City Plan Commission · 10:30 AM · Council Chambers, 6TH Floor
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Zoning Case Under Advisement (Z-26-000118)
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Verify 1930 Pacific alcohol permit status
Why now: The matter is listed as active and under advisement after prior 15-0 and 13-0 carried results, while the September 3 item contains no recorded vote or outcome.
What to do: Request the September 3 meeting minutes, motion language, and final amended-condition document from the City Plan Commission clerk to determine whether an operative action occurred and which conditions control. Do not advise the applicant to rely on the earlier favorable votes until the record resolves why the active matter remains under advisement.
Act before: After the next material record update
Compare 1930 Pacific alcohol permit conditions
Why now: The commission carried the application 15-0 on July 23 and 13-0 on August 20, but the September 3 record again lists approval subject to amended conditions without a result.
What to do: Obtain the amended conditions presented at the July 23, August 20, and September 3 hearings and compare them before committing operating plans or tenant improvements for the bar and dance hall. The staff recommendation is conditioned on amended terms, while the latest appearance has no recorded disposition despite two earlier carried votes.
Act before: After the next material record update
Explain repeated 1930 Pacific alcohol permit hearings
Why now: The application was carried 15-0 on July 23 and 13-0 on August 20, then appeared again on September 3 without a recorded result; it remains active under advisement.
What to do: Request the recordings, minutes, motions, and amended conditions from all three City Plan Commission appearances, then ask Club Vivo and planner Liliana Garza why the application returned twice after unanimous carries and is still unresolved. The public record does not explain the repeated hearings or what changed in the conditions.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Sweet Bar Dallas / Marvin Regalado Application (Z-26-000135)
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Price the Elm Street bar project conditions
Applies if: If evaluating or pursuing the proposed 2650 Elm Street bar project.
Why now: On September 3, staff recommended approval of the new bar, lounge, or tavern permit subject to a site plan and recommended conditions, after 15-0 carries on August 6 and August 20.
What to do: Before pricing or committing to the 2650 Elm Street bar proposal, obtain the site plan and staff’s recommended conditions and build them into the project scope. Those documents control the conditions attached to the requested bar, lounge, or tavern use; without them, cost and design assumptions may be incomplete.
Act before: After the next material record update
Compare repeated Deep Ellum bar hearing records
Why now: The application was carried 15-0 on August 6 and August 20, then appeared again on September 3 with a staff approval recommendation subject to a site plan and conditions.
What to do: Request the August 6, August 20, and September 3 item packets, including the site plan and staff-condition versions, and compare them for changes. Two unanimous carries preceded a September listing that still identifies both earlier dates as under advisement; without the packets, the public record does not explain why the matter appeared three times or whether its terms changed.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Extra Space Storage / Stewart Handley Application (Z-26-000061)
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Obtain Montfort Drive storage remand basis
Why now: City Council remanded the storage permit on August 12 after staff and City Plan Commission recommendations for approval, and the matter then returned to the City Plan Commission on September 3.
What to do: Obtain the August City Council remand record and compare its instructions with the September City Plan Commission materials and site-plan conditions. The record does not explain what required remand despite staff and commission approval, so that omission should be resolved before advising on compliance or the next hearing strategy.
Act before: After the next material record update
Compare Montfort Drive storage permit terms
Why now: On June 11 staff recommended a 30-year permit with automatic additional 10-year renewals, but on September 3 recommended a 30-year period subject to site plan and conditions.
What to do: Compare the June and September staff-recommended site-plan conditions before relying on the self-service storage entitlement. The earlier recommendation included automatic ten-year renewals, while the latest recommendation is only for a 30-year period; missing that change could affect long-term project underwriting and renewal planning.
Act before: After the next material record update
Investigate Montfort Drive storage permit reversal
Why now: The matter appeared four times; the June 11 commission item was tabled before a 0-0 vote, Council remanded it August 12, and the September 3 recommendation no longer included the June automatic-renewal language.
What to do: Request the August City Council hearing record and the June and September City Plan Commission reports to establish why the application was remanded and why the recommended term lost automatic renewals. Without those records, the public cannot tell whether the four appearances reflect a substantive site-plan dispute, a policy concern, or an unresolved procedural issue.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Inspect Montfort Drive storage site plan
Why now: The September 3 recommendation would approve self-service storage at the northwest corner of Montfort Drive and Valley View Trail only subject to a site plan and conditions.
What to do: Review the site plan and conditions for the proposed self-service storage at Montfort Drive and Valley View Trail, focusing on where the building, vehicle access, and site edges meet nearby streets. Those plan details will control the on-the-ground neighborhood effects if the permit moves forward, and they are not stated in the hearing summary.
Act before: After the next material record update
KJBJ Enterprises Duplex District at Seaton Drive (Z-26-000146)
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Confirm Seaton Drive duplex rezoning status
Why now: The application seeks D(A) Duplex District zoning from R-10(A), was carried 15-0 on August 20, and reappeared as an official September 3 item while the matter remains active.
