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View all →September 2026
On September 23, 2026, City Council approved the FY 2025-26 budget amendment ordinance (Item 41, File 26-2959A) with a total not to exceed $5,967,988,552. [2]
In August 2026 the City Council corrected and approved Item #34, File 26-1890A, authorizing up to $125.0M in Drainage Utility System Commercial Paper Notes. [2] Dallas Water Utilities received approval for a $89,900,308 Southwest Water Transmission Pipeline Phase 1A construction contract with S.J. Louis Construction of Texas, Ltd. (File 26-2252A). [2]
At the July 23, 2026 City Plan Commission, Item 4 covers an application by Therme Dallas LLC for an amendment to Planned Development District No. 800 (creating and expanding subdistricts for specified non-residential uses) and a new Specific Use Permit for a pedestrian skybridge, on property along Cadiz Street between Riverfront Boulevard and the Union Pacific Railroad, near Corinth Street, Council District 2, File 26-2334A. [1] At the same July 23, 2026 meeting, Item #9 (file 26-2339A, Oak Lawn PD 193 Subdistrict 30 amendment), Item #10 (26-2340A, PD 17 amendment at Alpha/Preston), Item #11 (26-2341A, new LC subdistrict and mini-warehouse SUP at Lemmon/Hedgerow), and Item #12 (26-2342A, new PD for light industrial use on Cleveland Road) were each listed with status Under Advisement. [1]
Dallas Council approved a $5.8 billion FY2025-26 budget amendment and closed $105 million in affordable-housing financing in June, while denying a $271.3 million Convention Center expansion and pivoting away from repairing 1500 Marilla Street toward parallel relocation studies.
Matters to Watch
View all matters →Extra Space Storage / Stewart Handley Application (Z-26-000061)
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Compare storage permit terms across hearings before relying on them
Applies if: You are assessing the term or renewal terms of the Specific Use Permit for this site
Why now: The June 11 recommendation was 'approval for a 30-year period with eligibility for automatic renewals for additional 10-year periods,' while the September 3 and August 12 listings state only a 30-year period.
What to do: Pull the June 11 and September 3 staff recommendations and confirm whether the automatic 10-year renewal language was dropped. If you are evaluating a similar self-service storage use, the permit's term is a key value driver.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask why the storage permit was tabled, then remanded
Why now: The June 11 vote on Z-26-000061 is recorded as 'not voted on' with the item tabled [M1], Council remanded it on August 12, and a 14-0 carried result [M2] appears alongside the September 3 return to the Plan Commission; this is the matter's fourth appearance.
What to do: Request the June 11 commission minutes and the August 12 City Council remand record to find out why a permit that later passed 14-0 was tabled and then sent back. The public record does not say who requested the remand or what was to be resolved.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Burk Planned Development District at Royal Lane (Z-26-000007)
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Investigate split vote on Royal Lane planned development rezoning
Applies if: Reader is covering the Royal Lane rezoning
Why now: The Commission carried the item 10-4 (Hampton, Serrato, Kocks, Coffman opposed) after a June 25 'not heard' outcome, accepted a friendly amendment, and defeated a separate amendment 13 to 2 (Kocks and Coffman in favor), as recorded in M2-M4, with a printed Against list inconsistent with the stated tally.
What to do: Request the City Plan Commission's August 6 recording and the text of the friendly amendment and failed amendment to learn what changed in the conditions. Without it, the reason for the 10-4 split and the 13-2 amendment defeat stays unexplained.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Obtain amended development plan for Royal Lane planned development district
Applies if: Reader represents a party with interest in the site or adjacent property
Why now: The Commission accepted a friendly amendment (M3) to a motion carried 10-4 (M2), while both staff and the Commission recommended approval subject to a development plan and conditions for the September 9 Council hearing.
What to do: Pull the development plan and conditions as amended by the accepted friendly amendment, and compare them against the staff-recommended version. The Council hearing record cites approval 'subject to a development plan and conditions,' so which version binds the property is the question to resolve.
Act before: After the next material record update
Winners Assembly Church Mixed Use Rezoning at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (Z245-200)
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Ask why church rezoning keeps getting delayed on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Why now: The council deferred Z245-200 on January 14, March 25, and June 24, 2026, then closed the hearing on September 23, 2026, while the City Plan Commission recommendation was denial and staff recommended FWMU-5 (the Form subdistrict requested).
What to do: Request the City Council deferral records and the City Plan Commission denial rationale to find out who asked for each delay and why. Without them, the public cannot tell whether the repeated postponements reflect negotiation, opposition, or applicant changes.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Get the final council action on the church mixed use rezoning
Why now: E1 shows the hearing closed September 23, 2026 with a City Plan Commission recommendation of denial and a staff recommendation of FWMU-5 in Planned Development District No. 595, and no result is recorded; the minutes entries M1 and M2 do not clearly tie to this item.
