City Plan Commission · 9:00 AM · Council Chambers, 6TH Floor
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Matters
14 unanimous · 9 with voting irregularityVote tally (12) doesn't match named voters (13) — possible absent-member voting irregularity
All Zoning cases · District scope
Mixed-Use Planned Development at Main Street (Z-25-000132)
City Council final vote
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Confirm whether Council adopted the Main Street zoning ordinances
Why now: Event E1 records only the May 13, 2026 public hearing with staff and City Plan Commission recommendations of approval subject to conditions, and no vote result appears anywhere in the record for Z-25-000132.
What to do: The record shows a May 13, 2026 public hearing on both ordinances but no recorded Council vote or ordinance number, and the matter is still listed as active with no identified next step. Request the May 13 Council minutes and the signed ordinances from the City Secretary to determine whether the items were approved, held under advisement, or continued, since conditions and any compliance triggers cannot be verified without the adopted text.
Act before: After the requested Council minutes and ordinances are produced
Verify which planned development rules govern the Washington Avenue tract
Why now: The February 19, 2026 application described one new Planned Development District covering both the IM and CS tracts, but by March 26, 2026 it was split into a new district on the CS tract and a new subdistrict within PD 1002 on the IM tract.
What to do: The industrial-zoned tract at North Washington Avenue and Main Street was pulled out of the standalone new district and re-filed as a subdistrict inside existing Planned Development District 1002, so its base regulations, setbacks and permitted light industrial uses now flow from PD 1002 plus the new subdistrict conditions rather than from the new district text. Pull both the PD 1002 ordinance and the commission-recommended conditions before pricing entitlements or underwriting the site, or you may design to the wrong standards.
Act before: After the adopted ordinance text and conditions are published
Ask why the Main Street rezoning was split into two districts
Why now: Minutes M1 and M2 both record 12-0 votes with Rubin declaring a conflict and leaving the room, while E2 and E3 show the application description changed between the February 19, 2026 and March 26, 2026 hearings.
What to do: Between the February 19 and March 26 commission hearings the single proposed district was restructured into a new district plus a subdistrict of Planned Development District 1002, yet both hearings produced identical unanimous 12-0 votes with no recorded discussion of the change. Ask planner Justin Lee and applicant representative Robert Baldwin what drove the restructuring, and ask Commissioner Rubin to state the nature of the conflict of interest that kept him out of the room for both votes.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Check light industrial limits near Main and Peak Street homes
Why now: E1, E2 and E3 all describe a mix of residential, commercial and light industrial uses approved subject to conditions, with Justin Lee listed as the assigned planner in Council District 2.
What to do: This plan puts residential, commercial and light industrial uses in the same district on the southeast side of Main Street northeast of South Peak Street, so the specific list of permitted light industrial uses, hours of operation and screening requirements live in the attached conditions, not in the district name. Ask planner Justin Lee for the conditions and development plan now, because once the ordinance is adopted those limits are fixed and changing them requires a new zoning application.
Act before: After the adopted ordinance and conditions are published
Walgreens Liquor Control Overlay Termination on Lemmon Avenue (Z-25-000066)
City Council final vote
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Determine which instrument now controls alcohol sales at Walgreens site
Why now: All three appearances describe the property as zoned Light Commercial with deed restrictions Z978-258 and note the February 5, 2026 permit was recommended for approval 'subject to site plan and conditions,' while the March 26 action addressed only the D-1 Liquor Control Overlay.
What to do: Obtain three documents together: the deed restrictions referenced in every filing, the February 5 Specific Use Permit site plan and conditions, and the council resolution accepting the overlay termination. Terminating the liquor control overlay does not on its face release the separately recorded deed restrictions or the permit conditions, and advising a client that alcohol sales are unrestricted without reading all three is the exposure point.
Act before: After the council resolution and permit conditions are obtained
Verify deed restrictions before pricing similar Oak Lawn liquor sites
Applies if: You control or are evaluating retail property within Planned Development District 193
Why now: Walgreens Co, represented by Marcus Schwartz, took a Specific Use Permit on February 5, 2026 (14-0) and a separate overlay termination on March 26, 2026 (12-0), with the deed restrictions Z978-258 recited but untouched in both.
