City Plan Commission · 9:00 AM · Council Chambers, 6TH Floor
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Matters
Corridor scope
Townhouse District at Ferguson Road (Z-25-000164)
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Check expiration deadline for Ferguson Road townhouse permit application
Why now: Z-25-000164 has accumulated three CPC appearances over six weeks with a 13-0 carry under advisement on March 26, 2026 and no final action as of May 7, 2026, which may be approaching procedural limits under the Dallas Development Code.
What to do: Pull the Dallas Development Code procedural rules governing Special Use Permit continuances and verify whether three CPC appearances spanning March 26 through May 7 are approaching a maximum continuation or inaction deadline — if the application lapses, the applicant loses their filing date and any conditions negotiated across three hearings.
Act before: After confirmed final CPC action or case expiration
Investigate why Ferguson Road townhouse permit stalled after unanimous carry
Why now: Z-25-000164 was carried 13-0 with a 'heard individually' notation on March 26, 2026, then reappeared at CPC on April 23 and May 7 without reaching a final vote, leaving the matter active with no announced next step after three hearings.
What to do: File a public records request for the staff reports from all three City Plan Commission hearings (March 26, April 23, and May 7) and any applicant submissions between them — a unanimous 13-0 carry followed by two more appearances without a final vote almost always means a specific unresolved condition is documented in the staff record but has never surfaced in a public vote or denial.
Act before: After records request response (typically 10 business days)
Contact CPC staff planner before next Ferguson Road townhouse hearing
Why now: The 13-0 carry on March 26, 2026 rules out commissioner opposition as the source of the delay; two subsequent appearances without resolution point to an unresolved staff requirement that the assigned planner can name directly.
What to do: Reach out to the City Plan Commission staff planner assigned to this case and request the May 7 recommendation memo before the next hearing is scheduled — after three appearances and a unanimous carry (not a split vote), the delay almost certainly originates with a specific staff condition or applicant documentation gap, not commissioner opposition, and staff controls the timeline for relisting.
Act before: After next CPC hearing on this item
Zoning Case Under Advisement (Z-26-000015)
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Verify whether April 9 vote started challenge clock on corridor rezoning
Why now: Z-26-000015 recorded a formal 13-0 'Carried' result on April 9 yet returned as a non-routine under-advisement item on May 7 — the nature of that motion determines whether a challenge clock is already tolling.
What to do: Determine what the April 9 City Plan Commission motion actually authorized — if the 13-0 'Carried' vote was a final recommendation rather than a procedural continuance, the window to file a protest petition or seek judicial review of the corridor rezoning may already be running. Document your analysis before the next CPC action forecloses the question.
Act before: After City Council takes final action on this case
Pull April 9 minutes to explain stalled unanimous corridor rezoning vote
Why now: Z-26-000015 is one of only 2 of 17 zoning cases flagged as non-routine at the May 7 hearing despite having received a 13-0 'Carried' vote on April 9 — a combination that does not fit the standard procedural pattern.
What to do: Request the April 9 City Plan Commission verbatim minutes and compare them against the May 7 agenda packet — a 13-0 unanimous vote almost never leaves a case unresolved, yet this corridor zoning case returned a month later still in non-routine status. The unanswered question: what exact motion did 13 commissioners vote to carry, and what specifically is keeping it from advancing?
Act before: After May 7 commission minutes are posted (typically 2–3 weeks after the meeting)
Contact City Plan Commission before corridor rezoning reaches final recommendation
Why now: Z-26-000015 is one of only 2 of 17 zoning cases placed in non-routine status at the May 7 hearing, indicating unresolved commission questions that direct outreach could inform before the final City Plan Commission vote.
What to do: The corridor rezoning is still open after two City Plan Commission appearances and no final recommendation to City Council — engage the specific commissioners who designated this case non-routine before the next hearing closes that window. A unanimous April 9 vote did not resolve the case, signaling at least one open question that a targeted conversation could address before the matter is calendared again.
Act before: After City Plan Commission issues its final recommendation on this case
O-2 Office Subdistrict Creation at Allen Street (Z-26-000024)
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Confirm if Allen Street office rezoning was held under advisement
Why now: The May 7 CPC agenda placed 2 of 17 zoning cases in non-routine status as carried-under-advisement items; Z-26-000024 shows one appearance and no confirmed outcome, consistent with being one of those two.
What to do: Pull the May 7 City Plan Commission hearing record to determine whether Z-26-000024 was one of the two cases placed in non-routine status and carried under advisement. If it was held, Dallas procedural rules constrain when it can be re-heard, and the specific objections raised at that session define the grounds on which any challenge or modification request must be built — those objections are not in the public summary.
Act before: After CPC renders final recommendation on this case
Contact case planner now to review Allen Street subdistrict draft conditions
Why now: Two of 17 zoning cases on the May 7 agenda were held rather than voted on; this case's single appearance with no confirmed next step suggests it remains in deliberation, making this the active window for boundary or condition input.
