City Plan Commission · 9:00 AM · Council Chambers, 6TH Floor
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Matters
1 contested, 6 unanimous
All Zoning cases
Mehrdad Moayedi [CECH Walnut Lane, LLC] Application (Z-25-000224)
City Council final vote
Vote discrepancy
Opposition: Hampton · Kocks · Coffman
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File protest petition against Walnut Lane rezoning before Council
Why now: CPC approved Z-25-000224 10-3 on May 21, 2026 with three named dissenters (Hampton, Kocks, Coffman), signaling organized opposition that could support a valid protest petition once filed.
What to do: Now that City Plan Commission approved Z-25-000224 10-3, property owners within 200 feet of the Walnut Lane site can file a written protest with the City Secretary — enough valid signatures forces a three-fourths supermajority at Council instead of a simple majority. Identify and contact affected owners now, before the Council hearing is publicly noticed and the filing window closes.
Act before: After City Council hearing notice is published
Request Kingston's conflict disclosure on Walnut Lane rezoning
Why now: Kingston's recusal before the May 21, 2026 10-3 vote is documented in the minutes, but the underlying conflict is not named in the record.
What to do: File a public records request for Commissioner Kingston's written conflict-of-interest disclosure tied to Z-25-000224 — Kingston left the room before the 10-3 vote, an unusual step the minutes don't explain. Moayedi's CECH Walnut Lane, LLC traces back to Centurion American, one of Dallas's most politically connected developers, so the nature of the conflict is worth establishing before this reaches Council.
Act before: After records request response (typically 10 business days)
Brief council member before Walnut Lane rezoning hearing is set
Why now: CPC's 10-3 vote on May 21, 2026 named three dissenting commissioners (Hampton, Kocks, Coffman), a documented opposition bloc that could be used to lobby Council ahead of the hearing.
What to do: Identify which Council district covers the Walnut Lane site and brief that office now on Z-25-000224 — three CPC commissioners (Hampton, Kocks, Coffman) already voted against it, giving organized opponents a ready-made opposition narrative to reach the council member first. Land your briefing before the Council hearing date is publicly noticed.
Act before: After City Council hearing notice is published
Specific Use Permit Amendment for Bar and Dance Hall (Z-25-000020)
Motion failed
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Identify compliance deadlines in the amended Dallas zoning ordinance
Context: The 'approved as amended' vote on December 10, 2025 creates binding conditions that may include triggers or deadlines not present in the applicant's original submission.
Recommended: Compare the adopted amended ordinance to the original application to surface any time-limited conditions — such as a specific use permit expiration window or required development agreement — that now bind the property owner.
Request the amended Dallas zoning approval before committing to site design
Context: City Council approved this zoning case 'as amended' on December 10, 2025, meaning the recorded ordinance is the controlling document, not the applicant's original filing.
Recommended: Pull the adopted ordinance as amended to confirm the exact permitted uses, setbacks, and any attached conditions — the final entitlement may differ materially from the original application submitted.
Request records showing what changed in this Dallas zoning case before the final vote
Context: The December 10 Council session processed 18 zoning cases in a single meeting and required corrections to seven items before final action, raising questions about pre-vote review depth for individual cases.
Recommended: File a public records request for the original application, any staff-drafted amendments, and the final adopted ordinance to determine what was changed between application and approval and who requested the amendment.
Zoning Case Under Advisement (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.
Zoning Case Under Advisement (Z-26-000002)
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Verify renotification for corridor rezoning's switch to planned development
Context: Item 6 shows the Plan Commission's original motion was amended 13-0 on April 23 to readvertise as a planned development, then required a second 14-0 vote on May 21 before Council adopted it June 24.
Recommended: The case was amended mid-hearing to readvertise as a planned development instead of straight zoning, which triggers a fresh notice requirement to nearby property owners — confirm renotification was completed correctly, since a defect here could still expose the adopted ordinance to a validity challenge despite the unanimous votes.
Pull planned development conditions for corridor rezoning site
Context: On April 23 the Plan Commission amended the original motion 13-0 to readvertise the case as a planned development instead of straight zoning (Item 6).