What to do: If you are underwriting a retail pad inside the Oak Lawn Special Purpose District that carries a liquor control overlay, confirm whether the tract also carries separately recorded deed restrictions before assuming an overlay termination clears the path. On this Lemmon Avenue site the applicant had to secure a use permit first and then a separate overlay termination, meaning two commission hearings and a council public hearing across roughly three months.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask why alcohol store case stalled after April council hearing
Why now: The April 22, 2026 City Council item lists Recommendation of Staff: Approval and Recommendation of CPC: Approval and is flagged as aligned with ForwardDallas, yet the matter remains active with no council vote recorded after unanimous commission votes of 14-0 on February 5 and 12-0 on March 26.
What to do: Request the City Council minutes and the resolution text from the April 22 public hearing on the Lemmon Avenue liquor overlay termination — the record shows the hearing was held with both staff and commission recommending approval, but no vote result was ever entered. Ask the Oak Lawn case planner and the District 14 council office whether the item was passed, deferred, or held, and why more than three months have gone by with no recorded outcome.
Act before: After the requested council minutes and resolution are produced
Get operating conditions for Lemmon Avenue store alcohol sales
Why now: Planner Justin Lee is named on all three filings, and the February 5, 2026 permit was recommended for approval subject to site plan and conditions while the March 26 action (12-0) removed the D-1 Liquor Control Overlay on the same Lemmon Avenue frontage.
What to do: Ask the city planner assigned to this case for the site plan and conditions attached to the February 5 alcohol sales permit — once the liquor control overlay is removed, those conditions are the operating limits that remain for the store between McKinney and Noble avenues. If you have concerns about hours, signage, or the alcohol display area, the conditions document is where those limits are written, not the overlay.
Act before: After the permit site plan and conditions are produced
Alberto Matos Cedano Vehicle Sales Specific Use Permit (Z-25-000207)
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Track compliance deadline for CF Hawn Freeway vehicle display permit
Context: City Council adopted the SUP ordinance June 24, 2026, after two separate City Plan Commission votes a month apart (14-0 on March 26, 13-0 on April 23).
Recommended: Pull the enacted ordinance's conditions of approval and use-commencement deadline for the vehicle display SUP — SUPs typically lapse automatically if the approved use isn't established within the ordinance's specified window, so confirm that deadline now while the file is fresh.
Probe the monthlong delay on CF Hawn vehicle display permit
Context: CPC minutes flag the case 'heard individually' on March 26 (14-0) instead of voted on consent, and it didn't return for a final vote until April 23 (13-0).
Recommended: Request the March 26 and April 23 City Plan Commission staff reports and any commissioner remarks — this case was pulled off the consent agenda for an individual vote, then held under advisement for a month before returning for final approval, and the public record doesn't explain why.
Check screening rules for new CF Hawn vehicle display lot
Context: City Council approved the specific use permit for vehicle display at the CF Hawn Freeway frontage road site on June 24, 2026, tied to the site plan reviewed at CPC.
Recommended: Pull the specific conditions attached to the approved ordinance — landscaping and screening buffers, lighting restrictions, operating hours — before construction starts on the vehicle display use, since those conditions are the only protection against light and noise once the site is built out.
Street Frontage Relief at Park and Corinth (Z-26-000001)
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Verify Park-Corinth frontage relief protest window stayed closed
Context: The case carried 12-0 on Feb 19, then shows up twice more on March 26 with a 13-0 vote on the entry marked 'heard individually,' signaling the record itself changed that day.
Recommended: Pull the staff memos and minutes from both March 26 City Plan Commission hearings to check whether a new exhibit or amended condition was entered into the record — if so, the Texas Local Government Code §211.007 protest period may have restarted ahead of the City Council vote, reopening a challenge window opponents may believe is already closed.
Reconcile Park-Corinth frontage relief conditions before permitting
Context: The same case appears three times in five weeks — 12-0 on Feb 19, then 12-0 and 13-0 on two separate March 26 entries — meaning conditions may have shifted after the original vote.
Recommended: Request the exhibits and condition sheets from both March 26 City Plan Commission hearings and check them against the Feb 19 approval before submitting permit drawings that rely on the frontage relief — any condition added at a March 26 hearing binds the project even though the public timeline shows only one clean 12-0 approval.
