City Plan Commission · 9:00 AM · Council Chambers, 6TH Floor
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Matters
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Townhouse District at Ferguson Road (Z-25-000164)
City Council final vote
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Get written scope of City Council townhouse zoning remand
Why now: The matter was remanded by City Council on June 24, 2026 after four appearances, and the City Plan Commission item on May 7, 2026 shows no recorded result while noting the case was held from March 26 and April 23, 2026.
What to do: Request the June 24, 2026 City Council action language and ask staff in writing whether the remand requires a new City Plan Commission hearing with fresh notice, and which version of the volunteered deed restrictions is now the operative record. Without that document you cannot tell whether the commission's earlier unanimous actions still stand or the record restarts.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Pull volunteered deed restrictions for Ferguson Road townhouse rezoning
Why now: City Council remanded the case on June 24, 2026 after staff and the City Plan Commission both recommended approval subject to deed restrictions volunteered by applicant Robert Reeves on the R-7.5(A) site carrying Specific Use Permit 42.
What to do: Obtain the current version of the deed restrictions the applicant volunteered and confirm how the existing Specific Use Permit 42 for the private school, kindergarten and day nursery is handled if the townhouse district is granted. The City Council remand reopened the case, so restriction terms and the underlying school permit status can still shift before any final ordinance is adopted.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask why council remanded unanimously recommended townhouse rezoning
Why now: The City Plan Commission carried the item 13-0 on March 26, 2026 and 12-0 on April 23, 2026 with staff recommending approval, yet City Council remanded the case on June 24, 2026.
What to do: Request the June 24, 2026 City Council hearing record and the staff briefing for this case, and ask what changed between the commission's unanimous actions and the remand. Both staff and the commission recommended approval, and the May 7 commission item has no recorded outcome at all — the gap is the story.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Read townhouse restrictions for Ferguson Road school site
Why now: The application seeks a townhouse district on property zoned R-7.5(A) with Specific Use Permit 42 for a private school, kindergarten and day nursery, with planner Lori Levy, AICP listed and the case remanded by City Council on June 24, 2026.
What to do: The private school, kindergarten and day nursery site on the west side of Ferguson Road between Larry Drive and Province Lane would be rezoned for townhouses, and the only extra limits are restrictions the applicant volunteered. Ask planner Lori Levy for the current restriction text before the case is heard again so you know what is actually binding on setbacks, unit count and site layout.
Act before: After the next material record update
Caleb Mann RTN District at McShann and Preston Road (Z-25-000121)
City Council final vote
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Obtain certified minutes correcting misnumbered rezoning file entry
Why now: Minutes for one hearing show the file number as 26-1263A, the same as item 13, corrected to 26-1285A per the agenda roster, and Hampton was recorded as recused for conflict of interest at the April 23 and June 11 votes on Z-25-000121.
What to do: Request the certified minutes and the official agenda roster for the hearing where the clerk recorded the file number as 26-1263A, duplicating the preceding item before it was corrected to 26-1285A, and confirm the correction is reflected in the adopted record. Also ask whether Commissioner Hampton's conflict-of-interest disclosure was filed in writing, and obtain the ordinance or approval document showing what body took final action, since the supplied record verifies no step after the commission.
Act before: After certified minutes and the final approval document are produced
Pull staff report defining Residential Transition standards at Preston corner
Why now: The commission approved the Residential Transition District over R-16(A) Single Family zoning on June 11, 2026 by a 10-0 vote with staff recommending approval, planner Martin Bate, Council District 13.
What to do: Get planner Martin Bate's staff report and the approved zoning exhibit for the northwest corner of McShann Road and Preston Road to confirm the height, setback and unit-type standards that now replace the R-16(A) single-family rules, and verify whether the June 11 action carried any conditions the earlier held-over versions did not. Designing to assumed Residential Transition standards before reading the approved exhibit risks a redesign at permit review.
Act before: After the approved zoning exhibit and staff report are obtained
Ask why Preston Road rezoning took five commission hearings
Why now: The item carried 14-0 on February 5, March 5 and April 9, then 12-0 on April 23 and 10-0 on June 11, with minutes noting Hampton had a conflict of interest and was out of the room both times.
What to do: Request the case file and hearing audio explaining why this single-family-to-Residential-Transition request was held over from February 5, March 5, April 9, and April 23 before finally clearing on June 11, and ask what conflict of interest kept Commissioner Hampton out of the room for the last two votes. The delay pattern and the repeated recusal are documented but unexplained in the record.
