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
Why now: 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.
What to do: 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.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Verify plat conditions for new Illinois Avenue lot
Why now: 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.
What to do: 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.
Act before: After the approved plat is filed for record
Ask why Dallas subdivided its own Illinois Avenue land
Why now: 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).
What to do: 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.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Ask District 3 office about Illinois Avenue city lot
Why now: 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.
What to do: 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.
Act before: After the next material record update
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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