Investigate mismatched votes in Park-Corinth frontage relief case
Context: Feb 19 carried 12-0, but the March 26 docket lists the same matter twice — once at 12-0 and once, flagged 'heard individually,' at 13-0.
Recommended: File a records request for the March 26 City Plan Commission agenda, video, and minutes for this case, and compare the individually-heard item's 13-0 vote against the 12-0 entries on the same day and on Feb 19 — the case appearing three times in five weeks with two different vote counts on one date is unexplained.
Check what corner treatment the Park-Corinth frontage relief allows
Context: The case is titled 'Street Frontage Relief,' meaning the developer sought exemption from Dallas's normal rule that corner buildings present active frontage on both intersecting streets.
Recommended: Contact Dallas city planning to request the site plan and ask where the building entrance and parking will sit relative to Park Avenue and Corinth Street — frontage relief lets the developer treat both streets as secondary frontages, which typically means a blank wall or surface lot at the visible corner instead of an active storefront.
Zoning Case Under Advisement (Z-25-000154)
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File zoning challenge before deadline on this approval
Context: Z-25-000154 was approved by City Council 14-0 on May 13, 2026 after three appearances, making the challenge deadline approximately June 12, 2026.
Recommended: The May 13 unanimous approval (14-0) starts the 30-day window under Texas Local Government Code § 211 for aggrieved parties to challenge the zoning change — calculate that deadline now and advise any opposing clients accordingly. The two prior holds (City Plan Commission under advisement March 26, City Council deferral April 22) may have generated procedural notice arguments worth examining before the window closes.
Obtain adopted ordinance text for this zoning approval
Context: Z-25-000154 traveled through three hearings (under advisement at City Plan Commission, deferred April 22, approved May 13) before a 14-0 vote, a pattern that strongly indicates negotiated conditions were attached before the final vote.
Recommended: Request the final adopted ordinance for Z-25-000154 and compare it against the original application to identify any site-specific conditions added between the March 26 City Plan Commission hearing and the May 13 adoption — multi-hearing cases routinely acquire conditions that constrain setbacks, uses, or phasing and are not visible in vote tallies. Proceeding to design or permitting without confirming the final conditions could require costly redesign.
Request documents explaining two holds on this zoning case
Context: Z-25-000154 was designated 'under advisement' at the City Plan Commission on March 26, deferred at City Council on April 22, then passed 14-0 on May 13 after being pulled from the consent agenda and heard individually.
Recommended: Pull the City Plan Commission staff report from March 26 and the City Council deferral motion from April 22 — together they will show what objection or negotiation caused two holds before a unanimous final vote, which the public record does not currently explain. A 14-0 approval on a case that required three appearances and was pulled from the consent agenda suggests conditions were negotiated out of public view.
Analysis
Zoning
Development & Land Use
Environment
Community Impact
Housing
Governance & Oversight
Key Decisions
Insights by Role
Journalist
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectCommissioner Rubin recused from two items at this meeting — 26-1080A (item #17, one of four cases held under advisement) and 26-1084A — a pattern worth a follow-up question, and staff's recommendation to deny amended conditions on the high-engagement Oak Lawn PD 171 case (#23, 26-1086A) raises the question of whether the commission's final vote followed that recommendation despite a near-even public reply split.
Resident
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectThe Oak Lawn Special Purpose District PD Subdistrict 171 case (#23, 26-1086A) drew the meeting's highest public engagement — 366 notices with a near-even 4 for/3 against reply split — and staff recommended denying the applicant's amended conditions, so residents in that subdistrict should track whether the commission's final vote matched that recommendation.
Developer
MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingFour zoning items this meeting amended standards for already-entitled developments rather than proposing new zoning — a site plan amendment for an existing refuse transfer station under SUP 1464 and related amendments for a fraternal lodge, a Design District practice facility, and a cellular monopole tower — all approved subject to conditions, so developers holding related entitlements should confirm the amended standards before filing permits.
Lobbyist
MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingThe commission took up three amendments to its own Rules of Procedure — #34 (26-1097A) on distribution of written communications on subdivision matters, #35 (26-1098A) on committee diversity language, and #36 (26-1099A) on duties of the zoning ordinance advisory committee — changes that could affect how outside parties submit input on future subdivision and zoning cases.
