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Council grants the Big Texan RV Ranch a school-distance variance for beer and wine sales
The Big Texan RV Ranch, near Interstate 40 and Sunrise Drive, sought to sell beer and wine to guests and is about 193 feet from Sunrise Elementary School. Staff reported that Amarillo ISD would not oppose the variance. The council passed Ordinance No. 8185 4-0 on first reading on March 11, 2025, with Councilmember Tom Scherlen absent, and on the consent agenda, 5-0, on March 25, 2025.[1][2][3]
Cole StanleyJosh CraftDon TippsLes SimpsonTom Scherlen
What the sources say
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The staff memo said the Big Texan RV Ranch proposed selling beer and wine so guests would not have to detach towed vehicles and drive offsite, and that it had been denied an alcohol business license because the site is about 193 feet from Sunrise Elementary School. Staff reported that Amarillo ISD said by email it would not oppose the variance; no staff recommendation was given. [2]
- Distance feet
- 193
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Ordinance No. 8185 passed on first reading on March 11, 2025, 4-0, on a motion to adopt "because the enforcement of a setback will not be effective or necessary" by Josh Craft, seconded by Les Simpson, with Councilmember Tom Scherlen absent; it passed on second reading as part of the consent agenda on March 25, 2025, 5-0. [1][3]