TabledRezone

Hartsfield Road Batting Cage PUD Amendment (beer and wine)

Description

Sole change adds beer and wine for on-premises consumption at a 30-year-old recreation facility, requiring a liquor-distance waiver near a school.

Impact summary

Neighbors cite parking deficits, roundabout traffic and the original 1996 alcohol ban; the applicant offered hour limits and a community meeting.

Applicant

Name: Josh Cockerel (agent) on behalf of owner Michael Garcia
Address: 3695 Hartsfield RoadSee this on the map

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 9
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · Land Use & Zoning Committee

Tabled3–2

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 4, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Nov 4, 2026Tabled 3–2

Land Use & Zoning Committee — November 4, 2026

Seeks beer and wine sales with a liquor-distance waiver at a 30-year-old batting cage facility near a school; failed 2-3 and remains in committee.

Related issues (1)

Beer and wine at Arlington batting cage facility

A 30-year-old Arlington recreation facility wanted to add beer and wine service with a waiver of the school-distance rule. Neighbors packed the hearing over parking, traffic at a tight roundabout, and the 1996 deal that originally banned alcohol on the site. The committee deadlocked 2-3, keeping the bill stuck.

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