City Plan Commission · 10:30 AM · Council Chambers, 6TH Floor
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Matters
1 contested, 11 unanimous
All Zoning cases · Corridor scope
Sweet Bar Dallas / Marvin Regalado Application (Z-26-000135)
City Council final vote
Vote discrepancy
Opposition: Herbert · Gilbert-Smith · Serrato · Wheeler-Reagan · Franklin · Coffman
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Get the record on denied Elm Street bar permit
Applies if: Advising the applicant or an interested party
Why now: The 7-6 motion on September 17 was to recommend denial without prejudice against a staff recommendation of approval subject to a site plan and conditions, and the supplied record verifies no later procedural step (Z-26-000135).
What to do: Obtain the September 17 minutes and any staff-recommended conditions and site plan for 2650 Elm Street, and confirm whether denial without prejudice permits a refiled application. Determine what the record says about the next step, since none is verified.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask why commissioners reversed on Elm Street bar permit
Applies if: Reporter covers Deep Ellum or Council District 2
Why now: The commission voted 15-0 on August 6 and August 20 and 14-0 on September 3 to hold the item, then voted 7-6 on September 17 to recommend denial without prejudice despite the staff recommendation of approval (Z-26-000135).
What to do: Ask commissioners and the planner why a bar permit that staff recommended for approval, and that drew three unanimous votes, ended in a 7-6 denial recommendation. Identify what new information or objection surfaced between September 3 and September 17.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Zoning Case at Trinity Forest Way (Z-26-000148)
City Council final vote
Vote discrepancy
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Confirm whether alcohol permit denial lets applicant refile
Applies if: You are considering a convenience or food store use at this corner
Why now: The commission voted 12-0 on 2026-09-17 to recommend denial without prejudice of the permit for a store of 3,500 square feet or less in a CR district with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay, and no later step is verified in the record.
What to do: Ask the planner, Oscar Aguilera, what 'denial without prejudice' means for refiling this alcohol sales permit at 7602 Great Trinity Forest Way, and whether any waiting period or new site plan is required. Anyone planning a store at this site needs to know before committing to a lease or purchase.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask why staff approval became commission denial on alcohol permit
Why now: Staff recommended approval in both and, yet the commission voted 12-0 to recommend denial without prejudice on 2026-09-17 after holding the item 15-0 on 2026-08-20.
What to do: Request the staff report and the September 17 hearing record to find out why the commission recommended denial without prejudice when staff recommended approval with a site plan and conditions. Without the stated reasons, the reversal stays unexplained.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
HSM Equity Partners Light Industrial Rezoning at Telephone Road (Z-26-000003)
City Council final vote
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Confirm light industrial rezoning outcome for agricultural land on Telephone Road
Applies if: You hold or are considering a site near this parcel
Why now: The request converts property on the south line of Telephone Road, east of N. Dallas Avenue, from A(A) Agricultural to LI Light Industrial with a staff recommendation of approval, after holds on April 9, June 11 and September 17, 2026.
What to do: If you are evaluating adjacent or comparable agricultural-zoned parcels, wait for the October 22 result and pull the final staff report before assuming anything. Check whether conditions were attached after three holds, since they would define what can actually be built.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask why Telephone Road light industrial rezoning keeps getting delayed
Applies if: Reporter covering Council District 8 or Telephone Road development
Why now: The item was held from April 9 (13-0), June 11 (11-0) and September 17 (13-0) with no commissioner opposition, and the October 22, 2026 hearing is its fourth appearance, with Justin Lee as planner and Chelsea Thurman as representative.
What to do: Ask the planner or applicant's representative why this rezoning has been held three times despite a staff recommendation of approval, and whether any condition, neighbor concern, or applicant request drove each delay. Without the reason, the repeated delays stay unexplained when the item returns October 22.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Dallas Independent School District Public School Zoning at Palisade Drive (Z-26-000166)
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Ask why school district rezoning keeps getting delayed
Applies if: Reporter covers Council District 5 or school facilities
Why now: The case first appeared September 17, 2026, when the commission voted 13-0 to hold it, and the original motion's October 22 date was amended to October 8; it was held again and reappears October 22 with the same staff approval recommendation (Z-26-000166, planner Martin Bate).
What to do: Ask the city planner and the school district why the public school zoning request on Palisade Drive has been postponed twice, and what is being negotiated. Without an answer, readers will not know whether the delays reflect neighborhood opposition, site plan changes, or district timing.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Check the school site plan for Palisade Drive
Applies if: You live on or near Palisade Drive, N. Prairie Creek Road, Greendale Drive, or Tonawanda Drive
Why now: Staff recommends approval of R-7.5(A), TH-1(A), and a new Specific Use Permit for a public school, subject to a site plan and conditions, on property bounded by Palisade Drive, N. Prairie Creek Road, Greendale Drive, and Tonawanda Drive (Z-26-000166).
What to do: Get the site plan and conditions attached to the staff approval before the October 22 hearing. Compare them with your block, since the request pairs a new public school permit with single-family and townhouse zoning on land currently in a planned development district.
