CITY OF FORT WORTH PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the following ordinance was adopted by the Fort Worth City Council at their regular meeting held on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. ORDINANCE NO. 28296-01-2026 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, BEING ORDINANCE NO. 21653, AS AMENDED, CODIFIED AS APPENDIX "A" OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 4, "DISTRICT REGULATIONS," ARTICLE 8, "NONRESIDENTIAL DISTRICT USE TABLE," SECTION 4.803, "NONRESIDENTIAL DISTRICT USE TABLE" AND ARTICLE 12, "FORM BASED CODE DISTRICT USE TABLE", SECTION 4.1203 "DISTRICT USE TABLE", TO ADD "CREDIT ACCESS BUSINESS" AS A NEW USE AND ALLOW SUCH USE IN CERTAIN INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND FORM-BASED DISTRICTS AND TO REMOVE "LIQUOR OR PACKAGE STORES" AS A PERMITTED USE IN CERTAIN COMMERCIAL AND FORM-BASED DISTRICTS; AMENDING CHAPTER 5, "SUPPLEMENTAL USE STANDARDS," ARTICLE I, "STANDARDS FOR SELECTED USES," SECTION 5.152 "RETAIL SMOKE SHOP" TO ADD A DISTANCE REQUIREMENT FOR RETAIL SMOKE SHOPS FOR LIKE USES AND INCREASE EXISTING DISTANCE REQUIREMENT FROM CERTAIN SENSITIVE USES AND ADD ADDITIONAL SENSITIVE USES; ADDING NEW SECTIONS TO CHAPTER 5, "SUPPLEMENTAL USE STANDARDS," ARTICLE I, "STANDARDS FOR SELECTED USES," TITLED "LIQUOR OR PACKAGE STORES" AND "CREDIT ACCESS BUSINESS" TO PROVIDE FOR DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS BETWEEN LIKE USES; AMENDING CHAPTER 9 "DEFINITIONS", SECTION 9.101 "DEFINED TERMS" TO AMEND DEFINITIONS OF "RETAIL SMOKE SHOP" AND "RESTAURANT" AND ADD DEFINITIONS FOR "CREDIT ACCESS BUSINESS" ,"BAR", AND "LIQUOR OR PACKAGE STORES"; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE SECTION 9. Any person, firm, or corporation, who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined not more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense. Each day that a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense. SECTION 13. This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption and publication as required by law. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: /s/Chris Austria Assistant City Attorney Adopted: January 27, 2026 A copy of this ordinance may be reviewed in the City Secretary's Office, Fort Worth Municipal Building/City Hall, 100 Fort Worth Trails, Fort Worth, Texas 76102. /s/ Jannette S. Goodall City Secretary IPL0311160 Feb 11,13 2026