Act before: After the requested records and hearing audio are produced
Learn what Residential Transition zoning allows at your corner
Why now: The commission approved the applicant's Residential Transition District request over R-16(A) Single Family District zoning at that corner on June 11, 2026 by 10-0, with Martin Bate as planner and applicant Caleb Mann represented by Matthew Sheard.
What to do: Contact planner Martin Bate for the approved site exhibit showing what building types, heights and unit counts are now permitted at the northwest corner of McShann Road and Preston Road, which was single-family R-16(A) zoning until June 11. Ask specifically whether any buffer, height step-down or driveway-access conditions were attached, because those details determine what you will see from the street.
Act before: After the approved zoning exhibit is released or construction plans are filed
Seminary and Monastery Planned Development at La Prada and Shiloh (Z-25-000235)
City Council final vote
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Confirm whether seminary special use permit survives the rezoning
Why now: Both the April 23, 2026 Plan Commission item and the May 27, 2026 Council item describe the land as zoned R-7.5(A) and MF-1(A) "with Specific Use Permit No. 2287 for Seminary and a Convent or Monastery," while seeking townhouse district uses; the assigned planner is Mona Hashemi.
What to do: Obtain the draft ordinance and the planner's file to answer a question the record leaves open: does the new planned development district retain, amend, or terminate the existing specific use permit for the seminary and convent or monastery on this property, and what becomes of that religious use if townhouse development proceeds? Get this in writing before closing or before advising the institution, because the docket language describes the property as still carrying that permit.
Act before: After the ordinance text and permit status are obtained
Verify townhouse lot standards in La Prada seminary conceptual plan
Why now: Both staff and the City Plan Commission recommended approval only "subject to a conceptual plan and conditions" on the April 23, 2026 item, and the same qualifier carried to the May 27, 2026 Council hearing.
What to do: Pull the conceptual plan and staff-recommended conditions that the Plan Commission approved for this site and confirm the lot width, density, height and setback numbers actually written into the planned development district — approval was expressly "subject to a conceptual plan and conditions," so the base townhouse district rules are not what governs here. If you underwrite off generic townhouse district yields instead of the conditions, your unit count on the La Prada Drive and Shiloh Road tract may not pencil.
Act before: After the planned development district ordinance and conditions are published
Ask why May 27 council hearing shows no recorded outcome
Why now: The record shows a May 27, 2026 Council hearing with no result and the matter still active, and the April 23, 2026 minutes for Item 15 read "Carried: 13 to 0" with the note "*Rubin out of room, shown voting in favor."
What to do: The public hearing was set for May 27, 2026 with both staff and commission recommending approval, yet the file shows no council vote and the matter is still open — request the council minutes and the secretary's action sheet for that date to learn whether the item was held, deferred, or withdrawn. Also ask the clerk why the commission's tally was recorded as unanimous when the minutes note one commissioner was out of the room.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Check driveway and buffer plans for La Prada townhouses
Why now: The application converts a seminary and monastery site zoned single family and multifamily to townhouse district uses on the west line of La Prada Drive and east line of Shiloh Road in Council District 7, approved by the Plan Commission 13-0 on April 23, 2026.
What to do: Ask the assigned city planner for the conceptual plan and look specifically at where vehicle access points land — on La Prada Drive, on Shiloh Road, or both — and what screening is required where townhouses back up to the existing single-family lots. Access and buffering are set by the conditions attached to this approval, and once the ordinance is adopted those details are locked in.
Act before: After the City Council acts on the planned development district
Roc Design Engineers Planned Development District at C. F. Hawn Freeway (Z-25-000210)
City Council final vote
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Verify commissioner absence recorded in unanimous zoning vote
Why now: Minutes for Item 16 record "Carried: 13 to 0" with the note "*Rubin out of room, shown voting in favor."
What to do: Request the certified minutes and roll call for this item, which note that Commissioner Rubin was out of the room but was shown voting in favor of the 13-0 result. Confirm with the commission secretary how absent-member votes are recorded before relying on this tally as an unqualified unanimous approval.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Pull approved planned development conditions for Hawn Freeway site
Why now: The April 23, 2026 item created a new Planned Development District for Commercial Service District uses on property already zoned Commercial Service District, north of C. F. Hawn Freeway west of Garden Springs Drive.
