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Nueva Vida New Life Assembly Application

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An application for a new Specific Use Permit for an open-enrollment charter school on property zoned R-7.5(A) Single Family District, on the west line of Cheyenne Road, south of Rockingham Street. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a site plan, traffic management plan, and conditions. Applicant: Nueva Vida New Life Assembly Representative: Robert Baldwin / Baldwin Associates, LLC Planner: Teaseia Blue, B.Arch, MBA Council District: 5 Z-25-000060

Zoning CasecorridorSignificantCity Council, City Plan CommissionDistrict 5
A proposal sought approval to open an open-enrollment charter school on property zoned for single-family homes near Cheyenne Road and Rockingham Street. The application required a Specific Use Permit because schools are not allowed under the existing zoning, and the city needed to ensure proper site planning and traffic management for the new use. The proposal was approved on June 24, 2026, subject to site plan, traffic management plan, and conditions.
3 eventsFirst seen Jun 11, 2026Last activity Jun 24, 2026Case ID: Z-25-000060
City Council: ApprovedJun 24, 2026
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Attorney
As of Jun 2026

Verify protest-petition supermajority for New Life Assembly corridor rezoning

Context: Item 9 (Z-25-000060) carried 11-0 individually rather than on the June 11 consent agenda, and Texas Local Government Code Ch. 211 requires a 3/4 council vote when a valid protest petition exists.

Recommended: Pull the June 24 City Council minutes to confirm whether the ordinance passed by simple majority or required the three-fourths supermajority Texas law mandates when a valid protest petition is on file — Item 9 was pulled for individual consideration at the June 11 Plan Commission rather than riding the consent agenda, a common signal that an adjacent owner filed a protest. If a protest was filed but the wrong voting threshold was applied, the approval is vulnerable to challenge.

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

Ask why corridor church zoning case skipped consent agenda

Context: Z-25-000060 was heard individually on June 11 while 30 of the 40 zoning cases on the same docket carried staff-approval recommendations and moved on consent, yet it still carried 11-0 before Council adopted it June 24.

Recommended: Request the Plan Commission's agenda backup for Item 9 to identify who asked for it to be pulled from consent — staff, the applicant, or a nearby property owner — since unanimous votes rarely need individual hearings absent an objection first.

Source: City Council — Jun 24, 2026 →

Trust Proof

What we said then vs what happened next

We said (Jun 18, 2026):

Check Nueva Vida church outcome for federal discrimination risk

What happened (Jun 24, 2026):

Approved

We said (Jun 18, 2026):

Get June 11 transcript before Nueva Vida church is rescheduled

What happened (Jun 24, 2026):

Approved

We said (Jun 18, 2026):

Request minutes explaining why Nueva Vida church appeared twice

What happened (Jun 24, 2026):

Approved

We said (Jun 4, 2026):

Reach City Plan Commissioners before Nueva Vida assembly hearing

What happened (Jun 24, 2026):

Approved

We said (Jun 4, 2026):

Request staff report for twice-deferred Nueva Vida church rezoning

What happened (Jun 24, 2026):

Approved

Timeline

Vote
Approved

A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a new Specific Use Permit for an open-enrollment charter school on property zoned R-7.5(A) Single Family District, on the west line of Cheyenne Road, south of Rockingham Street Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to a site plan, traffic management plan, and conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval for a three-year period, subject to a site plan, traffic management plan, and conditions. Z-25-000060 *In alignment with ForwardDallas.

Vote
Carried: 11 to 0

An application for a new Specific Use Permit for an open-enrollment charter school on property zoned R-7.5(A) Single Family District, on the west line of Cheyenne Road, south of Rockingham Street. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a site plan, traffic management plan, and conditions. Applicant: Nueva Vida New Life Assembly Representative: Robert Baldwin / Baldwin Associates, LLC Planner: Teaseia Blue, B.Arch, MBA Council District: 5 Z-25-000060

Vote: 11 for, 0 against, 3 absent

recommend approval of SUP for open-enrollment charter school for three-year period

Item heard individually. Commission then returned to hear Zoning Cases – Consent #7 (26-2018A) next.

Hearing
Agenda Ready

An application for a new Specific Use Permit for an open-enrollment charter school on property zoned R-7.5(A) Single Family District, on the west line of Cheyenne Road, south of Rockingham Street. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a site plan, traffic management plan, and conditions. Applicant: Nueva Vida New Life Assembly Representative: Robert Baldwin / Baldwin Associates, LLC Planner: Teaseia Blue, B.Arch, MBA Council District: 5 Z-25-000060