BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, August 19, 2026
Denies Front yard carport special exception, BAR-26-075 (Camp Bowie access road), 8-3
What happened
The Fort Worth Board of Adjustment on August 19, 2026 approved case BAC-26-021, a variance allowing a 45-foot freeway sign (25 ft max) for a QT travel center at 1081 and 1021 Oak Grove Road on an 11-0 roll call.
- Jurisdiction
- Fort Worth, TX
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- August 19, 2026
- Decisions
- 13 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Denied, 8-3
Free sample: decision 1 of 13
Freeway sign height variance at 1081 and 1021 Oak Grove Road (QT travel center)
Variance allowing a 45-ft freeway sign where 25 ft is the maximum, on a 14.5-acre corner lot at South Freeway/I-20 and Oak Grove Road zoned G Intensive Commercial. Owner is QT South LLC; applicant is Ben Williams; presented by Cory Vaughn. The site is a QT travel center that needs visibility for westbound I-20 trucks. Approved 11-0 on a roll call.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Fort Worth Board of Adjustment on August 19, 2026 approved case BAC-26-021, a variance allowing a 45-foot freeway sign (25 ft max) for a QT travel center at 1081 and 1021 Oak Grove Road on an 11-0 roll call.
Key Decisions (13)
Freeway sign height variance at 1081 and 1021 Oak Grove Road (QT travel center)
ECC monument sign at 6013 Retail Way (Murphy USA)
Telecom tower height variance at 197 Barnwood Drive
Lot area and width variances at 1311 North Jones Street
Oversized accessory garage at 808 Oak Grove
Side yard setback variance at 1701 Valdeque Lane
Rear yard carport variance at 4209 Inman Court
Front yard carport at 3705 Slade Boulevard
Front yard carport special exception, BAR-26-075 (Camp Bowie access road)
Fence, carport and driveway requests at 2705 Birch Hill Road South
Continuance of BAR26-060
Continuance of BAR26-072 (Ramirez translation case)
BAC-26-023 withdrawn
Development Activity (4)
QT travel center freeway sign
Commercial
Target Retail Center / Murphy USA at Chisholm Trail and McPherson
Commercial
SBA tower extension for Verizon
Infrastructure
Single-family home at 1311 North Jones Street
Residential
Market Signals (3)
Infrastructure
Verizon is seeking placement on 48 SBA towers across Texas…
Commercial Demand
A Target-anchored retail center with about 13 lots is being…
Sentiment
Board members urged a zoning code update to raise telecom…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, 6 board members, 2 staff members, 3 applicants, and 2 applicant's representatives.
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