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An application for a new Specific Use Permit for a private school on property zoned R-16(A) Single Family District, on the north line of Forest Lane, west of Hillcrest Road. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a site plan, traffic management plan, and conditions. Applicant: Unity of Dallas Representative: Robert Baldwin / Baldwin Associates, LLC Planner: Teaseia Blue, B.Arch, MBA Council District: 11 Z-25-000023

Zoning CasecorridorSignificantCity Council, City Plan CommissionDistrict 11
Unity of Dallas requested a Specific Use Permit to open a private school on property at the north line of Forest Lane, west of Hillcrest Road, in a single-family residential zone. The proposal raised questions about traffic and site impacts in the residential area, requiring review of traffic management plans and site design conditions. The Specific Use Permit was approved on June 24, 2026.
3 eventsFirst seen Jun 11, 2026Last activity Jun 24, 2026Case ID: Z-25-000023
City Council: ApprovedJun 24, 2026
Topics
development
permit
zoning
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Attorney
As of Jun 2026

Verify Unity of Dallas ordinance matches CPC conditions

Context: This case cleared a June 11 agenda carrying 40 zoning cases (30 with staff-approval recommendations) before City Council adopted it unanimously, 11-0, on June 24.

Recommended: Pull the signed ordinance and compare it against the City Plan Commission's recommended conditions from June 11 — on a docket with 40 zoning cases moving through the same day, transcription mismatches between committee conditions and the final adopted ordinance are a real risk, and this ordinance is now the binding, enforceable document.

Source: City Council — Jun 24, 2026 →
Journalist
As of Jun 2026

Check if Unity of Dallas got individual CPC review

Context: The June 11 City Plan Commission agenda had 84 substantive items led by a 40-case zoning docket, 30 of which carried staff recommendations for approval, before this matter went to a unanimous 11-0 Council vote.

Recommended: File a records request for the staff report and CPC discussion notes to find out whether this case drew individual commissioner scrutiny or was swept through as one of the 30 staff-recommended approvals on a 40-case docket — a useful data point for a story on how much review high-volume zoning days actually get.

Source: City Council — Jun 24, 2026 →

Trust Proof

What we said then vs what happened next

We said (Jun 18, 2026):

Confirm next Unity of Dallas rezoning hearing before notice posts

What happened (Jun 24, 2026):

Approved

We said (Jun 18, 2026):

Request verbatim minutes for dual Dallas zoning agenda entries

What happened (Jun 24, 2026):

Approved

We said (Jun 18, 2026):

Pull June 11 minutes for Unity of Dallas rezoning vote

What happened (Jun 24, 2026):

Approved

We said (Jun 4, 2026):

Brief City Plan commissioners before crowded June 11 zoning docket

What happened (Jun 24, 2026):

Approved

We said (Jun 4, 2026):

Investigate why Unity of Dallas rezoning appears twice on June 11 agenda

What happened (Jun 24, 2026):

Approved

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Vote
Approved

A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a new Specific Use Permit for a private school on property zoned R-16(A) Single Family District, on the north line of Forest Lane, west of Hillcrest Road Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to a site plan, traffic management plan, and conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval, subject to a site plan, traffic management plan, and conditions Z-25-000023 *In alignment with ForwardDallas.

Hearing
Agenda Ready

An application for a new Specific Use Permit for a private school on property zoned R-16(A) Single Family District, on the north line of Forest Lane, west of Hillcrest Road. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a site plan, traffic management plan, and conditions. Applicant: Unity of Dallas Representative: Robert Baldwin / Baldwin Associates, LLC Planner: Teaseia Blue, B.Arch, MBA Council District: 11 Z-25-000023

Hearing
Carried: 11 to 0

An application for a new Specific Use Permit for a private school on property zoned R-16(A) Single Family District, on the north line of Forest Lane, west of Hillcrest Road. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a site plan, traffic management plan, and conditions. Applicant: Unity of Dallas Representative: Robert Baldwin / Baldwin Associates, LLC Planner: Teaseia Blue, B.Arch, MBA Council District: 11 Z-25-000023

Vote: 11 for, 0 against, 3 absent

recommend approval of SUP for private school