What to do: Obtain the conditions approved at the April 23 commission hearing before assuming standard Commercial Service District rules apply — the site was already zoned Commercial Service, so the new Planned Development District exists to customize use, setback, or site-plan requirements rather than expand them. Design work drawn to base district standards may not comply.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask why commission approved rezoning staff urged denying
Why now: The official item lists "Staff Recommendation: Denial" for applicant Roc Design Engineers / Majed Khalaf, yet Item 16 carried 13 to 0 on April 23, 2026.
What to do: Request planner Justin Lee's staff report and the audio of the April 23 hearing to learn what changed between the denial recommendation and a 13-0 approval — no commissioner dissented and no conditions are reflected in the vote record. Ask the planning department how often full-board reversals of staff denials occur in Council District 8.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Request allowed business list near Garden Springs Drive
Why now: The commission approved a new Planned Development District for Commercial Service uses at that location on April 23, 2026, over a staff recommendation of denial.
What to do: Ask the planning department for the approved Planned Development District use list and any screening, lighting, or hours limits for the parcel on the north side of C. F. Hawn Freeway west of Garden Springs Drive. Because the district was created over existing Commercial Service zoning, the conditions document — not the base zoning map — now determines what can operate next to you.
Act before: After the next material record update
Zoning Case Under Advisement (Z-25-000142)
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Check challenge window for corridor rezoning ordinance
Context: Council remanded the case to City Plan Commission on 2026-03-25 rather than denying it outright, then deferred it twice more (05-13, 05-27) before the 14-0 adoption vote on 2026-06-24.
Recommended: Council's June 24 approval followed a rare remand back to the Plan Commission in March plus two more deferrals — verify notice was properly reissued at each of those hearings before the statutory window to challenge the ordinance closes.
Investigate why council remanded corridor rezoning case
Context: City Council remanded the case to City Plan Commission on 2026-03-25, which carried it 13-0 on 2026-04-23, followed by two more Council deferrals (05-13, 05-27) before the 14-0 final vote on 06-24.
Recommended: Pull the March 25 remand order and the staff memo behind it — Council sent this case back to the Plan Commission instead of voting it up or down, then deferred the do-over twice more before finally approving it 14-0 in June, and the public record never explains what problem needed fixing.
Analysis
Zoning
Key Decisions
Insights by Role
Developer
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectDevelopers with pending applications at five sites should expect further delay, as those cases were held under advisement rather than decided, including a fourth continuance for the McShann Road/Preston Road rezoning. Separately, a new CS Commercial Service Planned Development District on C.F. Hawn Fwy was denied, while a new MF-2 subdistrict at Newton Avenue in the Oak Lawn Special Purpose District was approved after generating the meeting's highest community response.
Journalist
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectThe Fairshop Drive renaming to 'John Beckwith Sr. Drive' was the meeting's only non-unanimous vote, carried 11-2 against a backdrop of 26 unanimous decisions — worth asking why two commissioners dissented and what code waivers were needed to approve it.
Resident
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectResidents near McShann Road and Preston Road should note that a proposed residential transition district rezoning was continued again rather than decided, following one-sided neighborhood opposition and a commissioner's recusal for conflict of interest. Separately, the commission approved renaming Fairshop Drive to 'John Beckwith Sr. Drive' in the meeting's only non-unanimous vote.
28 items(42 procedural hidden)
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#1Zoning application to amend Tracts 1 and 2 within Planned Development District 814 on property bounded by University Boulevard, Inwood Road, Wateka Drive, and Robin Road; staff recommends approval subject to an amended lighting exhibit and amended conditions.
#2Application to amend and expand Specific Use Permit 129 for electrical substation uses on residentially zoned property along Calumet Avenue between Meredith and Garfield Avenues; staff recommends approval subject to an amended site plan and conditions.
#3Application to amend Specific Use Permit 1831 to allow a bail bonds office within the Mixmaster Riverfront Subarea of Planned Development District 784 (Trinity River Corridor Special Purpose District) at the southeast corner of Reunion Boulevard and S. Riverfront Boulevard; staff recommends approval subject to conditions.
#4Application to expand Subdistrict 1 of Planned Development District 101 along the northwest line of West Camp Wisdom Road between Belt Line Road and Turnout Lane; staff recommends approval subject to existing PD 101 Subdistrict 1 conditions.
#5Application for a Specific Use Permit to allow alcoholic beverage sales at a general merchandise or food store greater than 3,500 sq ft at the corner of CF Hawn Freeway and S. Woody Road; staff recommends approval subject to a site plan and conditions.
#6Zoning application to rezone property on the north line of E. Overton Road from R-5(A) Single Family District to WR-3 Walkable Urban Residential District; staff recommends approval.
