning ordinance of the
City of Grapevine, Texas, and all the legal requirements, conditions and prerequisites
having been complied with, the case having come before the City Council of the City of
Grapevine, Texas, after all legal notices requirements, conditions and prerequisites
having been complied with; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas, at a public hearing
called by the City Council did consider the following factors in making a determination as
to whether this requested conditional use permit should be granted or denied: safety of
the motoring public and the pedestrians using the facilities in the area immediately
surrounding the site; safety from fire hazards and measures for fire control; protection of
adjacent property from flood or water damages, noise producing elements, and glare of
the vehicular and stationary lights and effect of such lights on established character of the
neighborhood; location, lighting, and types of signs and relation of signs to traffic control
and adjacent property; street size and adequacy of width for traffic reasonably expected
to be generated by the proposed use around the site and in the immediate neighborhood;
adequacy of parking as determined by requirements of this ordinance for off-street
parking facilities; location of ingress and egress points for parking and off-street locating
Ordinance No. 2025-022 2 CU25-11
spaces, and protection of public health by surfacing on all parking areas to control dust;
effect on the promotion of health and the general welfare; effect on light and air; the effect
on the overcrowding of the land; the effect on the concentration of population; the effect
on the transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other facilities; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas, at a public hearing
called by the City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas, did consider the following
factors in making a determination as to whether this requested conditional use permit
should be granted or denied; effect on the congestion of the streets, the fire hazards,
panics and other dangers possibly present in the securing of safety from same, the effect
on the promotion of health and the general welfare, effect on adequate light and air, the
effect on the overcrowding of the land, the effect on the concentration of population, the
effect on the transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public facilities;
and
WHEREAS, all of the requirements of Section 48 of Ordinance No. 82-73 have
been satisfied by the submission of evidence at a public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the City Council further considered among other things the character
of the existing zoning district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses and with the
view to conserve the value of buildings and encourage the most appropriate use of land
throughout this City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas, does find that there
is a public necessity for the granting of this conditional use permit, that the public demands
it, that the public interest clearly requires the amendment, that the zoning changes do not
unreasonably invade the rights of those who bought or improved property with reference
to the classification which existed at the time their original investment was made; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas, does find that the
conditional use permit lessens the congestion in the streets, helps secure safety from fire,
panic and other dangers, prevents the overcrowding of land, avoids undue concentration
of population, facilitates the adequate provisions of transportation, water, sewerage,
schools, parks and other public requirements; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas, has determined that
there is a necessity and need for this conditional use permit and has also found and
determined that there has been a change in the conditions of the property surrounding
and in close proximity to the property requested for a change since this property was
originally classified and, therefore, feels that the issuance of this conditional use permit
for the particular piece of property is needed, is called for, and is in the best interest of
the public at large, the citizens of the City of Grapevine, Texas, and helps promote the
general health, safety and welfare of this community.
Ordinance No. 2025-022 3 CU25-11
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the City does hereby issue a conditional use permit in
accordance with Section 48 of Ordinance No. 82-73, the Comprehensive Zoning
Ordinance of the City of Grapevine, Texas, same being also known as Appendix "D" of
the City Code, by granting Conditional Use Permit CU25-11 to allow the possession,
storage, retail sale and off-premise consumption of alcoholic beverages (wine only) in
conjunction with a wine-tasting room in a district zoned “CBD”, Central Business District
within the following described property: Block 3, Lot 2, Original Town of Grapevine (406
South Main Street) all in accordance with a site plan approved pursuant to Section 47 of
Ordinance No. 82-73, attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit "A", and all other
conditions, restrictions, and safeguards imposed herein, including but not limited to the
following: None.
Section 2. That the City Manager is hereby directed to amend the official zoning
map of the City of Grapevine, Texas, to reflect the herein conditional use permit.
Section 3. That in all other respects the use of the tract or tracts of land herein
above described shall be subject to all the applicable regulations contained in said City
of Grapevine zoning ordinance and all other applicable and pertinent ordinances of the
City of Grapevine, Texas.
Section 4. That the zoning regulations and districts as herein established have
been made in accordance with the comprehensive plan for the purpose of promoting
health, safety, morals and the general welfare of the community. They have been
designed with respect to both present conditions and the conditions reasonably
anticipated to exist in the foreseeable future; to lessen congestion in the streets; to secure
safely from fire, panic, flood and other dangers; provide adequate light and air; to prevent
overcrowding of land, to avoid undue concentration of population; facilitate the adequate
provisions of transportation, water, sewerage, drainage and surface water, parks and
other public requirements, and to make adequate provisions for the normal business,
commercial needs and development of the community. They have been made with
reasonable consideration, among other things, of the character of the district, and its
peculiar suitability for the particular uses and with a view of conserving the value of
buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the community.
Section 5. That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all other ordinances of the
City of Grapevine, Texas, affecting zoning and shall not repeal any of the provisions of
said ordinances except in those instances where provisions of those ordinances which
are in direct conflict with the provisions of this ordinance.
Section 6. That the terms and provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed to
be severable and that if the validity of the zoning affecting any portion of the tract or tracts
of land described herein shall be declared to be invalid, the same shall not affect the
validity of the zoning of the balance of the tract or tracts of land described herein.
Ordinance No. 2025-022 4 CU25-11
Section 7. That any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum
not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) and a separate offense shall be deemed
committed upon each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
Section 8. That the fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the City
of Grapevine, Texas, are inadequate to properly safeguard the health, safety, morals,
peace and general welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Grapevine, Texas, creates an
emergency for the immediate preservation of the public business, property, health, safety
and general welfare of the public which requires that this ordinance shall become effective
from and after the date of its final passage, and it is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 20th day of MAY 2025.
APPROVED:
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William D. Tate
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Tara Brooks
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Matthew C.G. Boyle
City Attorney