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Road and Davenport Road (File 26-2045A)

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An application to change the name of Davenport Road (east-west) between Preston Road and Davenport Road (north-south) to “Brentfield Drive.” Applicant/Owner: City of Dalas Application Filed: April 20, 2026 Notices Sent: 34 notices sent on May 5, 2026 Staff Recommendation: Approval. Subdivision Review Committee Recommendation: Approval. Planner: Sharmila Shrestha Council District: 12 STNAME-26-000004

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The City of Dallas is proposing to rename the east-west segment of Davenport Road, between Preston Road and Davenport Road (north-south), to Brentfield Drive. This corridor rename will affect addressing and navigation in that area.
2 eventsFirst seen Jun 11, 2026Last activity Jun 11, 2026File #: 26-2045A
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Attorney

Get the street rename record before closing title

Why now: The record shows approval carried 9-0 on June 11, 2026 under STNAME-26-000004 with no later verified procedural step in the supplied record.

What to do: Request the full street name change file and the document setting the effective date from planner Sharmila Shrestha, then ask the title company whether legal descriptions, easements and deeds referencing the old Davenport Road name need conforming language. The supplied record shows only Plan Commission action and identifies no later procedural step, so the operative effective-date instrument is the document to obtain rather than assume.

Act before: After the requested records are produced

Source: City Plan Commission — Jun 11, 2026 →
Developer

Fix Davenport Road references on pending plats and permits

Applies if: You have an active plat, permit, or addressing request on the affected segment

Why now: The Plan Commission carried the City of Dallas street-name application 9-0 on June 11, 2026 as item 34 under case STNAME-26-000004 in Council District 12.

What to do: Pull any plat, site plan, permit application or address assignment on the east-west Davenport Road segment between Preston Road and Davenport Road (north-south) and reconcile the street name to Brentfield Drive before recordation or certificate of occupancy. Mismatched street names between an approved plat and the addressing record are cheaper to correct now than after recording.

Act before: After the next material record update

Source: City Plan Commission — Jun 11, 2026 →
Journalist

Ask why Dallas renamed its own duplicate Davenport Road

Why now: Applicant/Owner is listed as the City of Dallas, the application was filed April 20, 2026 with 34 notices sent May 5, 2026, and the same item appears twice on June 11, 2026 with a single 9-0 result.

What to do: The city — not a private applicant — filed to rename one Davenport Road because another Davenport Road intersects it, and the item surfaces twice in the same June 11 record with only one recorded vote. Ask the planning department for the origin memo, any emergency-response or 911 dispatch complaints about the duplicate name, and the tally of responses to the 34 notices.

Act before: After the requested records are produced

Source: City Plan Commission — Jun 11, 2026 →
Resident

Update your address if you front Davenport Road east-west

Why now: The Plan Commission approved the rename to "Brentfield Drive" 9-0 on June 11, 2026, with 34 notices sent May 5, 2026 by planner Sharmila Shrestha (STNAME-26-000004).

What to do: If your property sits on the east-west stretch of Davenport Road between Preston Road and Davenport Road (north-south), your street address becomes Brentfield Drive — contact the planner listed on the case to confirm the effective date, then update postal service, utility, voter, driver's license, insurance and emergency-contact records. Only about 34 properties were noticed, so if you bought or leased after May 5 you may never have received written warning.

Act before: After the new street name takes effect and signage is replaced

Source: City Plan Commission — Jun 11, 2026 →

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An application to change the name of Davenport Road (east-west) between Preston Road and Davenport Road (north-south) to “Brentfield Drive.” Applicant/Owner: City of Dalas Application Filed: April 20, 2026 Notices Sent: 34 notices sent on May 5, 2026 Staff Recommendation: Approval. Subdivision Review Committee Recommendation: Approval. Planner: Sharmila Shrestha Council District: 12 STNAME-26-000004

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Carried: 9 to 0

An application to change the name of Davenport Road (east-west) between Preston Road and Davenport Road (north-south) to “Brentfield Drive.” Applicant/Owner: City of Dalas Application Filed: April 20, 2026 Notices Sent: 34 notices sent on May 5, 2026 Staff Recommendation: Approval. Subdivision Review Committee Recommendation: Approval. Planner: Sharmila Shrestha Council District: 12 STNAME-26-000004

Vote: 9 for, 0 against, 5 absent

recommend approval to change Davenport Road (east-west) to Brentfield Drive