The Fort Worth City Council on May 1 approved a zoning change allowing a day spa to operate at 1500 Montgomery St.
The Fort Worth City Council on May 1 approved a zoning change at the location from planned development/specific use to add a massage therapy/spa.
“There’s a certain criteria I want to protect in Arlington Heights. It’s a small bungalow neighborhood with a lot of historical value,” said District 7 Councilman Dennis Shingleton. He cited concerns over community encroachment and structural incompatibility but said, “This particular day spa doesn’t fit any of those. It’s one lady with a day spa using four rooms. There’s no parking problem.”
He noted that the spa is relocating due to increased rent at its previous site.
The owner/applicants are Paula and Marshall Tillman. The site is located on Montgomery Street, a commercial connector, north of Crestline Road and south of Watonga Street, both residential streets.
The zoning commission recommended approval by a 6-1 vote, to include only the spa and exclude a beauty/barber shop. Opposition included three individuals, the Arlington Heights Neighborhood Association, six letters, and 16 notices submitted.
The spa will have clients by appointments only, city officials said. They also say the property is three parking spaces short of the 14 requested for the spa. However, the owner owns another property to the north within 500 feet with excess parking, where employees of this business can park.