What to do: Obtain the signed September 3 commission item and the August 20 action record before pricing or designing duplexes for the southwest corner of Seaton and Humphrey Drives. The record remains active with no next procedural step identified, so treating the unanimous commission action as final could leave the project designed around an entitlement that still needs a documented follow-on action.
Act before: After the next material record update
Explain Seaton Drive duplex item reappearance
Why now: The City Plan Commission recorded a 15-0 carried vote on August 20, but the September 3 official item describes the same Seaton and Humphrey duplex request as “From: August 20, 2026.”
What to do: Request the August 20 hearing audio, minutes, motion text, and the September 3 item packet, then ask why a 15-0 carried duplex-zoning item was listed again two weeks later as an item from August 20. Without those records, the public cannot tell whether the later appearance reflects a correction, a delayed record, or unfinished commission action.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Check Seaton Drive duplex proposal details
Why now: The September 3 record names Martin Bate as planner and seeks D(A) Duplex District zoning in place of R-10(A) Single Family District at the Seaton Drive and Humphrey Drive corner.
What to do: Ask planner Martin Bate for the submitted application materials and confirm how the requested duplex district would be applied at the southwest corner of Seaton and Humphrey Drives. Nearby residents should identify the proposed unit layout now, because the request would replace single-family R-10(A) zoning with a duplex district and the matter is still active.
Act before: After the next material record update
Danny Balis Application (Z-26-000157)
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Verify Elm Street live-music permit action
Why now: The September 3 City Plan Commission item lists staff approval subject to recommended conditions, but the matter status is active and no next step is identified.
What to do: Pull the City Plan Commission action record, staff report, and recommended conditions to determine whether the commission actually acted and what compliance obligations would attach to the permit amendment. The public item identifies only a staff recommendation, while the matter remains active and its next procedural step is unknown.
Act before: After the next material record update
Map Elm Street live-music permit conditions
Why now: On September 3, staff recommended approval subject to conditions for an amendment to Specific Use Permit No. 2019 at 2640 Elm Street.
What to do: Obtain the staff-recommended conditions and map them against the planned fit-out and operating plan for 2640 Elm Street before committing to venue work. The application seeks to amend the existing permission for both a bar or tavern and live-music amusement, so an unexamined condition could constrain the project after design commitments are made.
Act before: After the next material record update
Investigate Elm Street live-music permit changes
Why now: The September 3 record describes an amendment to Specific Use Permit No. 2019 for 2640 Elm Street and names only a staff recommendation, not the conditions or a commission outcome.
What to do: Request the staff report, recommended conditions, and commission action record to establish what the amendment would change from the 2019 permit and whether the commission adopted staff's recommendation. The official item identifies two potentially sensitive uses—tavern operations and a live-music venue—but does not disclose the proposed operational changes or final action.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
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Journalist
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectDistrict 8’s multiple hearing-related agenda items provide a governance story centered on whether large-area zoning hearings should proceed or terminate, rather than on final rezoning outcomes. Reporting should distinguish the proposed termination matters from the larger proposed hearing authorization and ask how the boundary choices affect affected communities.
Resident
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectResidents near 9330 N. Central Expy should monitor the proposed private-school SUP amendment, particularly its traffic-management and site-plan conditions. The agenda scheduled the matter with a staff approval recommendation subject to those conditions, making public-hearing participation relevant for nearby households.
Developer
MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingApplicants near Scyene Road and 5200 Bryan Street should align submission materials with the staff-recommended conditions and amended-plan requirements before subsequent consideration. If those recommendations are upheld, the two proposals could inform expectations for multifamily density and planned-development documentation in their respective areas.
Lobbyist
MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingStakeholders with interests in southeastern District 8 should focus outreach on the scheduled hearing-process items, because the agenda framed them as decisions about whether broad zoning hearings proceed or terminate. Messaging should address hearing scope, boundary coverage, and affected zoning categories rather than characterize the matters as completed rezonings.
40 items(26 procedural hidden)
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#1Considers an application to rezone 3125 N. Prairie Creek Road from community retail and single-family districts to an MF-2(A) multifamily district. Staff recommends approval.
#2Consider a new Specific Use Permit for alcohol sales at a small general merchandise or food store at Great Trinity Forest Way and Murdock Road. Staff recommends approval subject to a site plan and conditions.
#3Consider a new Specific Use Permit for a private accessory community center at Catalonia Drive and Galicia Lane. Staff recommends approval subject to a site plan and conditions.
#4Application to terminate an existing special use permit and approve a new specific use permit for a private recreation center at Fellows Lane and Hull Avenue.
#5Application to amend and expand tracts and create a new subdistrict within Planned Development No. 931 at 5200 Bryan Street. Staff recommends approval subject to an amended conceptual plan and conditions.
#6Application to amend the Dallas Development Code to create a new Downtown SPSD subdistrict and reduce the Downtown Perimeter Subdistrict area at 2000 McKinney Avenue. Staff and SSDAC recommend approval subject to conditions.
#7Application for a new 30-year Specific Use Permit for self-service storage at 13705 Montfort Drive. Staff recommends approval subject to the site plan and conditions.
