Fort Worth Council Shuts Down Auto Shop in Residential Area

0:00Fort Worth City Council just made a unanimous call on March 31st to shut down an auto shop from setting up shop right in the heart of a quiet residential spot. We're talking about 5th year automotive, a Louisville-based outfit that got the green light by mistake from city staff to operate at 35. 53 Lotic Lane in the Hudson Oaks neighborhood north of Alta Vista and West Keller Hicks It all kicked off months back when a staff were goofed and assured them the zoning worked, leading to a permit drop in late November. Neighbors caught wind quick, pushed back hard, and got that permit yanked after weeks of emails proving the error. Folks and Hudson Oaks made it clear they got no beef with 5th year as a business, just the spot. Those narrow 30-foot neighborhood streets see kids playing all the time, and nobody wants test drive traffic or repair rigs rolling through. Being safety for the little ones, laughing and running around. The company's zoning rep even admitted at the meeting they never really wanted to plant

1:02roots there, and despite trying to play nice neighbor at, community huddles, residents said the only fix was packing up entirely. With the zoning change denied, 5th gears keeping quiet on next moves per their lawyers advice. Leaving the future of that parcel up in the air as, the neighborhood breathes easy. From your city, powered by AI, this is Dallas News Today.