City Plan Commission · 9:00 AM · Council Chambers, 6TH Floor
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1916 Club Development Manufactured Home and Retail District at Haymarket Road (Z-26-000015)
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Verify amended conditions on Haymarket Road manufactured home rezoning
Context: Case Z-26-000015 was adopted "As Amended" by City Council on 2026-06-24, diverging from the Plan Commission's unanimous 14-0 recommendation on 2026-05-21.
Recommended: Pull the adopted ordinance and compare its conditions to the Plan Commission's May 21 recommendation — Council approved the case "As Amended" rather than adopting the Commission's unanimous vote outright, so confirm whether the change required additional public notice or triggered a protest-petition supermajority requirement.
Confirm final entitlement terms for Haymarket Road manufactured home site
Context: Case Z-26-000015 was approved "As Amended" by City Council on 2026-06-24, after the Plan Commission recommended it 14-0 on 2026-05-21.
Recommended: Get the certified copy of the ordinance as adopted before drawing site plans or filing permits — because Council amended the case rather than adopting the Plan Commission's May 21 version, the approved setbacks, retail mix, or use limits for the manufactured home and community retail development may differ from what was in the application file.
Ask why Council amended Haymarket Road manufactured home rezoning
Context: Case Z-26-000015 was tabled at the 2026-05-07 Plan Commission meeting, carried 14-0 on 2026-05-21, then was approved "As Amended" by Council on 2026-06-24 with no public record of what the amendment changed.
Recommended: Request the staff memo or redline showing what changed between the Plan Commission's unanimous recommendation and Council's final vote, and ask planning staff to explain the May 7 tabling — the case took an unusual three-step path before Council altered it at adoption.
Check buffer conditions for new Haymarket Road manufactured home community
Context: Case Z-26-000015, a Planned Development for manufactured home and community retail uses on Haymarket Road, was approved "As Amended" by City Council on 2026-06-24.
Recommended: Review the approved site plan for screening, setback, and retail-hours conditions — a manufactured home community and community retail development is now entitled for the Haymarket Road property, and those conditions determine how close construction and commercial traffic will sit to existing houses.
Townhouse District at Ferguson Road (Z-25-000164)
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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
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
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
Phillip Michael Bangs Group Dwelling Permit at Prosperity Avenue (Z-26-000038)
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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
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
Jaime Senna Light Industrial Development at Cleveland Road (Z-25-000229)
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Verify final conditions in the Cleveland Road industrial district
Applies if: You are buying, leasing, or designing on the site south of Cleveland Road, west of Lancaster-Hutchins Road
Context: Council approved Z-25-000229 as amended on 2026-09-23 after staff and the City Plan Commission (15 to 0 on 2026-07-23) recommended approval subject to conditions.
Recommended: Pull the adopted ordinance and its development plan and conditions, and compare them to what the staff and Plan Commission reviewed. Council approved the item "as amended," so the final conditions may differ from the version you priced, and site plans built on the earlier version could need rework.
Ask what changed in the amended Cleveland Road industrial rezoning
Context: Z-25-000229 was deferred on 2026-08-25, held on 2026-09-09, then approved as amended on 2026-09-23, after the Plan Commission carried it 11 to 0 on 2026-06-11 and 15 to 0 on 2026-07-23, following earlier postponements.
Recommended: Request the amendment language Council adopted and any explanation for the two deferrals. The record shows neither the reason for the delays nor what was amended, though both staff and the Plan Commission had backed the original proposal.
Slate Properties Mixed-Use Rezoning at Empire Central Drive (Z-26-000050)
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Obtain deed restrictions for mixed-use rezoning
Context: The commission’s June 11 approval was expressly subject to volunteered deed restrictions, and City Council accepted those restrictions when it approved the rezoning on August 12.
Recommended: Obtain the signed deed restrictions and final ordinance, and compare their operative terms with the conditions referenced in the commission recommendation. Confirm what obligations attach to the property before advising on permits, site plans, or transfers; the supplied record does not state the restriction language.
