City Plan Commission · 10:30 AM · Council Chambers, 6TH Floor
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Matters
1 contested, 9 unanimous
All Zoning cases · Corridor scope
Burk Planned Development District at Royal Lane (Z-26-000007)
City Council final vote
Vote discrepancy
Opposition: Hampton · Serrato · Kocks · Coffman
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Request corrected commission minutes for Royal Lane rezoning vote
Why now: Minutes for Item 14 show the amendment failing 13 to 2 while the printed against list also includes the two members identified as the yes votes, and a separate friendly amendment was accepted by motion maker Hall and seconder Kingston before the 10-4 approval on August 6, 2026.
What to do: Ask the Plan Commission secretary for the certified minutes of the August 6 meeting: the roll on the failed amendment is internally inconsistent, listing Kocks and Coffman among the "against" names while the stated tally records them as the only two votes in favor. Get this reconciled before the minutes are approved, and obtain the text of the friendly amendment accepted by Hall and Kingston so you can compare the conditions the commission actually recommended against the conditions in the ordinance presented to Council.
Act before: After the certified minutes and amendment text are produced
Confirm allowed uses on Royal Lane parking-district tract
Why now: The June 25, 2026 commission notice described the application as "for CR Community Retail District uses" while the August 6 commission and September 9 Council notices describe it simply as a new planned development district on CR and P(A) Parking District land (Z-26-000007, planners Martin Bate / Liliana Garza).
What to do: Pull the development plan and staff's recommended conditions from the assigned planners to see exactly which uses, height, and parking standards now apply to the former Parking District portion at Royal Lane and Preston Road — the June notice limited the request to Community Retail uses, but the August and September notices dropped that limitation. If the adopted plan is broader than Community Retail, your comparable underwriting for nearby Preston Road pad sites is based on the wrong use table.
Act before: After the adopted development plan and conditions are released
Ask why Royal Lane rezoning was pulled in June
Why now: The chair announced during the June 25, 2026 briefing that Item 14 would not be heard without explanation, the item returned August 6 and passed 10-4 with Hampton, Serrato, Kocks and Coffman opposed, and the September 9, 2026 Council hearing has no recorded result.
What to do: Ask the Plan Commission chair and planners Martin Bate and Liliana Garza why this item was pulled at the June 25 briefing with no stated reason, what changed in the application before it returned on August 6, and whether the September 9 Council hearing produced a vote — the record shows the hearing was set but no outcome. The three-appearance pattern plus the narrowing of the notice language from Community Retail uses to an unqualified planned development district is the thread worth pulling.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Check Orchid Lane buffers in Royal Lane development plan
Why now: The application covers land on the south line of Royal Lane and west line of Preston Road, north of Orchid Lane, in Council District 13, and the commission approved it 10-4 on August 6, 2026 subject to a development plan and staff conditions.
What to do: If you live on or near Orchid Lane, request the development plan and conditions for the site on the south side of Royal Lane at Preston Road — because a planned development district replaces the current Community Retail and Parking District rules, the setbacks, screening, lighting and building height facing your block are set by that plan rather than by the standard code. Four commissioners voted no, so the conditions are worth reading rather than assuming they match what exists today.
Act before: After the next material record update
Regional Retail District at Camp Wisdom Road (Z-26-000073)
City Council final vote
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Obtain adopted ordinance from September 9 Camp Wisdom hearing
Why now: The item was heard as a Commercial Service application on June 25, 2026, returned as a Planned Development District No. 94 amendment on August 6, 2026, and reached Council on September 9, 2026 with staff and commission recommending different outcomes under Z-26-000073.
What to do: Request the ordinance and final condition set resulting from the September 9, 2026 Council public hearing, and confirm on the record which of the two competing recommendations Council adopted. Ask the planner whether the change from a Commercial Service request in June to a Planned Development amendment request in August triggered any renotification requirement, since the advertised request differed between appearances.
Act before: After the requested ordinance and conditions are produced
Compare regional retail zoning against amended conditions at Camp Wisdom
Why now: Staff recommended approval of a Regional Retail District in lieu of a Planned Development District No. 94 amendment, while the City Plan Commission recommended the amendment subject to amended conditions, per the September 9, 2026 Council hearing item for Z-26-000073.
What to do: Pull both the staff-recommended straight Regional Retail zoning and the City Plan Commission's amended Planned Development District No. 94 conditions and line them up use-by-use for the 4201 West Camp Wisdom Road tract before committing to a site plan. Staff and the commission recommended two different regulatory outcomes, and building to the wrong one means redesigning setbacks, parking, or use mix after the ordinance is written.