What to do: If Z-26-000024 is one of the two cases the commission held under advisement on May 7, the subdistrict boundary and use conditions are still open — contact the assigned CPC case planner this week to review the draft ordinance language, because once the commission votes and sends the case to City Council the conditions are effectively locked.
Act before: After CPC votes and forwards case to City Council
Request May 7 staff report to find why Allen Street office case stalled
Why now: Staff recommended approval for 15 of 17 zoning cases on the May 7 agenda but placed 2 in non-routine status; this case shows one appearance with no confirmed next step, suggesting it may have been among those held.
What to do: File a public records request for the May 7 CPC staff report and hearing minutes for Z-26-000024 and compare it against the 15 cases that received straightforward staff-recommended approval — the gap between staff's recommendation and the commission's actual action is where the story is.
Act before: After records request response (typically 10 business days)
Analysis
Zoning
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Historic Preservation
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Governance & Oversight
Key Decisions
Insights by Role
Developer
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectStaff recommended approval on two R-7.5(A)-to-MF-2(A) upzonings in Council District 2 and a TH-3(A) subdistrict within PD 595 in Council District 7, providing benchmarks for comparable infill proposals. If the TH-3(A) recommendation on the Ferguson Road site (#16) is upheld, developers pursuing townhouse entitlements on sites encumbered by institutional SUPs in CD 2 should assess whether applicant-volunteered deed restrictions are expected as a practical condition of staff support. The staff denial recommendation on the Knight Street replat (#26) signals resistance to common-area-to-lot conversions within PD 193.
Resident
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectThe agenda proposed multiple residential density increases across Council District 2 neighborhoods — two R-7.5(A)-to-MF-2(A) multifamily upzonings near Capitol Avenue and Kirby Street, a duplex amendment within PD 134 on Mt. Auburn Avenue, and a WMU-5 mixed-use conversion from industrial land near Empire Central Drive — along with a TH-3(A) townhouse subdistrict proposal within PD 595 in South Dallas's Council District 7. Residents near any of these sites should contact the planner of record for each case or access case files through the City of Dallas Legistar system to participate in the public hearing process.
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Briefing of the authorized hearing for Planned Development District 595, the South Dallas / Fair Park Special Purpose District, in an area generally bounded by the Union Pacific (DART) Railroad, the S
Mixed Income Housing Development Bonus Michael Pepe, Chief Planner, Planning & Development
Briefing of the authorized hearing for Planned Development District 595, the South Dallas / Fair Park Special Purpose District, in an area generally bounded by the Union Pacific (DART) Railroad, the S
Mixed Income Housing Development Bonus Michael Pepe, Chief Planner, Planning & Development
#1Amendment to Specific Use Permit 2302 to allow an attached projecting non-premise district activity videoboard sign on a CA-1(A) zoned property along N. Ceasar Chavez Boulevard between Elm and Main Streets. Staff recommends approval subject to conditions.
#2Application for a new planned development district for LI Light Industrial uses on property currently zoned Agricultural District on the south line of Cleveland Road, west of Lancaster-Hutchins Road; staff recommends approval subject to conditions.
#3Application for a new Specific Use Permit for an open-enrollment charter school on property zoned Community Retail District at the intersection of Garland Road and Alvin Street; staff recommends approval subject to a site plan, traffic management plan, and conditions.
#4Application to rezone property on the west line of Chalk Hill Road, south of Chippewa Drive, from R-5(A) Single Family District to CR Community Retail District, with staff recommending approval.
#5Rezoning application to change property from Agricultural District (A(A)) to Light Industrial District (LI) on the west side of Lancaster-Hutchins Road north of Witt Road; staff recommends approval.
#6Application for a new Specific Use Permit to allow a handicapped group dwelling unit on R-5(A) Single Family District zoned property on Prosperity Avenue west of Stanley Smith Drive, with staff recommending approval subject to a site plan and conditions.
#7Application to amend the land use map within Planned Development District 134 to allow duplex use on a property currently designated for single-family use on Mt. Auburn Avenue between Gurley Avenue and E. Grand Avenue, with staff recommending approval subject to an amended exhibit.
#8A zoning application to establish a new subdistrict within Planned Development District 830 (Davis Street Special Purpose District) at the northwest corner of W. Davis Street and N. Vernon Avenue, with staff recommending approval subject to conditions.
#9An application to amend Specific Use Permit 2528 to allow an office showroom/warehouse within Planned Development 366, Buckner Boulevard Special Purpose District, with staff recommending approval for a five-year period with eligibility for automatic five-year renewals.
#10Zoning application (Z-26-000014) to rezone a property from R-7.5(A) Single Family District to MF-2(A) Multifamily District on Capitol Avenue near N. Carroll Avenue, with staff recommending approval.
#11Zoning application (Z-26-000029) for a new Specific Use Permit to allow a monopole cellular tower on a CR Community Retail District property at the northeast corner of Pastor Bailey Drive and W. Camp Wisdom Road, with staff recommending approval for a ten-year period with automatic renewal eligibility.
