RPC 1889 McKinney Zoning Amendment in Oak Lawn
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An application for an amendment to Planned Development Subdistrict 154 within Planned Development District 193, the Oak Lawn Special Purpose District, on property bounded by McKinney Avenue, N. Akard Street, and N. Saint Paul Street. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to an amended development plan, amended landscape plan, and staff’s recommended conditions. Applicant: RPC 1889 McKinney LLC Representative: Jackson Walker, LLP / Suzan Kedron Planner: Liliana Garza Council District: 14 Z-25-000158 / Z245-150
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Compare staff and commission condition sets for Oak Lawn rezoning
Why now: The April 9, 2026 Plan Commission item and the May 27, 2026 council item state the recommendations differently, and Liliana Garza is named as the planner of record on file Z-25-000158.
What to do: Request the staff recommended amended conditions and the Plan Commission's amended conditions for this Oak Lawn Special Purpose District subdistrict amendment and ask the assigned planner, Liliana Garza, in writing which version is incorporated into the draft ordinance. If the two condition sets differ and the difference is not resolved on the record, your client may be relying on terms that never make it into the adopted ordinance.
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Confirm which amended conditions govern McKinney Avenue subdistrict
Why now: The May 27, 2026 council item recommends approval subject to an amended development plan and landscape plan, with staff recommending 'staff's recommended amended conditions' while the Plan Commission recommended 'amended conditions' after its April 9, 2026 vote.
What to do: Pull the amended development plan, amended landscape plan, and the exact condition set attached to the Planned Development Subdistrict 154 amendment before pricing or permitting anything on the block bounded by McKinney Avenue, North Akard Street, and North St. Paul Street. The council agenda item lists staff's recommended amended conditions and the Plan Commission's amended conditions as separate recommendations, so building to the wrong set risks a permit rejection or a redesign later.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask why one commissioner opposed McKinney Avenue zoning amendment
Why now: Item 17 carried 12 to 1 on April 9, 2026 with Housewright recorded as the sole vote against, and the case appeared again before City Council on May 27, 2026.
What to do: Request the April 9, 2026 City Plan Commission minutes and hearing audio to find the stated reason for Commissioner Housewright's lone vote against this Oak Lawn subdistrict amendment. The written record shows only the tally, and this matter has now moved through two separate hearings without that dissent being explained anywhere in the public file.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
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A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting an amendment to Planned Development Subdistrict No. 154 within Planned Development District No. 193, the Oak Lawn Special Purpose District, on property bounded by McKinney Avenue, North Akard Street, and North St. Paul Street Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to an amended development plan, amended landscape plan, and staff’s recommended amended conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval, subject to an amended development plan, amended landscape plan, and amended conditions Z245-150(LG)/Z-25-000158 *In alignment with ForwardDallas.
An application for an amendment to Planned Development Subdistrict 154 within Planned Development District 193, the Oak Lawn Special Purpose District, on property bounded by McKinney Avenue, N. Akard Street, and N. Saint Paul Street. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to an amended development plan, amended landscape plan, and staff’s recommended conditions. Applicant: RPC 1889 McKinney LLC Representative: Jackson Walker, LLP / Suzan Kedron Planner: Liliana Garza Council District: 14 Z-25-000158 / Z245-150
Vote: 12 for, 1 against, 1 absent
recommend approval of amendment to PD Subdistrict 154 within PD 193, Oak Lawn Special Purpose District, subject to amended development plan, landscape plan, and conditions with 12 detailed changes