Recommended: This case was switched mid-hearing from a straight zoning change to a planned development, so the entitlement now carries site-specific conditions instead of standard district rules — pull the final ordinance and site plan before assuming any use is allowed by right.
Ask why corridor rezoning shifted to planned development
Context: The Plan Commission amended its own motion 13-0 on April 23 to readvertise as a planned development, forcing a second hearing and 14-0 vote on May 21 before Council approved it June 24.
Recommended: Request the staff report or commission minutes explaining why the April 23 motion was amended to readvertise this case as a planned development rather than approving it as originally filed — a mid-hearing pivot like this usually means the commission couldn't resolve a concern within the original district's rules.
Taylor Madison Application (Z-26-000032)
City Council final vote
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Request certified May 21 minutes to document Kocks voting conflict
Context: The May 21 vote record for Item 12 carries an explicit asterisk: '*Kocks out of room, shown voting in favor,' creating a direct conflict between the recorded 14-0 vote and the commissioner's documented absence from the room.
Recommended: Request the certified May 21 City Plan Commission minutes now and compare the official roll-call record against the asterisked note that Commissioner Kocks was out of the room but shown voting in favor — if the 14-0 count includes Kocks in error, the May 21 action is procedurally defective, and any future commission action that treats it as a valid prior record could be challenged on that basis.
Contact City Plan Commission staff about Taylor Madison rezoning stall
Context: The matter logged two separate entries for June 11 and still shows 'next step: Unknown' as of June 18, 2026, despite a 14-0 carry at the May 21 hearing (Item 12, Z-26-000032).
Recommended: Call City Plan Commission staff today to confirm what action was taken at the June 11 hearing and when this case is next calendared — after three appearances including a unanimous 14-0 carry on May 21, the absence of a declared next step as of June 18 suggests the case was passed over or deferred again without notice on an 84-item agenda. A fourth unscheduled appearance adds months to your entitlement timeline.
File records request for June 11 Taylor Madison rezoning outcome
Context: This case appeared twice on the June 11 agenda after a 14-0 carry on May 21, yet shows no declared next step as of June 18 — a pattern across three appearances that suggests a procedural miss on a heavy agenda rather than substantive commission opposition.
Recommended: Request the June 11 City Plan Commission minutes and compare them against this case's dual agenda listing — if the commission took no action on June 11 despite the application appearing twice on an 84-item agenda after a 14-0 preliminary vote, ask staff whether the double-listing caused this case to be skipped, and whether the same thing happened to any of the other four under-advisement cases (#17–#21) on that same session.
Analysis
Zoning
Key Decisions
Insights by Role
Developer
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectThree under-advisement cases returning at this meeting involve upzonings or new commercial uses on single-family or agricultural land in southeast and south Dallas — all with staff support — making May 21 a decision point for projects deferred since at least April. The ~3,335.8-acre PD 595 amendment (Z-26-000101) and the ~39.7-acre Stevens Park Village Conservation District (Z-26-000086) are also scheduled, each of which would directly affect development standards within their boundaries.
Resident
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectThree cases involving proposed changes to single-family or agricultural land are scheduled for action on May 21, all returning from prior advisement sessions: a walkable urban residential upzoning at E. Overton Road/E. Illinois Avenue (Z-26-000002, item #7), a manufactured home and retail PD at Haymarket Road/Hazelcrest Drive (Z-26-000015, item #9), and a retail rezoning at Chalk Hill Road/Chippewa Drive (Z-26-000034, item #10). Residents in the Stevens Park Village area should also monitor item #18 (Z-26-000086), a proposed ~39.7-acre conservation district near Hampton Road and Colorado Boulevard.
20 items(42 procedural hidden)
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#1Application to amend and expand Specific Use Permit 275 for an electric substation on residentially-zoned (R-10(A) and R-7.5(A)) property near S. Hampton Road and S. Franklin Street north of Gibbs Williams Road; staff recommends approval subject to an amended site plan and conditions.
