City Plan Commission · 9:00 AM · Council Chambers, 6TH Floor
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14 unanimous · 9 with voting irregularityVote tally (12) doesn't match named voters (13) — possible absent-member voting irregularity
All Zoning cases
Mixed-Use Planned Development at Main Street (Z-25-000132)
City Council final vote
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Calculate Main Street Mixed-Use Rezoning Challenge Window After May 13 Vote
Why now: Commissioner Rubin vacated the room during both City Plan Commission votes on this case (February 19 and March 26) citing a conflict of interest, but no public document in the record identifies the nature of that conflict — an undisclosed financial interest could be raised as a procedural defect in a post-adoption challenge.
What to do: Pull the May 13 City Council meeting record to confirm whether Z-25-000132 was adopted as an ordinance, and if so, begin calculating the statutory challenge window from that adoption date — opponents who could not muster a protest petition before the hearing retain standing to challenge a facially defective adoption in court, and that window is shorter than most clients realize.
Act before: After statutory challenge period expires from ordinance adoption date
Compare Both City Plan Commission Conditions Against Adopted Main Street Ordinance
Why now: This case required individual floor presentation at both commission sessions despite identical 12-0 votes, a pattern that signals negotiated rather than standard consent conditions, making a three-way comparison essential before committing to site plans or financing.
What to do: Pull the ordinance adopted at the May 13 City Council hearing and compare it line-by-line against the written conditions from both the February 19 and March 26 City Plan Commission hearings — conditions can shift between the final individual commission presentation and Council adoption, and any modification is binding the moment the ordinance takes effect.
Act before: After ordinance effective date
Request Rubin's Conflict Disclosure Forms for Two Main Street Rezoning Votes
Why now: Rubin is documented as absent during voting on Z-25-000132 at both the February 19 and March 26 hearings, making this the only case in the record with a named, repeated recusal by the same commissioner across consecutive sessions on the same item.
What to do: Request Commissioner Rubin's conflict-of-interest disclosure forms from both the February 19 and March 26 City Plan Commission hearings to determine whether the underlying interest is property ownership, a business relationship with the applicant, or a financial stake — no public document in the case record names the nature of the conflict.
Act before: After records request response (typically 10 business days)
Confirm What Council Did at May 13 Main Street Rezoning Hearing
Why now: As of May 19, this matter still shows active with no confirmed next step, six days after the scheduled City Council hearing, and the pattern of individual floor presentations at both commission sessions signals the case carries contested conditions that could have attracted a council member's attention.
What to do: Contact the district council member's office today to confirm what action City Council took on this case at the May 13 hearing — if the item was pulled from the consent agenda, tabled, or returned to committee, a new public hearing window is open and the conditions negotiated across two City Plan Commission sessions may be back in play.
Act before: After Council takes final action on this ordinance
D-1 Liquor Control Overlay Termination at Lemmon Avenue (Z-25-000066)
City Council final vote
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Compare boundary maps from both Lemmon Avenue commission hearings
Why now: Z-25-000066 went before the City Plan Commission twice (14-0 on February 5, 12-0 on March 26), and the public record does not confirm whether the overlay boundary changed between hearings; any parcel added in a revised boundary triggers independent notice requirements.
What to do: Request the case exhibit maps filed at the February 5 and March 26 City Plan Commission hearings and overlay them — if the boundary was redrawn between votes, owners added to the revised boundary may not have received legally required mailed notice, creating a defect that can be raised from the moment Council adopts the ordinance.
Act before: After ordinance effective date
Screen Lemmon Avenue parcels against Texas alcohol permit distance rules
Why now: Z-25-000066 removes the municipal overlay but does not override state distance rules; Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission eligibility is determined by the agency at permit application, not at zoning adoption, so a site that fails proximity rules cannot be licensed even after the overlay is terminated.
What to do: Map every parcel within the overlay boundary and check each against the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission's 300-foot rule from schools and 1,000-foot rule from churches before committing to a lease or pro forma that assumes liquor sales — sites that clear the Dallas zoning change may remain permanently ineligible for on-premise licenses regardless of what Council adopts.
