Zoning Case File 26-2034A
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An application to create one 0.5710-acre lot from a tract of land in City Block 6114 on property located on Illinois Avenue, east of Cockrell Hill Road. Applicant/Owner: City of Dallas Surveyor: Kimley-Horn and Assoc. Inc. Application Filed: May 14, 2026 Zoning: RR Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to compliance with the conditions listed in the docket. Planner: Sharmila Shrestha Council District: 3 PLAT-26-000115
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Request full conditions list for Illinois Avenue plat approval
Context: The June 11, 2026 record shows only 'Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to compliance with the conditions listed in the docket' for PLAT-26-000115, with planner Sharmila Shrestha named but no conditions text supplied.
Recommended: Request the June 11 docket page and staff conditions for this subdivision approval, since the record states approval is conditional but does not reproduce a single condition. Without that text you cannot advise on what compliance obligations or expiration terms attach, or whether the approval lapses if conditions go unsatisfied.
Verify plat conditions for new Illinois Avenue lot
Context: Item 23 carried 9-0 on June 11, 2026 with staff recommendation of approval 'subject to compliance with the conditions listed in the docket' for PLAT-26-000115, zoned RR, surveyed by Kimley-Horn and Assoc. Inc.
Recommended: The commission approved creation of a single 0.5710-acre lot east of Cockrell Hill Road only subject to conditions listed in the docket, and those conditions are not in the public summary — pull the full docket entry and the surveyor's plat sheet before assuming the parcel is buildable. Unrecorded engineering, easement, or right-of-way dedication conditions can stall a filing for record and push your site work by months.
Ask why Dallas subdivided its own Illinois Avenue land
Context: The June 11, 2026 filing lists 'Applicant/Owner: City of Dallas' and 'Surveyor: Kimley-Horn and Assoc. Inc.' for a 0.5710-acre lot in City Block 6114, Council District 3, filed May 14, 2026 (PLAT-26-000115).
Recommended: The City of Dallas is listed as both applicant and owner of the tract being carved into one half-acre lot, and it paid a private surveyor to do it — ask the planner and the real estate or public works department which city facility, sale, or disposition this parcel is being prepared for. A city creating a discrete buildable lot on its own land usually precedes a specific project or a surplus land sale that has not been announced.
Ask District 3 office about Illinois Avenue city lot
Context: Item 23 was 'read into record and heard together' with consent items 23-31 and carried 9-0 on June 11, 2026 for a City of Dallas-owned tract in Council District 3.
Recommended: A half-acre piece of city-owned land on Illinois Avenue east of Cockrell Hill Road was just made into its own legal lot, but the item passed inside a block of subdivision consent items with no separate discussion, so no plans for the site were described publicly. Call the District 3 council office now and ask what is going on that lot, because the next public step may be construction permits rather than another hearing.
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An application to create one 0.5710-acre lot from a tract of land in City Block 6114 on property located on Illinois Avenue, east of Cockrell Hill Road. Applicant/Owner: City of Dallas Surveyor: Kimley-Horn and Assoc. Inc. Application Filed: May 14, 2026 Zoning: RR Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to compliance with the conditions listed in the docket. Planner: Sharmila Shrestha Council District: 3 PLAT-26-000115
An application to create one 0.5710-acre lot from a tract of land in City Block 6114 on property located on Illinois Avenue, east of Cockrell Hill Road. Applicant/Owner: City of Dallas Surveyor: Kimley-Horn and Assoc. Inc. Application Filed: May 14, 2026 Zoning: RR Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to compliance with the conditions listed in the docket. Planner: Sharmila Shrestha Council District: 3 PLAT-26-000115
Vote: 9 for, 0 against, 5 absent
approve
Subdivision consent items 23-31 read into record and heard together