Act before: After the adopted ordinance and final conditions are published
Ask why commercial service request became planned development amendment
Why now: The same case cleared the City Plan Commission 15-0 on June 25, 2026 and again 15-0 on August 6, 2026, yet staff still recommended Regional Retail in lieu of the commission's amendment at the September 9, 2026 Council hearing.
What to do: Ask planner Liliana Garza and applicant representative Andrew Ruegg of Masterplan why the June application for Commercial Service zoning was reworked into a Planned Development amendment by August, and why staff held to its Regional Retail recommendation through all three appearances while the commission moved to the applicant's amended-conditions approach. Both commission votes were unanimous, so the disagreement is entirely staff-versus-commission and is not visible in the vote tallies.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Check which use limits disappear at 4201 West Camp Wisdom
Why now: Staff recommended a Regional Retail District in lieu of amending Planned Development District No. 94, while the commission recommended keeping the planned development with amended conditions, at the September 9, 2026 Council hearing on Z-26-000073 in Council District 3.
What to do: Ask the planner for the current Planned Development District No. 94 conditions and the commission's amended conditions for the site on the north side of West Camp Wisdom Road between South Cockrell Hill Road and American Way. Straight Regional Retail zoning as staff recommended would replace the site-specific planned development limits with generic district rules, so any existing restriction on uses, hours, buffering, or access you rely on needs to be verified in writing now rather than after the ordinance is drafted.
Act before: After the final zoning ordinance and conditions are adopted
Zoning Case Under Advisement (Z-26-000095)
City Council final vote
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Get adopted conditions for Silverado Drive liquor permit amendment
Why now: The record shows two different recommendations (staff conditions versus a five-year period) and minutes noting the file number printed as 26-2194 rather than the case number used at hearing.
What to do: Request the signed ordinance and the full list of staff-recommended conditions attached to this Specific Use Permit amendment, and compare them against the Plan Commission's five-year recommendation to see which controls. Ask the planner assigned to the case whether the minutes entry showing a different file number reflects a clerical error that should be corrected in the official record before the ordinance is relied on.
Act before: After the requested ordinance and conditions are produced
Confirm five-year limit on Hawn Freeway alcohol permit
Why now: Staff recommended approval subject to conditions while the City Plan Commission recommended approval for a five-year period on the same application for the Specific Use Permit No. 1851 amendment at C. F. Hawn Freeway west of Silverado Drive.
What to do: Pull the ordinance passed after the September 9 Council hearing and confirm whether it carries the Plan Commission's five-year term or the open-ended staff version, then build the renewal filing into your lease and lender schedule. A time-limited permit means the alcohol component of this under-3,500-square-foot store must be re-approved before the term runs, and financing or resale on a site with an expiring liquor entitlement prices differently than one with a permanent permit.
Act before: After the adopted ordinance text and term length are confirmed
Ask why commission added five-year cap to alcohol permit
Why now: The case was heard three times, carried 15-0 on both June 25 and August 6 with two commissioners recorded absent-but-voting, and the Commission's five-year recommendation diverged from staff's unconditioned approval.
What to do: Ask planner Oscar Aguilera and the Plan Commission why the item sat from June 25 to August 6 before a second unanimous vote, and why commissioners attached a five-year expiration that staff did not recommend. Also ask the secretary to explain the minutes entries recording Herbert and Wheeler-Reagan as voting in favor while out of the room, and whether that practice is routine.
Act before: After the requested records and planner responses are produced
Find out when Hawn Freeway store's alcohol permit expires
Why now: The City Plan Commission recommended approval for a five-year period subject to conditions for the property in Council District 8, and the City Council held its public hearing on September 9, 2026.
What to do: Ask the District 8 council office for the operating conditions attached to this convenience-scale store selling alcohol on the south side of C. F. Hawn Freeway west of Silverado Drive, and note the expiration date if the five-year term was adopted. If the term stands, neighbors get a scheduled public re-hearing to raise hours, lighting, or loitering complaints instead of the permit running indefinitely.
Act before: After the adopted permit conditions and expiration date are published
Sweet Bar Dallas / Marvin Regalado Application (Z-26-000135)
City Council final vote
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Compare bar permit conditions across four Deep Ellum hearings
Why now: The same application was held over from August 6, August 20, and September 3, 2026 to September 17, 2026, each time with staff recommending approval subject to a site plan and conditions, and planner Justin Lee is named on every setting.