Act before: After the next material record update
Kittle Property Group Multifamily Housing at 3125 N Prairie Creek Road (Z-26-000158)
City Council final vote
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Pull the split-zoning details for the Prairie Creek apartment rezoning
Why now: The application (Z-26-000158) seeks MF-2(A) on land currently zoned both CR Community Retail and R-7.5(A) Single Family, and has been held twice before the 2026-10-22 hearing.
What to do: Obtain the staff report and site map showing how the commercial (CR) and single-family (R-7.5(A)) portions of the tract would convert to multifamily. Ask whether any conditions or buffering requirements attach, since the single-family portion is the likeliest source of objections.
Act before: After the October 22, 2026 City Plan Commission hearing
Ask why apartment rezoning on Prairie Creek Road keeps getting delayed
Why now: The Kittle Property Group case (Z-26-000158) was held 14-0 on 2026-09-03 and 12-0 on 2026-09-17 to October 22, with no stated reason in the record, even though staff recommended approval (planner Wayne Powell).
What to do: Ask the planner and applicant why this multifamily rezoning has been pushed twice despite a staff recommendation of approval. Find out whether the delays came from applicant requests, neighborhood objections, or unresolved site issues before the October 22 hearing.
Act before: After the October 22, 2026 City Plan Commission hearing
Analysis
Zoning
Development & Land Use
Transportation
Housing
Community Impact
Governance & Oversight
Key Decisions
Insights by Role
Developer
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectApplicants on items #10 through #17 do not have final decisions, so project schedules, financing and closing dates that assume zoning approval should be reset. Confirm the next hearing date for each file with staff.
Journalist
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectItem #30 was withdrawn, eight items were left Under Advisement, and item #15 carried 7 to 6. These are the outcomes to question.
Resident
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectNeighbors of the items held Under Advisement should expect them to return, since no final decision was made. Item #15 (26-3025A) drew 5 for and 2 against and carried 7 to 6.
Charts & Data
32 items(22 procedural hidden)
(e.g., Approved, Denied, Held)
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#1Application for a minor amendment to the existing Development/Landscape Plan and Traffic Management Plan on property zoned Planned Development District No. 523 at the northeast corner of Ferndale Road and Estate Lane in Council District 10. Staff recommends approval.
#2Zoning application for a new Specific Use Permit for multifamily use on property zoned Planned Development District No. 407 at 3130 Springwood Lane in Council District 3. Staff recommends approval subject to a site plan and conditions.
#3Zoning application by Dallas Independent School District to amend Planned Development District No. 637 on the northeast line of Cortland Avenue between Bombay Avenue and Anson Road. Staff recommends approval subject to an amended development plan, traffic management plan, and conditions.
#4Zoning application for a new subdistrict allowing TH-3(A) Townhouse uses within Planned Development District No. 28 and amendment of the 'Shopping Center' portion of PD No. 28 at 5400 E Mockingbird Lane and 5432 Winton Street. Staff recommends approval subject to an amended development plan and conditions.
#5Zoning application to amend Planned Development District No. 555 at the southwest corner of Frankford Road and Hillcrest Road (18011 Hillcrest Road) for The Conservative Jewish Day School of Dallas. Staff recommends approval subject to an amended development plan, a traffic management plan, and conditions.
#6An application for an amendment to Planned Development District No. 437 on the southeast line of Kit Lane, west of Emily Road (13408 Kit Lane). Staff recommends approval subject to an amended development plan, landscape plan, and conditions.
#7An application to create a new subdistrict within the McKinney Avenue Special Provision Sign District on LC Light Commercial-zoned property in Planned Development No. 193 at 3301 Oak Grove Avenue. Staff recommends approval subject to conditions, with the SSDAC recommendation pending its September 15 meeting.
#8Zoning application by Dallas ISD to rezone property in Planned Development District No. 825 to R-7.5(A) Single Family District and TH-1(A) Townhouse District, plus a new Specific Use Permit for a public school near Palisade Drive and N. Prairie Creek Road. Staff recommends approval subject to a site plan and conditions.
#9Zoning application to amend Specific Use Permit No. 2556 for a commercial amusement (inside) use in Subarea 4 of Planned Development District No. 316 (Jefferson Area Special Purpose District) on the south line of Sunset Avenue. Staff recommends approval subject to an amended site plan and conditions.
#10Zoning application to swap district designations — CR Community Retail District on land currently zoned A(A) Agricultural District and A(A) Agricultural District on land currently zoned CR Community Retail District — at the south corner of Ravenview Road and S. Beltline Road. Staff recommends approval; case held under advisement from June 25, 2026 and August 6, 2026.
#11Application for a new Specific Use Permit allowing the sale of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with a general merchandise or food store of 3,500 square feet or less at 7602 Great Trinity Forest Way, on property zoned CR Commercial Retail District with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay. Staff recommends approval subject to a site plan and conditions.