#7Application to amend Planned Development 880 on Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway between Ridgeview Circle and Hughes Lane; staff recommends approval subject to a traffic management plan and amended conditions.
#8Application for a new Specific Use Permit for an alcoholic beverage establishment limited to a microbrewery, micro-distillery, or winery on a CS-zoned parcel on the northeast line of Haskell Avenue, with staff recommending approval subject to a site plan and conditions.
#9Application for a new Specific Use Permit to allow vehicle display, sales, and service within Planned Development District 535 (C.F. Hawn Special Purpose District No. 3) on CF Hawn Frwy Frontage Road, with staff recommending approval for a five-year period with autorenewal eligibility.
#10Application for a new Specific Use Permit for 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.
#11Zoning application to rezone a property at the northwest corner of McShann Road and Preston Road from R-16(A) Single Family District to RTN Residential Transition District, with staff recommending approval after multiple continuances.
#12Zoning case Z-26-000009 requests rezoning from CS Commercial Service District to MU-1 Mixed-Use District on the southeast line of East Side Avenue northeast of Carroll Avenue, with staff recommending approval. The case is under advisement from March 26, 2026.
#13Zoning case Z-25-000164 requests rezoning from R-7.5(A) with SUP 42 for a private school/day nursery to TH-3(A) Townhouse District with applicant-volunteered deed restrictions on the west line of Ferguson Road between Larry Drive and Province Lane, with staff recommending approval subject to those deed restrictions. The case is under advisement from March 26, 2026.
#14Application for a new Planned Development Subdistrict for MF-2 Multifamily uses within Planned Development District 193 (Oak Lawn Special Purpose District) on Newton Avenue between Throckmorton Street and Oak Lawn Avenue; staff recommends approval subject to a development plan and conditions.
#15Application for a new Planned Development District for TH-3(A) Townhouse District uses on property currently zoned R-7.5(A) Single Family and MF-1(A) Multifamily Districts on La Prada Drive and Shiloh Road; staff recommends approval subject to a conceptual plan and conditions.
#16Application for a new Planned Development District for CS Commercial Service District uses on property currently zoned CS Commercial Service District on C.F. Hawn Freeway west of Garden Springs Drive; staff recommends denial.
#17Subdivision plat application to create one 1.692-acre lot from an existing tract on Pleasant Drive south of Redkey Street, with staff recommending approval subject to conditions.
#18Application to replat a 0.7190-acre tract in City Block 13/191 near Deep Ellum into three separate lots, located between Commerce Street and Clover Street west of Malcom X Boulevard. Staff recommends approval subject to conditions; applicant is AP Blanton Deep Ellum, LLC.
#19Application to create one 6.178-acre lot from a tract in City Block 8597, located between Clarkwood Drive and Camp Wisdom Road east of Clark Road, with staff recommending approval subject to docket conditions.
#20Application to replat a 1.502-acre tract containing a portion of Lot 11 in City Block 7618 into one lot on Cherry Valley Boulevard west of Marigold Drive, with staff recommending approval subject to docket conditions.
#21Plat application by The Israel of God to consolidate land in City Blocks 7665 and 7667 into a single 4.56-acre lot between Furlong Drive and Walton Walker Boulevard; staff recommends approval with conditions.
#22Application to replat a 3.2231-acre tract by consolidating numerous lots across multiple city blocks, abandoning right-of-ways and alleys, to create a single lot bounded by East Grand Avenue, Henderson Avenue, Beeman Avenue, and Barry Avenue. Staff recommends approval subject to conditions.
#23Application to replat a 0.430-acre residential tract on Mojave Drive, east of Texoma Way, consolidating portions of two lots into one lot in an R-7.5(A) single-family zone. Staff recommends approval subject to conditions.
#24Application to replat a 6.340-acre tract at the southeast corner of Oak Lawn Avenue and Wycliff Avenue into a single lot, owned by Wilson K. & Gwyn S. Mason and Park Cities Presbyterian Church; staff recommends approval subject to docket conditions.
#25Application to replat a 1.4-acre tract on Southgate Lane, consolidating five lots into one lot and removing an existing 30-foot platted building line, with staff recommending approval subject to conditions.
#26Application to rename Fairshop Drive between S. R.L. Thornton Freeway and Village Fair Drive to 'John Beckwith Sr. Drive' in Council District 4, with staff and the Street Renaming Committee recommending approval subject to code section waivers.
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