What to do: Request planner Justin Lee's staff recommendation packets from the August 6, August 20, September 3, and September 17 settings and line up the recommended conditions side by side to see whether they changed between deferrals. If conditions were revised without a new notice or updated site plan, that is the question to raise on the record before the commission votes, not after.
Act before: After the requested staff recommendation packets are produced
Confirm bar site plan conditions before fourth Elm Street hearing
Why now: Staff recommended approval subject to a site plan and conditions at all four settings — August 6, August 20, September 3, and September 17, 2026 — for Tract A in Planned Development District 269.
What to do: Pull the site plan and staff's recommended conditions for the 2650 Elm Street bar permit before the September 17 hearing and confirm the operating conditions (hours, capacity, floor layout) match what your build-out and liquor licensing assume. Staff has recommended approval every time, so the sticking point is in the conditions and site plan — not the use itself, and a condition locked in at approval is expensive to amend later.
Act before: After the September 17, 2026 City Plan Commission action on this item
Ask why staff-backed Deep Ellum bar permit stalled three times
Why now: Item 10 carried 15-0 on both recorded occasions while the same 2650 Elm Street application was continued from August 6 to August 20 to September 3 to September 17, 2026, always with a staff approval recommendation.
What to do: Ask planner Justin Lee and the Council District 2 office why a bar permit that staff recommended for approval has been pushed four times since August 6, and whether the delays stem from neighborhood opposition, security or hours conditions, or an incomplete site plan. The two recorded votes were unanimous 15-0, so this is not a divided commission — something outside the vote record is driving the postponements.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Review hours and noise limits for new Elm Street bar
Why now: The application for a bar, lounge, or tavern at 2650 Elm Street carries a staff approval recommendation subject to a site plan and conditions and is set for its fourth hearing on September 17, 2026, in Council District 2.
What to do: Before the September 17 hearing, ask the planner for the recommended conditions attached to the proposed bar at 2650 Elm Street on the south side of Elm just west of North Crowdus — these set closing hours, occupancy, and any security or outdoor-area limits for your block. Once the permit is approved with those conditions, changing them requires a whole new application.
Act before: After the September 17, 2026 City Plan Commission action on this item
Zoning Case Under Advisement (Z-26-000082)
City Council final vote
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Request staff report on uses losing community retail zoning
Why now: Staff has recommended approval at each of the three appearances (June 25, 2026; August 6, 2026; September 17, 2026) while the file text describes rezoning existing Community Retail District land to A(A) Agricultural District, and no conditions appear in the record.
What to do: Ask city planner Oscar Aguilera for the full staff case report and any existing-use survey for the portion being rezoned from Community Retail District back to Agricultural District, and pose the question in writing of what happens to any structure or operation already on that tract if the change is adopted. The record here names no conditions, deed restrictions, or compliance triggers, so the down-zoning half of this swap is the unresolved exposure.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Confirm which tract gains retail zoning at Ravenview and Beltline
Why now: The application requests Community Retail District on land zoned A(A) Agricultural District and simultaneously A(A) Agricultural District on land zoned Community Retail District at the south corner of Ravenview Road and S. Beltline Road, with planner Oscar Aguilera listed on all three hearing records.
What to do: Get the case exhibit map from city planner Oscar Aguilera before the September 17 hearing and confirm exactly which acreage converts from Agricultural District to Community Retail District — and which acreage moves the opposite direction and loses its retail entitlement. This is a swap, not a net gain, so a buyer or builder counting on retail rights across the whole south corner may find the retail envelope has been relocated to different frontage and depth.
Act before: After the September 17, 2026 City Plan Commission hearing
Ask why unanimous retail rezoning keeps returning to commission
Why now: The item carried 15 to 0 on June 25, 2026 and again 15 to 0 on August 6, 2026 with staff recommending approval each time, yet it is scheduled a third time on September 17, 2026, and minutes note only that it was heard individually.
What to do: Request the applicant's written delay requests and the commission's item files for June 25 and August 6, then ask planner Oscar Aguilera why a case with a staff approval recommendation and two unanimous 15-0 votes has come back a third time. The vote tallies show no commissioner opposition, so the reason for the repeat appearances lives outside the vote record.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
See which Ravenview and Beltline corner becomes shops
Why now: The application covers both Community Retail District on A(A) Agricultural District land and A(A) Agricultural District on Community Retail District land at the south corner of Ravenview Road and S. Beltline Road, heard on June 25 and August 6, 2026 and set again for September 17, 2026.