46 items(34 procedural hidden)
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Baron Eliason, Chief Integrity Officer, Inspector General Division
MISCELLANEOUS ZONING ITEMS - CONSENT Items 1-2
ZONING CASES – CONSENT Items 3-16
ZONING CASES – UNDER ADVISEMENT Items 17-20
ZONING CASES – INDIVIDUAL Items 21-23
SUBDIVISION CASES – CONSENT Items 24-31
SUBDIVISION CASES – RESIDENTIAL REPLAT Items 32-33
OTHER MATTERS: Items 34-36
Baron Eliason, Chief Integrity Officer, Inspector General Division
#1Application for a minor amendment to the existing site plan for Specific Use Permit 1464 for a refuse transfer station on an IM Industrial Manufacturing District property on the south line of California Crossing Road, east of Wildwood Drive, with staff recommending approval.
#2Application for a minor amendment to an existing development plan on Planned Development District 1 property on the south side of Forest Lane. Staff recommends approval.
#3Application for a new Specific Use Permit for vehicle display, sales, and service on property within Planned Development District 535 on CF Hawn Freeway Frontage Road. Staff recommends approval for a five-year period with eligibility for auto-renewal.
#4Zoning application to rezone property on the west line of Ledbetter Drive, north of Tyrone Drive, from R-7.5(A) Single Family District to MF-2(A) Multifamily District; staff recommends approval.
#5Application for a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay and a new Specific Use Permit for alcohol sales at a small general merchandise or food store at the northwest corner of W. Clarendon Drive and S. Rosemont Avenue; staff recommends approval subject to a site plan and conditions.
#6Application to amend Subdistrict 1I within Planned Development District 621 (Old Trinity and Design District Special Purpose District) at the south corner of Inspiration Drive and N. Stemmons Fwy, with staff recommending approval subject to conditions.
#7Zoning application (Z-25-000164) to rezone a property on the west line of Ferguson Road from R-7.5(A) with SUP 42 (private school/day nursery uses) to TH-3(A) Townhouse District with deed restrictions volunteered by the applicant; staff recommends approval.
#8Zoning application to amend Special Use Permit 1571 to allow a monopole cellular tower on Community Retail District property at the northeast corner of E. Kiest Boulevard and S. Lancaster Road, with staff recommending approval subject to conditions.
#9Application to rezone a property on the southeast line of East Side Avenue from CS Commercial Service District to MU-1 Mixed-Use District; staff recommends approval.
#10Application to rezone a property at the intersection of Haverhill Lane, Elam Road, and N. Prairie Creek Road from NO(A) Neighborhood Office with D-1 Liquor Control Overlay and R-7.5(A) Residential District to MU-1 Mixed-Use District; staff recommends approval.
#11A zoning application to rezone a property at the west corner of N. Madison Avenue and Ballard Avenue from Residential Transition Subdistrict A to WMU-3 Walkable Mixed Use Subdistrict C within Planned Development 468 (Oak Cliff Gateway Special Purpose District); staff recommends approval.
#12Zoning application for a new subdistrict within Planned Development District 463 to allow a mix of commercial uses at the southwest corner of W. Northwest Highway and N. Central Expressway, with staff recommending approval subject to a development plan, amended conceptual plan, and amended conditions.
#13Specific Use Permit application to allow a Handicapped Group Dwelling Unit on R-7.5(A) Single Family District property on Laura Lane, with staff recommending approval subject to a site plan and conditions.
#14Application to amend Specific Use Permit 2519 to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with a restaurant (no drive-in or drive-through) on property zoned CR Community Retail District with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay on S. Buckner Boulevard; staff recommends approval subject to conditions.
#15Application to amend Specific Use Permit 2586 for a hotel or motel use on CA-1(A) Central Area District-zoned property on Main Street east of South Pearl Expressway; staff recommends approval subject to amended conditions.
#16Application for a new Planned Development Subdistrict for GR General Retail uses within Planned Development District 193 with a D Liquor Control Overlay on the southwest line of Brown Street between Shelby Avenue and Oak Lawn Avenue, with staff recommending approval subject to a development plan, landscape plan, and conditions.
