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City Plan Commission · 9:00 AM · Council Chambers, 6TH Floor

Agenda preview: the City Plan Commission is scheduled to meet on November 5, 2026 with a docket of zoning cases, plats, and sign Certificates of Appropriateness, plus a briefing on Dallas Zoning Reform. Two zoning cases, #8 and #9, are listed as Under Advisement and are the items to watch.
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Analysis based on the published agenda — official vote outcomes not yet available. Results may appear as the city updates its records.

Matters

All Zoning cases · Corridor scope

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Developer

Check overlay standards before the Casa Linda hearing

Applies if: You hold or are evaluating property inside the stated boundaries

Why now: The Nov. 5, 2026 City Plan Commission item, held over from Oct. 22, covers an overlay on R-10(A) property in that area, includes the properties on the southwest line of Buckner Boulevard south of Garland Road, and carries a staff recommendation of approval, with no outcome recorded yet.

What to do: If you own or are under contract on R-10(A) single-family property within the Garland Road, N. Buckner Boulevard, Peavy Road and rail line boundaries, get the staff report and proposed overlay standards before the hearing. Staff recommends approval, so any new limits on lot or building rules could apply to your plans.

Act before: After the Nov. 5, 2026 City Plan Commission hearing

Source: Item #9 ↓
Journalist

Ask which case number belongs to Casa Linda overlay

Why now: The Casa Linda item is listed as Z-26-0000211, the Oct. 22 item shows MZ-26-000021 for a University Hills development plan, and the April 9 Club Babylon dance hall permit uses Z-26-000021, which the commission voted 13-0 to recommend denying without prejudice despite a staff recommendation of approval.

What to do: Ask the City Plan Commission planner, Jason Pho, to confirm the correct file number for the Casa Linda overlay and whether the Oct. 22 hold-over was posted under it. The same number is attached to unrelated items, so any story or records request could pull the wrong file.

Act before: After the requested records are produced

Source: Item #9 ↓

Valerie Punch Duplex District at Guthrie Street (Z-26-000173)

2 hearings since Oct 2026·Last: Nov 5, 2026·Notable

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Journalist

Ask why duplex district rezoning returned to commission

Why now: The item appeared at City Plan Commission on 2026-10-22 and again on 2026-11-05, both with 'No outcome recorded' despite a staff recommendation of approval, and planner Martin Bate is named on both.

What to do: Ask the Planning Department why this duplex rezoning on single-family land appeared twice with no recorded outcome, and what changed between the two listings. Without that answer, the reason for the repeat stays invisible to the public.

Act before: After the requested records are produced

Source: Item #8 ↓
Resident

Check duplex rezoning plans near Guthrie and Toluca

Why now: The application seeks D(A) Duplex District on R-7.5(A) Single Family land at that corner, staff recommends approval, and the item is listed for 2026-11-05.

What to do: If you live near the northwest corner of Guthrie Street and Toluca Avenue, ask planner Martin Bate what duplex use the applicant intends on this lot now zoned single-family. Approval would allow two-unit housing where only single-family homes are currently permitted.

Act before: After the next material record update

Source: Item #8 ↓

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Attorney

Obtain the recommended conditions for the private school permit

Applies if: You represent the applicant or a neighboring owner

Why now: Staff recommends approval of a new Specific Use Permit on R-7.5(A) Single Family District land subject to a site plan, traffic management plan, and recommended conditions; the City Plan Commission item on 2026-11-05 shows no outcome recorded.

What to do: Get the staff's recommended conditions and the site plan requirements for the church's private school permit on single-family land. Check whether the conditions cap enrollment, hours, or permit duration, since these define compliance obligations and any later amendment path.

Act before: After the next material record update

Source: Item #10 ↓
Journalist

Ask why the church school permit has no recorded outcome

Why now: The 2026-11-05 City Plan Commission item for Z-26-000036 (Council District 13) shows no outcome recorded and the matter lists the next step as unknown.

What to do: Find out whether the City Plan Commission acted on the church's private school permit request, and whether it was held, continued, or decided. The record lists no outcome and no next step, so ask the planner what happens next and whether any neighbors opposed it.

Act before: After the next material record update

Source: Item #10 ↓
Resident

Request the traffic plan for the church private school

Applies if: You live near the southeast corner of Northwest Parkway and Airline Road

Why now: Staff recommends approval of the Specific Use Permit subject to a site plan, traffic management plan, and staff conditions; Lori Levy, AICP is the listed planner (Z-26-000036).

What to do: Ask the planner for the traffic management plan and site plan for the new private school at Northwest Parkway and Airline Road. Drop-off and pickup routing is what would change on nearby streets, and conditions are easier to shape before they are finalized.

Act before: After the next material record update

Source: Item #10 ↓

Analysis

Zoning

Ten zoning cases are on the agenda, and staff recommends approval on every one.[#1][#2][#3][#4][#5][#6][#7][#10]

Key Decisions

#8 ·#9
Two zoning cases, #8 and #9, are listed as Under Advisement and are scheduled to return for consideration.[#8][#9]

Subdivisions

Thirteen plat and replat applications are scheduled, each with a staff recommendation of approval subject to docket conditions.[#11][#12][#13][#14][#15][#16][#17][#18][#19][#20][#21][#22][#23]

Historic Preservation

Three sign Certificates of Appropriateness are scheduled, each with staff and SSDAC recommendations of approval.[#24][#25][#26][#52]

Insights by Role

Developer

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingItem 16 (66-lot Small Lots SB15 at Fish Road) and item 22 (37-lot shared access at Betty Jane Lane) are scheduled with staff approval recommendations, signaling the plat conditions for small-lot product. The MU-1 request at 7601 Great Trinity Forest Way (item 3-2) would change multifamily-zoned land.