What to do: Before the September 17 hearing, look at the case map for the south corner of Ravenview Road and S. Beltline Road to see which piece of farmland would be opened to community retail buildings and which piece of retail-zoned land would revert to agricultural. If you live on the frontage receiving the retail designation, storefront construction and parking access would shift toward your street rather than the current retail location.
Act before: After the September 17, 2026 City Plan Commission hearing
Analysis
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Key Decisions
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Journalist
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectThe Pettis Norman Bridge naming case warrants follow-up because the Commission ultimately carried it despite a Subdivision Review Committee denial recommendation and a failed motion during consideration.
Resident
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectResidents near Royal Lane and Preston Road should track implementation of the new planned development district and its staff conditions. The case drew substantial public participation and passed on a split vote.
Developer
MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingDevelopers should verify subdivision and site-configuration implications of the replat actions before advancing related construction or disposition plans. The approved actions include residential lot creation and a two-lot reconfiguration of a 16.44-acre planned-development tract.
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#1Zoning application (Z-26-000100) to create a new subdistrict for a mix of uses on property zoned Subdistrict 4 within Planned Development District No. 462, Henderson Avenue Special Purpose District, southwest of North Henderson Avenue and northwest of Fuqua Street. Staff recommends approval subject to conditions.
#2Zoning application for property in the South Dallas/Fair Park Special Purpose District (PD No. 595) requesting a change to SD-D South Dallas Duplex Subdistrict and an amendment to and expansion of Specific Use Permit No. 2530 for a commercial parking lot or garage use. Staff recommends approval for a five-year period subject to a site plan and conditions.
#3Application for a new Specific Use Permit for a medical or scientific laboratory on property zoned CR Community Retail District at the northwest corner of McBroom Street and N. Westmoreland Road (3407 N. Westmoreland Road). Staff recommends approval subject to a site plan and conditions.
#4Application for a new Planned Development District for MF-2(A) multifamily district uses on property currently zoned R-7.5(A) Single Family District at 11440 Ferguson Road. Staff recommends approval subject to a conceptual plan and conditions.
#5Zoning application to swap districts on property at the south corner of Ravenview Road and S. Beltline Road, changing A(A) Agricultural District land to CR Community Retail District and vice versa. Staff recommends approval.
#6Application for an amendment to Planned Development District No. 241 with consideration for a CS Commercial Service District on property at the southeast corner of Haymarket Rd and C.F. Hawn Fwy (10600 C.F. Hawn Fwy). Staff recommends approval of a CS Commercial Service District.
#7Application to amend Specific Use Permit No. 1851 to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with a general merchandise or food store of 3,500 square feet or less on CS Commercial Service District property with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay near C. F. Hawn Freeway and Silverado Drive. Staff recommends approval subject to conditions.
#8Application to amend Planned Development No. 94 with consideration for CS Commercial Service District or RR Regional Retail District zoning on property along W. Camp Wisdom Road between S. Cockrell Hill Road and American Way. Staff recommends approval of RR Regional Retail District in lieu of the amendment.
#9Zoning application to create a new subdistrict within the Downtown Special Provision Sign District on property at 2123 N. Harwood Street, zoned Subarea 1 of Subdistrict 155 within Planned Development No. 193. Staff recommends approval subject to conditions; SSDAC recommends approval subject to amended conditions.
#10Application for a new Specific Use Permit for a bar, lounge, or tavern at 2650 Elm Street on property zoned Tract A within Planned Development District No. 269 (Deep Ellum/Near East Side District). Staff recommends approval subject to a site plan and recommended conditions.
#11Zoning application for a new Specific Use Permit for an alcoholic beverage establishment (bar, lounge, or tavern) and an inside commercial amusement use limited to a dance hall at 2638 Elm Street in the Deep Ellum/Near East Side District. Staff recommends approval subject to a site plan and recommended conditions.
#12Application for a new Specific Use Permit for an alcoholic beverage establishment (bar, lounge, or tavern) and inside commercial amusement limited to a dance hall at 2610 Elm Street in the Deep Ellum/Near East Side District (Planned Development No. 269, Tract A). Staff recommends approval subject to a site plan and recommended conditions.