Act before: After ordinance effective date
Request Council recording for Lemmon Avenue overlay non-vote
Why now: A zoning case with unanimous City Plan Commission support (14-0 on February 5, 12-0 on March 26) that goes unvoted at Council on April 22 — when nearly every other zoning item was closed that day — is anomalous, and the specific reason for the deferral is not in the public record.
What to do: Request the April 22 Dallas City Council minutes and audio or video recording for this case — it appeared on a 76-item agenda where 16 of 19 zoning cases were approved per City Plan Commission recommendation, yet this case, which had zero dissent across three hearings, carries no recorded vote and remains active.
Act before: After records request response (typically 10 business days)
Contact Lemmon Avenue district council office about overlay deferral cause
Why now: The case appeared at the April 22 Council meeting — where 16 of 19 zoning cases were closed — but produced no vote despite 14-0 and 12-0 City Plan Commission approval; understanding who caused the deferral identifies whose office controls the next scheduling decision.
What to do: Contact the council office for the district covering Lemmon Avenue to determine whether this case was pulled at a member's request, deferred by staff, or is slotted for a specific future Council date — the reason for deferral on a unanimous case determines whether anything needs to be done before it returns.
Act before: After next hearing on this item
Check deed records for alcohol restrictions on Lemmon Avenue block
Why now: Z-25-000066 has unanimous City Plan Commission support across two votes (14-0 and 12-0) and is on a path to adoption; the ordinance effective date is the last point at which affected residents can act on zoning grounds before individual businesses may apply directly to state alcohol regulators.
What to do: Search Dallas County deed records for your address to find out whether private deed restrictions independently prohibit alcohol sales on your block — if the municipal overlay is your only protection, it ends the moment Council adopts the termination ordinance, and no additional city notice is required when businesses later apply for state alcohol permits inside the former overlay zone.
Act before: After ordinance effective date
Street Frontage Relief at Park and Corinth (Z-26-000001)
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Check March hearings for Park-Corinth protest period restart
Why now: Z-26-000001 carried 12-to-0 on February 19 but reappeared twice on March 26 without recorded outcomes, and a 13-to-0 individual-item vote in the commission's data cannot be attributed to the February 19 hearing, suggesting substantive action occurred at a later date.
What to do: Pull the staff notes, amended exhibits, and condition sheets from both March 26 City Plan Commission appearances to determine whether a substantive amendment or new condition was entered into the record after the February 19 carry — if so, parties who did not file a protest after February 19 may argue the statutory protest window runs from the later, material hearing date, reopening a challenge window opponents assumed had already closed.
Act before: After statutory protest period expires
Confirm no new Park-Corinth frontage conditions added in March
Why now: Z-26-000001 carried 12-to-0 on February 19 but appeared before the commission twice more on March 26, and a 13-to-0 individual-item vote in the commission's records cannot be traced to the February 19 hearing, meaning the March appearances produced recorded action not yet publicly disclosed.
What to do: Request the written record — staff memoranda, amended exhibits, and condition sheets — for both March 26 City Plan Commission appearances, and reconcile them against the February 19 approval before submitting building permit drawings that rely on the frontage relief as granted — any condition added after February 19 is binding even if it never appeared in the public timeline.
Act before: After building permit application submitted
Investigate unrecorded vote on Park-Corinth frontage relief
Why now: Item 11 in the vote data shows a 13-to-0 result recorded as an individual item, but the only documented hearing for Z-26-000001 — February 19 — produced a 12-to-0 vote, leaving an unaccounted vote that must belong to one of the two March 26 appearances with no recorded outcome.
What to do: File a public records request for the March 26 City Plan Commission agenda, meeting video, and minutes — a 13-to-0 individual-item vote appears in the commission's records but cannot belong to the February 19 hearing, where Z-26-000001 carried only 12-to-0 despite 13 commissioners being present, meaning a formal vote at one of the two unrecorded March 26 appearances was never entered into the public timeline. If that vote was not properly noticed and documented, Texas Open Meetings Act requirements may have been violated.