Reprice Empire Central mixed-use rezoning plans
Context: City Council approved the Walkable Urban Mixed-Use District and accepted applicant-volunteered deed restrictions on August 12, after the City Plan Commission recommended approval subject to those restrictions on June 11.
Recommended: Pull the enacted ordinance and accepted deed restrictions, then update the site program and feasibility model for the newly approved Walkable Urban Mixed-Use District. The restrictions may limit the development assumptions that became possible when the industrial-research zoning was replaced.
Request records behind Empire Central mixed-use approval
Context: The matter appeared three times; the City Plan Commission carried it 11–0 on June 11 subject to deed restrictions, and City Council approved it 14–0 while accepting those restrictions on August 12.
Recommended: Request the signed deed restrictions, City Council hearing packet, and public comments to determine what limits the applicant volunteered and whether they changed between commission and council review. Without those records, the public cannot assess the practical tradeoff behind an approval that appeared three times but does not identify the restrictions’ contents.
Analysis
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Developer
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectThe commission approved four residential density increases across Council Districts 2 and 7 and a WMU-5 mixed-use conversion in District 2, all now pending City Council action. A Knight Street replat within PD 193 was approved 10-2 over staff objection, a notable data point for developers with similar applications pending in that subdistrict.
Resident
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectResidents in Council Districts 2, 4, and 7 should note approved land use changes near their neighborhoods: four single-family parcels were rezoned for multifamily or townhouse development, a handicapped group dwelling permit was approved in District 4, and a Knight Street replat in District 2 passed 10-2 over a staff denial recommendation.
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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
#1Application to amend Specific Use Permit 2302 to allow an attached projecting non-premise district activity videoboard sign in the CA-1(A) Central Area District along N. Ceasar Chavez Boulevard between Elm and Main Streets. Staff recommends approval subject to conditions.
#2Application for a new planned development district for Light Industrial uses on property currently zoned Agricultural District, located 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 to operate an open-enrollment charter school on Community Retail District-zoned property 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 from R-5(A) Single Family District to CR Community Retail District; staff recommends approval.
#5Application to rezone property on the west line of Lancaster-Hutchins Road from A(A) Agricultural District to LI Light Industrial District; staff recommends approval.
#6Application for a new Specific Use Permit to allow a handicapped group dwelling unit in an R-5(A) Single Family District on Prosperity Avenue, west of Stanley Smith Drive; staff recommends approval subject to site plan and conditions.
#7Application to amend the land use map within Planned Development District 134 to permit duplex use on a property currently zoned single-family on Mt. Auburn Avenue between Gurley Avenue and E. Grand Avenue; staff recommends approval subject to an amended exhibit.
#8Zoning application to create 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.
#9Application to amend Specific Use Permit 2528 for an office showroom/warehouse in Planned Development 366 (Buckner Boulevard Special Purpose District) on Scyene Road east of S. Buckner Boulevard, with staff recommending approval for a five-year period with automatic renewal eligibility.
#10Zoning application to rezone property on Capitol Avenue from R-7.5(A) Single Family District to MF-2(A) Multifamily District; staff recommends approval.
#11Application for a new Specific Use Permit for a monopole cellular tower on CR Community Retail District–zoned property at the northeast corner of Pastor Bailey Drive and W. Camp Wisdom Road; staff recommends approval for a ten-year period with automatic renewal eligibility.
#12Application to rezone property from IR Industrial Research District to WMU-5 Walkable Urban Mixed-Use District at the south corner of Empire Central Drive and Forest Park Road; staff recommends approval.
#13Zoning application to rezone property from R-5(A) Single Family to TH-3(A) Townhouse Subdistrict within Planned Development District 595 (South Dallas/Fair Park Special Purpose District) on Herrling Street; staff recommends approval.
#14Zoning application to rezone properties from R-7.5(A) Single Family to MF-2(A) Multifamily District on Kirby Street between Capitol Avenue and Belmont Avenue; staff recommends approval.