Resident

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingItem 9 would apply a Neighborhood Stabilization Overlay around Garland Road and Buckner Boulevard (Council District 9) and is carried Under Advisement. Item 8 would allow a duplex at Guthrie Street and Toluca Avenue in District 4.

28 items(25 procedural hidden)

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#3Briefing on Dallas Zoning Reform – Draft 1 Speakers: Camiros, LTd. Yu “Emily” Liu, FAICP Andreea Udrea, PhD, AICP

#1Application for a new Specific Use Permit for a private school on R-16(A) Single Family property north of Walnut Hill Lane between Marsh Lane and Betty Jane Lane. Staff recommends approval subject to a site plan, traffic management plan, and conditions.

#2Application to amend Specific Use Permit No. 1365 for a private school and child-care facility at 6930 Alpha Road in an R-1/2ac(A) district. Staff recommends approval subject to an amended traffic management plan and amended conditions.

#3Zoning application to change property at 7601 Great Trinity Forest Way from MF-2(A) Multifamily to MU-1 Mixed Use District. Staff recommends approval.

#4Zoning application to change 4517 Capitol Avenue from R-7.5(A) Single Family District to D(A) Duplex District. Staff recommends approval on the consent agenda.

#5Application to amend Specific Use Permit No. 2446 for vehicle display, sales, service and commercial motor vehicle parking at 7216 C. F. Hawn Freeway in PD 533. Staff recommends approval for five years, subject to conditions.

#6Zoning application to change 2373 Stemmons Trail from MU-3 Mixed Use District to RR Regional Retail District. Staff recommends approval.

#7Zoning application to create a new subdistrict for specified non-residential uses within Planned Development No. 842 at 5639 Bell Avenue. Staff recommends approval subject to conditions.

#8Zoning application to change property at the northwest corner of Guthrie Street and Toluca Avenue from R-7.5(A) Single Family to D(A) Duplex District. Staff recommends approval; case is under advisement.

#9Application for a Neighborhood Stabilization Overlay on R-10(A) Single Family property generally bounded by Garland Road, N. Buckner Boulevard, Peavy Road, and the East Dallas Santa Fe rail line. Staff recommends approval; case is under advisement.

#10Application for a new Specific Use Permit for a private school on R-7.5(A) single family property at the southeast corner of Northwest Pkwy. and Airline Road. Staff recommends approval subject to a site plan, traffic management plan, and conditions.

#11Application to replat a 0.965-acre tract on Twelfth Street, southwest of Storey Street, into one lot. Applicant is Templo Betania Evangelistic Center, Inc.; staff recommends approval subject to docket conditions.

#12Application to replat a 0.138-acre tract on Lake June Road, west of Saint Augustine Drive, into one lot. Applicant/owner is Esteban Gomez; staff recommends approval subject to docket conditions.

#13Replat of a 2.014-acre tract (Lots 6 and 7, Block A/8383) on Royal Lane west of Tantor Road into one lot, dedicating easements and abandoning existing drainage easements. Staff recommends approval with conditions.

#14Plat application to create one 2.126-acre lot and one 2.321-acre lot from a 4.447-acre tract at the southwest corner of Camp Wisdom Road and Clark Road in PD 521. Staff recommends approval with conditions.

#15Subdivision plat application to divide a 13.333-acre tract on Ravenview Road into a 10.63-acre lot and a 2.703-acre lot. Staff recommends approval with conditions.

#16Plat application to create a 66-lot Small Lots SB15 development with 5 common areas and a detention/retention easement on a 10.88-acre tract at Fish Road and South Belt Line Road. Staff recommends approval with conditions.

#17Application to replat a 15.173-acre tract on Bonnie View Road, west of Southern Oaks Boulevard, into one 1.490-acre lot and one 13.683-acre lot in PD 845. Staff recommends approval subject to docket conditions.

#18Subdivision application to create one 0.194-acre (8,438 sq ft) lot from a tract in City Block 7870 at Murdock Road and Goldfield Drive, zoned R-7.5(A). Staff recommends approval subject to conditions.

#19Application to replat a 5.420-acre tract (Lot 8, Block 7879) into one lot and dedicate an easement on Saint Augustine Road at the terminus of Grady Lane. Staff recommends approval with conditions.

#20Application to create four 10,831-square-foot lots from a 0.995-acre tract on Leroy Road south of Bruton Road. Staff recommends approval with conditions.

#21Application to revise preliminary plat S245-136 and replat a 0.50-acre tract (Lot 14, Block E/6855) into two 0.25-acre lots on Veterans Drive in R-5(A) zoning. Staff recommends approval subject to conditions.

#22Application to replat a 3.741-acre tract on Betty Jane Lane north of Walnut Hill Lane into a 37-lot shared access development with 2 common areas. Staff recommends approval subject to conditions.

#23Application to replat a 0.2707-acre tract (Lot 18, Block 3/2972) into one lot and reduce the platted 30-foot building line along Ellsworth Avenue at Frontier Lane. Staff recommends approval with conditions.

#24Certificate of Appropriateness application for a 235-square-foot back-lit channel letter sign on the south elevation at 2700 Commerce Street. Staff and SSDAC recommend approval.

#25Certificate of Appropriateness application for a 116.2-square-foot back-lit channel letter sign on the west elevation at 2700 Commerce Street. Staff and SSDAC recommend approval.

#26Certificate of Appropriateness for a 106.8-square-foot back-lit channel letter sign at 2626 Howell Street. Staff and SSDAC both recommend approval.

#52CITY PLAN COMMISSION PUBLIC COMMITTEE MEETINGS Tuesday, November 10, 2026 SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SSDAC) MEETING Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., in Room 5BN at City Hall a

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