#17Application for a new Planned Development District for mixed residential, commercial, and light industrial uses on CS-zoned property on Main Street northeast of S. Peak Street, and a new subdistrict within Planned Development District 1002 on IM-zoned property at the corner of N. Washington Avenue and Main Street; staff recommends approval subject to conditions.
#18Zoning application by Walgreens Co. to terminate a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay on a light commercial property in the Oak Lawn Special Purpose District on Lemmon Avenue, with staff recommending approval.
#19Application for a new Planned Development Subdistrict on R-7.5(A) Residential zoned property within Planned Development District 631 (West Davis Special Purpose District), which carries an existing SUP for a Convent, at the southwest corner of W. Davis Street and S. Cockrell Hill Road; staff recommends approval subject to conditions.
#20Application for a new Planned Development Subdistrict on R-7.5(A) Residential zoned property within Planned Development District 631 (West Davis Special Purpose District), on the south line of West Davis Street west of Cockrell Hill Road; staff recommends approval subject to conditions.
#21Application to amend Planned Development District 752 at the south corner of Edd Road and Garden Grove Drive; staff recommends approval subject to a revised development plan, a traffic management plan, and conditions.
#22An application by H-E-B to amend Planned Development District 372 at the intersection of Lemmon Avenue East, McKinney Avenue, and Lemmon Avenue; city staff recommends approval subject to a landscape/development plan and conditions.
#23Application to amend Planned Development Subdistrict 171 within the Oak Lawn Special Purpose District (PD 193), bounded by Lemmon Avenue, Throckmorton Street, Bowser Avenue, and Reagan Street; staff recommends denial of the amended conditions.
#24Application to subdivide a 3.970-acre tract into two lots (1.801 acres and 2.168 acres) at the northwest corner of Cedardale Road and Cleveland Road; staff recommends approval subject to docket conditions.
#25Application to replat portions of three lots into a single 0.140-acre lot on Polk Street west of Tyler Avenue; staff recommends approval subject to docket conditions.
#26Subdivision application to create a 198-lot small lot (SB15) development with 10 common areas and a detention/retention pond on a 28.33-acre tract on St. Augustine Road, south of Teagarden Road, with staff recommending approval subject to conditions.
#27Application to replat a 1.418-acre tract in City Block 6091 to create one lot on Illinois Avenue, east of Bonnie View Boulevard, in a CR-zoned area, with staff recommending approval subject to conditions.
#28Application to create one lot from a 0.689-acre tract in City Block 8311 on Cedardale Road west of Cleveland Road, with staff recommending approval subject to conditions.
#29Application to create one lot from a 7.378-acre tract in City Block 7609 on Wheatland Road west of Lancaster Road, zoned MF-2(A), with staff recommending approval subject to conditions.
#30Subdivision plat application (PLAT-26-000080) to create one lot from a 2.001-acre tract on Garden Grove Road north of Ravenview Road, with staff recommending approval subject to conditions.
#31Replat application (PLAT-26-000081) for a 16.17-acre tract at R.L. Thornton Freeway/IH-30 west of Akard Street, abandoning existing rights-of-way and creating two new lots while dedicating new rights-of-way, with staff recommending approval subject to conditions.
#32Application to replat a 0.8911-acre tract at Kristen Drive and Kolloch Drive (northwest corner) from two lots into four residential lots, with staff recommending approval subject to conditions.
#33Application to replat a 1.193-acre tract at Ledbetter Drive and Kolloch Drive (northeast corner) from two lots into six residential lots, with staff recommending approval subject to conditions.
#34Consideration of amending the City Plan Commission Rules of Procedure to update the process for distributing written communications regarding subdivision matters.
#35Proposes amending City Plan Commission rules of procedure to delete Section 13(f)(2)(A)(iii) and add clarifying language requiring all standing committees to strive for diverse viewpoints.
#36Proposed amendment to the City Plan Commission Rules of Procedure to expand the responsibilities of the zoning ordinance advisory committee.
CITY PLAN COMMISSION PUBLIC COMMITTEE MEETINGS Thursday, March 26, 2026 STREET NAME COMMITTEE (SRC) MEETING Thursday, March 26, 2026, at 8:30 a.m., in Council Chambers, 6th Floor, at City Hall and by
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