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Planning and Zoning Commission recommends alcohol permit for the Netplex, limited to an indoor sports facility
Case 2025-184-Z asked to rezone a 6.73-acre portion of Lot 48, Block 1, South Side Acres Unit No. 25, at SW 58th Avenue and S. Western Street, from General Retail to General Retail with a specific use permit for on-premise primary use alcohol sales and service, for Netplex, LP. Four residents spoke against it and the applicant and an associate spoke for it. The commission added a condition that the permit apply only to an indoor sports facility and recommended approval 7-0.[1][2]
What the sources say
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The staff report said the applicant sought "to be able to serve alcohol out of concession stands to patrons of the Netplex facility," because General Retail zoning allows on-premise consumption only by restaurants. It noted that a restaurant in the same building already holds a license to serve alcohol, that Light Commercial zoning, which allows all alcohol uses, borders the property on three sides, and that homes lie to the north across SW 58th Avenue, an arterial street. [2]
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At the January 5, 2026 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, four residents spoke in opposition and the applicant and an associate spoke in support. The commission amended the motion, 7-0, to add the condition that the specific use permit apply only to an indoor sports facility, then approved the amended motion 7-0. The staff report said a different user would need a new permit to serve alcohol beyond what General Retail zoning allows by right. [1][2]
- Votes for
- 7
- Votes against
- 0
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Residents who submitted comments, as summarized by City planning staff: As of the staff report, four written comments in opposition had been received. The concerns it listed included that the facility hosts youth sporting events, that a daycare and a church are nearby, that the request may not conform with TABC regulations, recent altercations at sporting events in the city, that a bar could open if the use changed, and traffic and DWI risk on SW 58th Avenue. [2]