#12Zoning application to rezone a property at the south corner of Empire Central Drive and Forest Park Road from IR Industrial Research District to WMU-5 Walkable Urban Mixed-Use District, with staff recommending approval.
#13Rezoning application to change property on Herrling Street from R-5(A) Single Family to TH-3(A) Townhouse Subdistrict within Planned Development District 595 (South Dallas/Fair Park Special Purpose District), with staff recommending approval.
#14Rezoning application to change property on Kirby Street from R-7.5(A) Single Family to MF-2(A) Multifamily District between Capitol Avenue and Belmont Avenue, with staff recommending approval.
#15Application for a new Planned Development District for Manufactured Home and Community Retail uses on property currently zoned Single Family and Agricultural, located on the west line of Haymarket Road and south line of Hazelcrest Drive, held under advisement from April 9, 2026.
#16Zoning application to rezone a property on Ferguson Road from R-7.5(A) with an existing SUP for a private school to TH-3(A) Townhouse District, with deed restrictions volunteered by the applicant. Staff recommends approval subject to those deed restrictions.
#17Zoning application to establish a new O-2 Office Subdistrict within Planned Development 193 Oak Lawn Special Purpose District and terminate existing deed restrictions Z79-189, on property bounded by Allen Street, Cole Avenue, and Sneed Street. Staff recommends approval subject to a development plan and specified conditions.
#18Application by BMH Oak Cliff, LLC to replat a 0.6284-acre tract on Eleventh Street at Ewing Avenue (southwest corner), consolidating Lot 7 and a portion of Lot 8 in City Block 116/3099 into one lot; staff recommends approval with conditions.
#19Replat application by TC Cedar-ALT Distribution Center, LLC to subdivide a 110.714-acre tract on Van Horn Drive into four lots ranging from 11.278 to 60.740 acres, with staff recommending approval subject to conditions.
#20Application to replat a 0.51-acre tract at Nokomis Avenue and Navajo Drive into two lots (0.23 and 0.28 acres) under MF-2(A) zoning; staff recommends approval subject to conditions.
#21Application to replat a 4.150-acre tract near Stemmons Freeway and Mockingbird Lane into two lots (0.736 and 3.414 acres) under MU-3 zoning; staff recommends approval subject to conditions.
#22Application to replat a 0.386-acre tract on Avondale Avenue, west of Throckmorton Street, consolidating parts of two lots into one under PD 193 (MF-2) zoning; staff recommends approval subject to conditions.
#23Application to replat a 7.206-acre tract at the southwest corner of Cederdale Road and J.J. Lemmon Road, splitting the single lot into a 1.002-acre lot and a 6.204-acre lot; staff recommends approval subject to conditions.
#24Application to subdivide a 2.949-acre tract on Apache Lane into 6 residential lots ranging from 0.173 to 1.741 acres, with right-of-way dedication, in Council District 5. Staff recommends approval subject to conditions.
#25Application to replat a 0.275-acre tract in City Block 2142 into a single lot on Oram Street west of Bryan Parkway in Council District 14; staff recommends approval subject to conditions.
#26Application to replat a 0.275-acre tract on Knight Street, northeast of Harry Hines Boulevard, creating three 4,000-square-foot lots from a single common area parcel; staff recommends denial.
#27Application to replat a 0.5308-acre tract in City Block 7638 into three lots on Hull Avenue, south of Linfield Road; staff recommends approval subject to conditions.
#28Application to replat a 0.438-acre tract (parts of Lots 6 and 7 in City Block C/6353) into one lot on Pleasant Drive, south of Elam Road; staff recommends approval subject to conditions.
#29QJ Development, LLC has applied to replat a 0.99-acre tract on Cypress Avenue into five residential lots, with staff recommending approval subject to conditions.
#30Application for a Certificate of Appropriateness to install a 72.3-square-foot backlit channel letters sign on the eastern façade of the building at 1845 Woodall Rodgers Freeway, with both staff and the SSDAC recommending approval.
#31Application for a Certificate of Appropriateness for a 128.3-square-foot backlit channel letters sign mounted on a two-inch aluminum square tube frame on the western façade at 1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, with approval recommended by both staff and SSDAC.
#32Application for a Certificate of Appropriateness for a 180-square-foot LED illuminated channel letter sign on the eastern façade at 200 W Jefferson Blvd, with staff recommending approval and SSDAC recommending conditional approval.
#33An application for a Certificate of Appropriateness to install a 391-square-foot LED illuminated channel letter sign reading 'BUTLER BROTHERS BLDG. APARTMENTS' on the west elevation of 555 Evergreen St, with both staff and SSDAC recommending approval.
CITY PLAN COMMISSION PUBLIC COMMITTEE MEETINGS Tuesday, May 12, 2026 SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SSDAC) MEETING Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., in Room 5BN at City Hall and by vide
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