#15Application for a new Planned Development District allowing manufactured home and community retail uses on property currently zoned single family and agricultural, located on Haymarket Road and Hazelcrest Drive; staff recommends holding under advisement.
#16Zoning application to rezone property on Ferguson Road from R-7.5(A) with an existing SUP for a private school and day nursery to TH-3(A) Townhouse District, with deed restrictions volunteered by the applicant. Staff recommends approval.
#17Zoning application to create a new O-2 Office Subdistrict within Planned Development 193 Oak Lawn Special Purpose District and terminate prior deed restrictions Z79-189, on property bounded by Allen Street, Cole Avenue, and Sneed Street. Staff recommends approval subject to a development plan and conditions.
#18An application by BMH Oak Cliff, LLC to replat a 0.6284-acre tract at Eleventh Street and Ewing Avenue, southwest corner, consolidating Lot 7 and part of Lot 8 into a single lot; staff recommends approval subject to docket conditions.
#19Application to replat a 110.714-acre tract into four lots ranging from 11.278 to 60.740 acres on Van Horn Drive at the terminus of Altamorre Drive, with staff recommending approval subject to docket conditions.
#20Application to replat a 0.51-acre tract into two lots (0.23 and 0.28 acres) on Nokomis Avenue at Navajo Drive under MF-2(A) multifamily zoning, with staff recommending approval subject to docket conditions.
#21Application to replat a 4.150-acre tract near Stemmons Freeway and Brookriver Drive into two lots (0.736-acre and 3.414-acre); staff recommends approval subject to conditions.
#22Application to replat a 0.386-acre tract on Avondale Avenue, west of Throckmorton Street, combining parts of two lots into a single lot; staff recommends approval subject to conditions.
#23Application to replat a 7.206-acre tract on Cederdale Road at J.J. Lemmon Road into two lots (1.002-acre and 6.204-acre), owned by multiple members of the Culberson family and Huhu Cattle & Ranch, LLC. Staff recommends approval subject to docket conditions.
#24Application to subdivide a 2.949-acre tract on Apache Lane south of Elam Road into 6 lots ranging from 0.173 to 1.741 acres and to dedicate right-of-way, filed by applicant/owner Gwendolyn M. Sledge. Staff recommends approval subject to docket conditions.
#25Application to replat a 0.275-acre tract in City Block 2142 to create one lot on Oram Street, west of Bryan Parkway, zoned MF-2(A). Staff recommends approval subject to conditions.
#26Application to replat a 0.275-acre tract on Knight Street (northeast of Harry Hines Boulevard) into three 0.092-acre townhouse lots; staff recommends denial.
#27Application to replat a 0.5308-acre tract on Hull Avenue (south of Linfield Road) into three 0.1769-acre residential lots; staff recommends approval subject to conditions.
#28Application to replat a 0.438-acre tract containing 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.
#29Application to replat a 0.99-acre tract (Lot 54 in City Block 6784) into five lots on Cypress Avenue, south of Military Parkway. Staff recommends approval subject to conditions.
#30Certificate of Appropriateness application for a 72.3-square-foot backlit channel letters sign mounted on the eastern façade of the building at 1845 Woodall Rodgers Freeway, with staff and the SSDAC both recommending approval.
#31Application for a Certificate of Appropriateness for a 128.3-square-foot backlit channel letters sign on the western facade of 1845 Woodall Rodgers Freeway; both staff and SSDAC recommend approval.
#32Application for a Certificate of Appropriateness for a 180-square-foot LED illuminated channel letter sign at 200 W Jefferson Blvd, Suite A (East Elevation). Staff recommends approval; SSDAC recommends approval subject to conditions.
#33Application for a Certificate of Appropriateness for a 391-square-foot LED illuminated channel letter sign reading 'BUTLER BROTHERS BLDG. APARTMENTS' at 555 Evergreen St (West Elevation). Both staff and SSDAC recommend 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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