#12A zoning application to change property on the south line of Telephone Road, east of N. Dallas Avenue from A(A) Agricultural District to LI Light Industrial District, held under advisement from April 9, 2026 and June 11, 2026. Staff recommends approval.
#13A zoning application to change property on the north line of Lyndon B. Johnson Frwy, south line of Sandyland Boulevard, west of S. Saint Augustine Drive from R-10(A) Single Family District to MF-2(A) Multifamily District, held under advisement from August 6, 2026. Staff recommends denial.
#14Zoning case (held under advisement from September 3, 2026) on an application for a new Specific Use Permit for an accessory private community center on R-7.5(A) Single Family District property at the northeast corner of Catalonia Drive and Galicia Lane. Staff recommends approval subject to site plan and conditions.
#15Zoning case (held under advisement) on an application for a new Specific Use Permit for a bar, lounge, or tavern on Tract A within Planned Development District 269, Deep Ellum/Near East Side District, at 2650 Elm Street. Staff recommends approval subject to a site plan and conditions.
#16A zoning application requesting MF-2(A) Multifamily District on property currently zoned CR Community Retail District and R-7.5(A) Single Family District at 3125 N Prairie Creek Road, held under advisement from September 3, 2026. Staff recommends approval.
#17Zoning application to rezone property at the southwest corner of Seaton Drive and Humphrey Drive from R-10(A) Single Family District to D(A) Duplex District, held under advisement from prior meetings. Staff recommends approval.
#18Zoning application to amend Specific Use Permit No. 2167 for a bail bonds office at the southwest corner of S. Riverfront Boulevard and Rock Island Street within Planned Development No. 784, Trinity River Corridor Special Purpose District. Staff recommends approval subject to an amended site plan and conditions.
#19Application for a new Specific Use Permit for a bar, lounge, or tavern and inside commercial amusement limited to a live music venue at 2704 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 staff's recommended conditions.
#20Subdivision application to create one 1.653-acre lot and one 3.293-acre lot from a 5.613-acre tract in City Block 8278 on Blanco Drive, east of Bonnie View Road. Staff recommends approval subject to docket conditions.
#21Subdivision application to create one 4.265-acre lot from a 4.265-acre tract in City Block 5794, located between Harry Hines Boulevard and Denton Road, south of Willowbrook Road. Staff recommends approval subject to docket conditions.
#22Application to replat a 21.588-acre tract containing a portion of Tract 13 and all of Lot 2 in City Block A/5832 into one 21.588-acre lot on Botham Jean Boulevard, south of C.F. Hawn Freeway. Staff recommends approval subject to docket conditions.
#23Subdivision application by the City of Dallas to create one 22.459-acre lot in City Block 2/6682 at the southwest corner of Lake June Road and Algonquin Drive, zoned CR and R-7.5(A). Staff recommends approval subject to compliance with docket conditions.
#24Subdivision application to create one 0.20-acre (8,850-square-foot) lot from a tract of land in City Block 6659 on McGregor Street, south of Lake June Road, in Council District 5. Staff recommends approval subject to conditions listed in the docket.
#25An application to replat a 0.686-acre tract (Lot 2, City Block 5/6334) into two 0.343-acre lots on Pleasant Drive south of Rayville Drive, zoned R-7.5(A). Staff recommends approval subject to conditions listed in the docket.
#26An application to replat a 0.438-acre tract (part of Lot 73, City Block 5/1116) into four lots on Parnell Street at South Boulevard, zoned PD 595 (FWMU-3). Staff recommends approval subject to conditions listed in the docket.
#27An application to replat a 0.6517-acre tract containing parts of Lots 1, 22, 23, 24 and all of Lot 2 in City Block 2/2015 to create one lot on property located on North Central Expressway and McKinney Avenue, southwest of McCommas Avenue. Staff recommends approval subject to conditions listed in the docket.
#28An application to replat a 0.460-acre tract containing all of Lot 6 in City Block F/3366 to create a 12-lot shared access development with lots ranging from 1,231 to 2,297 square feet, located between Front Street and Grant Street, west of Denley Drive. Staff recommends approval subject to conditions listed in the docket.
#29Subdivision application to divide a 98.724-acre tract in City Block 8790 on Haymarket Road south of Interstate Highway 20 into a 9.472-acre lot and an 89.251-acre lot. Staff recommends approval subject to conditions listed in the docket.
#30An application to replat a 0.735-acre tract containing Lots 17 and 18 in City Block C/5491 into a single lot on Lakehurst Avenue at Edgemere Road. Staff recommends denial of the residential replat in Council District 2.
#31Application to replat a 1.02-acre tract in City Block 10/8616 on Brixey Drive at 51st Street into four residential lots (one 0.25-acre lot and three 0.26-acre lots). Staff recommends approval subject to compliance with docket conditions.
#53CITY PLAN COMMISSION PUBLIC COMMITTEE MEETINGS Tuesday, September 15, 2026 SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SSDAC) SPECIAL CALLED MEETING Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., in Room 5
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