Act before: After records request response (typically 10 business days)
Request site plan showing Park-Corinth corner entrance and parking
Why now: The City Plan Commission approved street frontage relief for this corner site across three appearances concluding February 19 and March 26, 2026, and no site plan has entered the public record before the matter proceeds to City Council.
What to do: Contact the Dallas city planning department to request the site plan for Z-26-000001 showing building entrance location, facade treatment, and parking placement relative to Park Avenue and Corinth Street — frontage relief at a corner intersection allows the developer to place the primary entrance away from both street faces, which typically results in a surface parking lot or blank wall occupying the corner instead of an active storefront.
Act before: After City Council votes on the ordinance
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.
Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee Authority (26-1099A)
City Council final vote
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Compare zoning committee rule text before Dallas Council vote
Applies if: You represent a client with a case currently in the CPC Under Advisement queue
Why now: City Attorney Morrison's restructuring of subsections (i) and (iii) was accepted by sponsor Sims and passed 12-0 on 2026-03-26; the matter now advances directly to Council for final adoption with no further CPC action.
What to do: Pull the final CPC-adopted text and compare Morrison's restructuring — which moved language from subsection (i) into subsection (iii) — against the pre-hearing staff draft to identify whether the change alters continuance rights, notice periods, or hearing sequencing for any client with a pending Under Advisement case. Council adoption locks this language in with no further CPC amendment possible.
Act before: After City Council adopts the ordinance
Confirm with Dallas zoning staff whether pending hearing dates shift
Applies if: You have a case currently in the CPC Under Advisement queue
Why now: Sponsor Sims accepted City Attorney Morrison's amendment restructuring subsections (i) and (iii) before the 12-0 CPC vote on 2026-03-26, and the amended text now goes directly to Council with no further commission review.
What to do: Contact CPC staff directly and ask whether Morrison's restructuring of subsection (iii) changes how Under Advisement cases are noticed or sequenced — if it does, your pending hearing date could shift without a new filing or formal notice to you, and that change becomes permanent upon Council adoption.
Act before: After City Council adopts the ordinance
Investigate Kingston's rejected Dallas zoning development code push
Why now: The 2026-03-26 CPC minutes record Kingston proposing to expand committee authority to include a new development code (not just amendments), which Sims declined before the 12-0 vote, leaving Kingston's intent and any prior staff discussions unexplained in the public record.
What to do: File a records request for Commissioner Kingston's friendly amendment text and any City Attorney or staff correspondence referencing a 'new development code' — Kingston proposed expanding this procedural rules change to authorize consideration of an entirely new development code, was rejected on the record by sponsor Sims, and no public standalone process for such a code has since been announced.
Act before: After records request response (typically 10 business days)
Target Dallas Council on zoning committee scope before final vote
Why now: Commissioner Kingston's attempt to expand committee authority to include new development code consideration was rejected by sponsor Sims on 2026-03-26 before the 12-0 CPC vote, closing that avenue at the commission level.
What to do: Contact council members now to determine whether any plan to reopen the development code expansion Kingston proposed and Sims rejected at CPC — Council is the only remaining venue where the ordinance's scope can be broadened before citywide adoption, and once enacted there is no CPC-level correction path.
Act before: After City Council votes on the ordinance
Analysis
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Developer
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectStaff recommended approval on 16 of 21 zoning cases and denial on one amendment in the Oak Lawn Special Purpose District — a filing-strategy signal for the Lemmon Avenue/Throckmorton Street corridor. Four Under Advisement PD applications pending since January–February 2026 reveal both the commission's current deliberative queue and staff's generally favorable posture toward mixed-use and special purpose district work.
Resident
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectThe agenda included proposed density increases on residential streets in multiple council districts — R-7.5(A) to MF-2(A) multifamily, TH-3(A) townhouse conversions, and a new Handicapped Group Dwelling Unit SUP in a single-family district — alongside a staff-recommended denial in the Oak Lawn corridor. Residents near affected sites can register views through the public hearing process before any recommendation is acted upon.
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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