#2Application to amend Specific Use Permit 2439 for commercial motor vehicle parking on a CS-zoned property at Telephone Road and Bonnie View Road; staff recommends approval for a five-year period with eligibility for automatic five-year renewals, subject to amended site and landscape plans.
#3Application to amend the development plan for Subarea B within Planned Development District 811 on the south side of IH-30 between W. Colorado Boulevard and N. Cockrell Hill Road; staff recommends approval subject to amended development and landscape plans.
#4Application to rezone property at the southwest corner of Bonnie View Road and Highland Hills Drive from R-7.5(A) Single Family District to CR Community Retail District, with staff recommending approval.
#5Application to amend Specific Use Permit 2494 for the sale of alcoholic beverages on WMU-3 zoned property with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay at S. Hampton Road and Burlington Boulevard, with staff recommending conditional approval.
#6Application to amend Specific Use Permit 2184 for a mini warehouse on CR Community Retail District property at Lake June Road and N. St. Augustine Drive, with staff recommending conditional approval subject to an amended site plan.
#7Application to rezone property on E. Overton Road from R-5(A) Single Family District to a new Planned Development District for WR-3 Walkable Urban Residential uses. Staff recommends approval subject to conditions.
#8Application for a new Specific Use Permit for vehicle display, sales, and service on property within Planned Development District 535 along the CF Hawn Freeway Frontage Road. Staff recommends approval for a five-year period with eligibility for auto-renewal.
#9Application to rezone property on Haymarket Road from Single Family and Agricultural districts to a new Planned Development District for Manufactured Home and Community Retail uses. Staff recommends approval subject to a development plan and conditions.
#10Application to rezone property on Chalk Hill Road from R-5(A) Single Family District to CR Community Retail District. Staff recommends approval.
#11Application for a new planned development district to allow R-5(A) Single Family District uses on property currently zoned R-16(A), located on Walnut Hill Lane and Betty Jane Lane east of Marsh Lane; staff recommends approval subject to a conceptual plan and conditions.
#12Application for a new Specific Use Permit for a private recreation club or area on property zoned Planned Development District 160, at the corners of W. Canty Street and N. Vernon Avenue; staff recommends approval subject to a site plan and conditions.
#13A hearing to reauthorize a prior public hearing to determine proper zoning for approximately 3 acres within Planned Development District No. 714 on Sylvan Avenue, with consideration of a historic overlay for the Belmont Motor Hotel.
#14Application to subdivide a 12.432-acre tract on South Beltline Road north of Beckett Road into two lots of 5.014 and 7.419 acres in City Block 8785; staff recommends approval subject to docket conditions.
#15Application to replat a 0.457-acre tract containing Lots 4 and 5 in City Block 9/7158 into a single lot at the southeast corner of Hammerly Drive and Bernal Drive; staff recommends approval subject to docket conditions.
#16Application to create one 3.0059-acre lot from tract land in City Block 7591 on LBJ Freeway/IH-20, east of S.R.L. Thornton Freeway/IH-35. Staff recommends approval subject to conditions.
#17Application to replat a 1.234-acre lot (Lot 11E, City Block B/2978) into two lots of 0.600 acres and 0.633 acres on property between Meadowlake and Westlake Avenues, west of Wendover Road. Staff recommends approval subject to conditions.
#18City Plan Commission authorized hearing on a proposal to rezone approximately 39.70 acres from R-7.5(A) single-family to Stevens Park Village Conservation District No. 22, generally bounded by Remond Drive, Hampton Road, Walter Drive, and Colorado Boulevard. Staff recommends approval subject to a conceptual plan and conditions.
#19City Plan Commission authorized hearing to determine proper zoning for Planned Development District No. 595 (South Dallas/Fair Park Special Purpose District), approximately 3,335.8 acres in Council District 7. Staff recommends approval of an amendment to PD No. 595.
CITY PLAN COMMISSION PUBLIC COMMITTEE MEETINGS Tuesday, May 19, 2026 ZONING ORDINANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (ZOAC) MEETING - Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. at City Hall, in Room L1FN and by videocon
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