#13Application to rezone property from R-10(A) Single Family District to MF-2(A) Multifamily District near LBJ Freeway and Sandyland Boulevard, west of S. Saint Augustine Drive in Council District 8. Staff recommends denial.
#14Zoning application for a new planned development district on property currently zoned CR Community Retail District and P(A) Parking District at Royal Lane and Preston Road in Council District 13. Staff recommends approval subject to a development plan and recommended conditions.
#15An application to replat a 2.046-acre tract in City Blocks A/6808, 5/6810, and 6809 into three lots (0.433-acre, 0.456-acre, and 1.151-acre) on property between Beckley Avenue and Beatrice Street, north of Yorktown Street. Staff recommends approval subject to conditions listed in the docket.
#16An application to replat a 1.222-acre tract containing Lot 1R in City Block 3/2041 into a 0.4052-acre lot and a 0.8169-acre lot on Lemmon Avenue northwest of Prescott Avenue. Staff recommends approval subject to conditions listed in the docket.
#17Application to replat an 8.425-acre tract (Lot 5, City Block C/7497) into a 3.230-acre lot and a 5.195-acre lot on Alpha Road at Blossomheath Lane in Council District 11. Staff recommends approval subject to docket conditions.
#18Application to replat a 6.627-acre tract in City Block C/8052 on Plano Road north of I-635 to create one 1.254-acre lot and one 5.373-acre lot. Staff recommends approval subject to conditions listed in the docket.
#19Application to create one 0.644-acre lot from a tract of land in City Block 3767 on Beckley Avenue, south of Crestwood Drive. Staff recommends approval subject to conditions listed in the docket.
#20Application to replat a 5.401-acre tract containing Lots 8 and 9 in City Block C/8763 to create one lot on Old Bent Tree Lane, east of Dallas Parkway. Staff recommends approval subject to conditions listed in the docket.
#21An application to replat a 7.5622-acre tract in City Block D/2371 into a single lot on property located between Inwood Road and Stutz Drive, southwest of Maple Avenue. Staff recommends approval subject to compliance with docket conditions.
#22Application to replat a 5.410-acre tract in City Blocks 18/6128 and 19/6128 on Forney Road west of Prairie Flower Trail to create 39 lots, 3 common areas, and private streets. Staff recommends approval subject to compliance with docket conditions.
#23Application to replat a 0.286-acre tract (Lot 17, City Block 23/6890) into two 0.143-acre lots on Kemrock Drive west of Tracy Road, zoned R-5(A). Staff recommends approval subject to conditions in the docket.
#24Application to replat a 0.9540-acre tract in City Block 44/8617 into three lots (12,601, 12,985, and 15,970 square feet) at the northeast corner of Mallory Drive and Seay Drive, zoned R-10(A). Staff recommends approval subject to conditions in the docket.
#25An application to replat a 0.4362-acre tract containing Lot 15 in City Block G/7590 into two 0.2181-acre lots on Danieldale Road, east of Cottonvalley Road, in Council District 8. Staff recommends approval subject to conditions.
#26Application to replat a 16.44-acre tract in City Blocks 1/6113 and 2/6113 into one 5.58-acre lot and one 10.86-acre lot and remove all existing building lines, located between Mesquite Lane and Camp Wisdom Road west of Turnout Lane in Council District 3. Staff recommends approval subject to docket conditions.
#27An application to rename the Houston Street Bridge (Houston Street Viaduct) between Zang Boulevard and Young Street to "Pettis Norman Bridge." Staff recommends approval while the Subdivision Review Committee recommends denial.
#28An application for a Certificate of Appropriateness for a 366.3-square-foot back-lit channel letter sign on the southeast façade at 1445 Ross Avenue. Both staff and the SSDAC recommend approval.
#29Application for a Certificate of Appropriateness for a 366.3-square-foot back-lit channel letter sign on the southwest façade at 1445 Ross Avenue. Staff and SSDAC recommend approval.
#30Application for a Certificate of Appropriateness for a 269.8-square-foot back-lit channel letter sign on the southeast façade at 1445 Ross Avenue. Staff and SSDAC recommend approval.
#31Application for a Certificate of Appropriateness for a 269.8-square-foot back-lit channel letter sign on the southwest façade at 1445 Ross Ave. Staff and SSDAC both recommend approval.
#56CITY PLAN COMMISSION PUBLIC COMMITTEE MEETINGS Tuesday, August 11, 2026 SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SSDAC) MEETING Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., in Room 5BN at City Hall and b
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