#8Considers an amendment to Specific Use Permit No. 1606 for a mini-warehouse at 2825 S. Walton Walker Boulevard. Staff recommends approval for ten years, with automatic five-year renewals subject to a site plan and conditions.
#9Application to create a new subdistrict for specified non-residential uses within Planned Development No. 605, subject to a development plan and conditions.
#10Application to rezone property at Seaton Drive and Humphrey Drive from R-10(A) Single Family District to D(A) Duplex District.
#11Application to amend Specific Use Permit No. 2576 to allow a bar, lounge, or tavern and indoor dance hall at 1930 Pacific Avenue within the Harwood Historic District Overlay.
#12Application for a new Specific Use Permit allowing a bar, lounge, or tavern at 2650 Elm Street in the Deep Ellum/Near East Side District. Staff recommends approval subject to a site plan and conditions.
#13Considers an amendment to Specific Use Permit No. 2019 for a bar, lounge, tavern, and live music venue at 2640 Elm Street in the Deep Ellum/Near East Side District. Staff recommends approval subject to conditions.
#14Application to amend Specific Use Permit No. 2021 for a motor vehicle fueling station at 4707 S. Central Expy. Staff recommends approval for three years subject to conditions.
#15Application for a Planned Development Subdistrict allowing MF-3 multiple-family uses at 3618 Gillespie Street in the Oak Lawn Special Purpose District, subject to a development plan and conditions.
#16Application to amend Specific Use Permit No. 2420 for a private school at 9330 N. Central Expy, subject to an amended site plan, traffic management plan, and conditions.
#17Authorize a public hearing regarding appropriate zoning, development standards, uses, and regulations for approximately 1,418 acres near Interstate Highway 20, Seagoville Road, and Beltline Road. The hearing concerns terminating the hearing request, not rezoning the property at this time.
#18Authorizes a public hearing on appropriate zoning, development standards, uses, and related regulations across approximately 7,002 acres in Council District 8. The hearing concerns whether to terminate the zoning review process, not an immediate rezoning.
#19Authorization is requested for a public hearing to determine appropriate zoning across approximately 7,722.543 acres in Council District 8. This item only authorizes the hearing and does not rezone property at this time.
#20Consider a replat application to consolidate a 3.005-acre tract into one lot at Empire Central and Forest Park Road. Staff recommends approval subject to docket conditions.
#21Consider a replat application to create 21 lots and private streets on a 4.554-acre tract on Kingsway Avenue south of Meadow Park Drive. Staff recommends approval subject to docket conditions.
#22Considers a replat of a 5.8114-acre tract into three lots on Camp Wisdom Road west of Marvin D Love Freeway. Staff recommends approval subject to docket conditions.
#23Considers a replat of a 2.428-acre tract into two lots on Buckner Boulevard north of John West Road. Staff recommends approval subject to docket conditions.
#24Application to replat a 0.6432-acre tract on Ewing Avenue into one lot, with staff recommending approval subject to docket conditions.
#25Application to replat a 0.266-acre tract on Peabody Avenue into one lot, with staff recommending approval subject to docket conditions.
#26Application to replat a 5.413-acre tract into one lot near Hall Street, Flora Street, Watkins Avenue, North Central Expressway, and Cochran Street. Staff recommends approval subject to docket conditions.
#27Application to replat a 0.5327-acre tract into one lot on Elsie Faye Heggins Street near Colonial Avenue. Staff recommends approval subject to docket conditions.
#28Application to vacate a previously recorded plat at the southeast corner of Lewis Street and Hubert Street. Staff recommends approval subject to docket conditions.
#29Application to replat a 0.077-acre portion of Lot 12 into two residential lots on Annex Avenue northwest of Munger Avenue.
#30Application to replat a 4.009-acre tract into three lots between Singleton Boulevard and Akron Street, west of Harston Street. Staff recommends approval subject to docket conditions.
#31Application to replat a 0.366-acre tract containing Lots 11 and 12 into one lot on Calvin Street east of Coles Manor Place. Staff recommends approval subject to docket conditions.
#32Application to replat a 1.003-acre tract on Canada Drive into one lot, including portions of existing lots and an abandoned right-of-way.
#33Application to replat a 0.516-acre tract on Grant Street into one lot. Staff recommends approval subject to docket conditions.
#34Application to replat a 0.346-acre tract on Cedar Crest Boulevard into one lot. Staff recommends approval subject to docket conditions.
#35Application to replat 1.994 acres containing Lots 3 and 4 in City Block C/6490 into one lot on Goodnight Lane, north of Deason Street.
#36Application to replat a 0.252-acre tract on Stillwell Boulevard into one lot, subject to docket conditions.
#37Application to replat a 0.275-acre tract in City Block 28/2280 into three residential lots on Knight Street. Staff recommends approval subject to docket conditions.
#38Application to replat a 0.241-acre tract on Caruth Boulevard into one lot and reduce its existing platted building line.
#39Application to replat a 0.881-acre Belmont Avenue tract into one lot and remove an existing 40-foot platted building line.
#40Application to rename the segment of N. Harwood Street between Woodall Rodgers Freeway and Harry Hines Boulevard as Exchange Place.
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