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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: JUNE 17, 2025
SUBJECT: PLANNING SERVICES TECHNICAL REPORT OF
CONDITIONAL USE APPLICATION CU25-23; THE DUTCH
APPLICANT: Stephen Lindsey – Texas Liquor
License
PROPERTY LOCATION AND SIZE:
The subject property is located at 1285 South Main
Street and is platted as Block 1, Lot 1, Epicentre at
Grapevine Addition. The addition contains 5.167
acres and has approximately 557 feet of frontage
along South Main Street, 280 feet of frontage along
Hanover Drive, 563 feet of frontage along Municipal
Way and 266 feet of frontage along Capitol Street.
REQUESTED CONDITIONAL USE AND COMMENTS:
The site was previously approved for a conditional use permit CU06-56 (Ord. 2006-89) to
allow for the possession, storage, retail sale and on-premise consumption of alcoholic
beverages (beer, wine, and mixed beverages) in conjunction with a restaurant. This
request is specifically to modify the existing floor plan, change exterior elevations and to
allow for the possession, storage, retail sale and on- and off-premise consumption of
alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, and mixed beverages) in conjunction with a restaurant.
The applicant proposes to revise the previously approved floor plan of the restaurant,
enclose the existing 944 square-foot covered patio and revise the west, north, and south
building elevations for a total building area of 5,468 square-feet. The proposed Italian-
American restaurant, The Dutch, will accommodate 186 total seats.
Seventy-three (73) parking spaces are required for this restaurant. Three hundred and
twenty-three (323) parking spaces are required for the entire Epicentre addition. Three
hundred and twenty-eight (328) are provided.
PRESENT ZONING AND USE:
The property is zoned “PO”, Professional Office District and is developed as four
restaurants: Bob’s Steak and Chop House, Mi Dia From Scratch, Winewood Grill, and,
formerly, Fireside Pies.
HISTORY OF TRACT AND SURROUNDING AREA:
The subject site was rezoned in the 1984 City-wide Rezoning from “R-1”, Single-Family
District to “PO”, Professional Office District.
On July 19, 2005, City Council approved CU05-43 (Ord. 2005-56) to allow the
possession, storage, retail sale, and on-premise consumption of alcoholic
beverages (beer, wine, and mixed beverages) in conjunction with a restaurant as
the first of four restaurants on the site.
On December 19, 2006, City Council approved CU06-56 (Ord. 2006-089) to allow
the possession, storage, retail sale, and on-premise consumption of alcoholic
beverages (beer, wine, and mixed beverages) in conjunction with a restaurant.
On August 27, 2008, the Site Plan Review Committee approved CU08-14 to add
approximately 944 square feet to accommodate a covered patio alongside the
west side of the restaurant.
SURROUNDING ZONING AND EXISTING LAND USE:
NORTH: “HCO”, Hotel Corporate Office District – Offices
SOUTH: “CC”, Community Commercial District – Gas station and
McDonald’s
EAST: “PO”, Professional Office District – Offices and
“CC”, Community Commercial District – Spark by Hilton Hotel
WEST: “PO”, Professional Office District – Offices and
“HC”, Highway Commercial – Wells Fargo
AIRPORT IMPACT:
The subject tract is located within “Zone A” Zone of Minimal Effect as defined on the
“Aircraft Sound Exposure: Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Airport Environs” Map. Few
activities will be affected by aircraft sounds in “Zone A” except for sound sensitive
activities such as auditoriums, churches, schools, hospitals, and theaters. The applicant's
proposal is an appropriate use in this noise zone.
CU25-23.4 2
MASTER PLAN APPLICATION:
Map 2: Land Use Plan of the Comprehensive Master Plan designates the subject property
as Low Intensity Commercial (LC) land use. The applicant’s proposal is compliant with
the Master Plan.
THOROUGHFARE PLAN APPLICATION:
The City of Grapevine’s Thoroughfare Plan designates Hanover Drive and Municipal Way
as Type E, Collectors with a minimum 75-foot right-of-way developed as 4 lanes. South
Main Street is designated a Type C, Minor Arterial with a minimum 80-foot right-of-way
developed as four lanes with a center left turn lane.
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CU25-23; The Dutch
1285 South Main Street
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Date Prepared: 6/3/2025 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. 2025-032
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS ISSUING CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT CU25-23 TO MODIFY THE EXISTING FLOOR
PLAN, CHANGE EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS AND TO ALLOW
FOR THE POSSESSION, STORAGE, RETAIL SALE AND
ON- AND OFF-PREMISE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES (BEER, WINE, AND MIXED BEVERAGES) IN
CONJUNCTION WITH A RESTAURANT FOR BLOCK 1,
LOT 1, EPICENTRE AT GRAPEVINE ADDITION (1285
SOUTH MAIN STREET) IN A DISTRICT ZONED “PO”,
PROFESSIONAL OFFICE 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
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. 2025-032 2 CU25-23
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 CU25-23 to modify the existing floor
plan, change exterior elevations and to allow for the possession, storage, retail sale and
on- and off-premise consumption of alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, and mixed
beverages) in conjunction with a restaurant in a district zoned “PO”, Professional Office
District within the following described property: Block 1, Lot 1, Epicentre at Grapevine
Addition (1285 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
Ordinance No. 2025-032 3 CU25-23
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.
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 this ordinance shall become effective from and after the date of
its final passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 17th day of June, 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
Ordinance No. 2025-032 4 CU25-23