During the joint Grapevine Planning & Zoning Commission and Grapevine City Council meeting Oct. 15, two zoning change applications were approved by both boards.
One will turn a former vineyard into four houses while the other see an apartment building torn down and converted into two houses.
In a nutshell
The former La Buena Vida Vineyard, which was on 1.813 acres at 416 E. College St., will be turned into four single-family lots, while a fifth lot will be left for future commercial development, according to a presentation during the meeting.
City document shows that the vineyard was approved for on- and off-premise consumption of wine in 1994 and remodeling projects were approved by council in 2006 and 2007 at the vineyard.
On April 30, the Grapevine Historic Preservation Commission approved the request to demolish the existing winery outdoor pavilion, brick walls, existing asphalt parking lot and a one-story building that originally was the Grapevine Church of Christ School building.
Ridinger Associates requested a zoning change from Grapevine Vintage District to single-family residential.
The specifics
The other development approved is at 717 E. Worth St., which will turn the Ticknor Apartments into two single-family lots measuring 0.203 acres each, according to documents.
The land was originally platted as two separate lots in 1921 in the historic College Heights neighborhood and rezoned in 1963 to be used for a multi-family apartment complex, which opened in 1967, according to the city presentation.
The complex had eight apartments but due to its deteriorated state it is uninhabitable, according to city documents.
Neal Cooper, with Tin Barn LLC., spoke to council about the requested change from a multifamily district to single-family residential.
The Grapevine Historic Preservation Commission staff is working with design consultant Architexas to create a housing design that matches architectural styles found in the historic township, according to city documents.