What to do: Obtain the council's actual disposition and any ordinance or conditions from the September 23 hearing, since the record shows only that the hearing closed. Confirm whether the council overrode the City Plan Commission's denial recommendation, because the required vote threshold and any filing deadlines depend on that outcome and are not stated in the supplied record.
Act before: After the next material record update
Verify which height district applies to the church mixed use site
Applies if: You are evaluating or negotiating for this or adjacent parcels at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Colonial Avenue
Why now: E1 shows the site is zoned FWMU-3 with a shopfront overlay in Planned Development District No. 595, staff supported FWMU-5, and the City Plan Commission recommended denial after the council deferred three times.
What to do: Confirm with city staff whether the Colonial Avenue corner parcel is now FWMU-3 with the shopfront overlay or FWMU-5 before committing to massing or financing. The record shows the hearing closed but no outcome, so the buildable intensity is unresolved.
Act before: After the next material record update
Regional Retail District at Camp Wisdom Road (Z-26-000073)
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Compare staff and commission versions of Camp Wisdom Road rezoning
Applies if: You own, contract, or are evaluating the 4201 West Camp Wisdom Road site
Context: Staff recommended RR Regional Retail in lieu of an amendment to Planned Development District No. 94, while the City Plan Commission recommended the amendment with amended conditions (Z-26-000073), and both commission votes were 15-0.
Recommended: Decide which path your project can live with before the council acts: staff's straight Regional Retail zoning or the commission's amended Planned Development District No. 94 conditions. Get the amended conditions text, because they could restrict uses that standard Regional Retail zoning would allow.
Ask why council deferred Camp Wisdom Road retail rezoning
Context: The case (Z-26-000073) went 15-0 at the commission twice, then was deferred at the September 9 council hearing and rescheduled for September 23, with staff and the commission recommending different outcomes across four appearances.
Recommended: Ask the planner and council office why the item was deferred on September 9 and why the commission's recommendation departs from staff's. The public record gives no reason for the deferral or for the split.
Townhouse District at Ferguson Road (Z-25-000164)
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Ask why Council remanded the Ferguson Road townhouse rezoning
Why now: Z-25-000164 appeared four times (2026-03-26, 2026-04-23, 2026-05-07, 2026-06-24), was twice held over at the Commission, then remanded by Council on 2026-06-24 despite unanimous Commission votes of 13-0 and 12-0.
What to do: Find out why Council sent a case back to the Plan Commission when both staff and the Commission had recommended approval, and why no next step is posted. Ask the District 2 office and the planner what issue triggered the remand.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Verify deed restriction limits before relying on townhouse zoning
Applies if: You are considering acquiring, partnering on, or competing for townhouse sites near Ferguson Road
Why now: The request is for TH-3(A) on R-7.5(A) land with existing Specific Use Permit No. 42, with approval recommended only subject to deed restrictions, and Council remanded it on 2026-06-24.
What to do: Do not assume the townhouse district is final: the Council remand means the zoning is not yet granted. Check the volunteered deed restrictions for limits on the site, and confirm how the existing private school, kindergarten and day nursery permit would be handled.
Act before: After the next material record update
Get the deed restrictions in the Ferguson Road townhouse rezoning
Applies if: You represent a party affected by the rezoning or the adjacent school use
Why now: Z-25-000164 was remanded by City Council on 2026-06-24 despite staff and City Plan Commission recommendations of approval subject to applicant-volunteered deed restrictions, and the Commission carried it 12-0 on 2026-04-23.
What to do: Pull the exact deed restrictions volunteered by the applicant and the Council remand record, then ask what changed or was unresolved. Staff and the Plan Commission both recommended approval only subject to these restrictions, so their wording determines what is enforceable if the case returns.
Act before: After the next material record update
Phillip Michael Bangs Group Dwelling Permit at Prosperity Avenue (Z-26-000038)
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Ask why the group dwelling permit was deferred twice
Why now: Z-26-000038 was recommended for approval by staff, passed City Plan Commission 14-0 on the consent docket, yet Council deferred it on June 10 and August 12 before closing the hearing on August 25.
What to do: Request the deferral reasons and who asked for them on June 10 and August 12, then find out what changed before the August 25 hearing closed. The record shows no explanation for two delays on an item that advanced with staff support.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Obtain final site plan and conditions for group dwelling permit
Applies if: Council adopted the ordinance after the hearing closed
Why now: The City Plan Commission recommended approval for a five-year period while staff recommended approval without a stated term, and the hearing closed on 2026-08-25 after deferrals on June 10 and August 12 (Z-26-000038).
What to do: Pull the adopted ordinance and attached site plan to confirm whether the City Plan Commission's five-year limit survived Council action. The permit term and conditions determine when the applicant must seek renewal and what compliance obligations attach.
Act before: After the next material record update
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