Municue

TH-1 Townhouses at Compton Street

View full legal title

An application for an R-5(A) Single Family District, with consideration of TH-1(A) Townhouse District on property zoned LI Light Industrial District, on the south line of Compton Street, west of Glidden Street. Staff Recommendation: Approval of a TH-1 Townhouse District, as an alternative to the R-5(A) Single Family District request. Applicant: New Wave Real Estate Investors LLC / Caster Dickerson Planner: Oscar Aguilera Council District: 4 Z-25-000200

active
Zoning Casesite_specificNotableCity Council, City Plan Commission
A property on the south side of Compton Street, west of Glidden Street, is proposed for rezoning from Light Industrial to Townhouse District, which would allow medium-density residential townhouse development on the site. The rezoning would convert industrial-zoned land into residential housing in the area.
3 eventsFirst seen Mar 5, 2026Last activity May 13, 2026Case ID: Z-25-000200
Topics
development
housing
public_hearing
zoning

Get notified on new hearings, votes, or status changes for this matter.

Actions

Showing all 3 actions. Filter by: , , .

Attorney

Challenge Compton Street townhouse rezoning before June 12 deadline

Why now: Z-25-000200 was deferred by the City Plan Commission 14-0 on both March 5 and April 9, 2026, before City Council acted on May 13; Texas Local Government Code § 211.011 gives aggrieved parties 30 days from adoption to seek judicial review, placing the deadline around June 12, 2026.

What to do: Confirm that the May 13 City Council ordinance was adopted, then pull it and check whether it contains express written findings addressing the two consecutive 14-0 deferrals at the City Plan Commission — an ordinance silent on that history has a documentable factual gap supporting a procedural challenge under Texas Local Government Code. You have approximately seven days before the 30-day statutory window closes.

Act before: After statutory challenge period expires (approximately June 12, 2026)

Source: City Council — May 13, 2026 →
Developer

Audit Council-added conditions in Compton Street townhouse ordinance

Why now: Z-25-000200 cleared two unanimous 14-0 deferrals at the City Plan Commission before reaching City Council on May 13, 2026, with no public record explaining what changed between hearings, making Council-stage condition additions both likely and absent from prior staff reports.

What to do: Download the May 13 City Council ordinance and compare every condition line-by-line against the April 9 City Plan Commission staff recommendation — any condition inserted at the Council stage is binding, was never reviewed by the commission, and cannot be removed through that body, so you need this inventory before submitting for permits.

Act before: After building permit submitted

Source: City Council — May 13, 2026 →
Journalist

Request staff report explaining Compton Street townhouse deferral pattern

Why now: Z-25-000200 appeared before the City Plan Commission on March 5 and April 9, 2026, drawing unanimous 14-0 deferrals both times with no publicly available staff report from either hearing explaining the basis for deferral before the case advanced to City Council.

What to do: File a public records request for the May 13 City Council staff report and check whether it is the first document across three hearings to explain why the City Plan Commission deferred 14-0 twice — if the Council staff report still does not document the reason, a townhouse rezoning reached final adoption with no public account of its repeated commission failures.

Act before: After records request response (typically 10 business days)

Source: City Council — May 13, 2026 →

Timeline

Hearing
Hearing Open; Deferred

A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting MU-1 Mixed-Use District on property zoned LI Light Industrial District, on the south line of Compton Street, west of Glidden Street Recommendation of Staff: Approval Recommendation of CPC: Approval Z-25-000200 *In alignment with ForwardDallas.

Hearing
Carried: 14 to 0

An application for MU-1 Mixed-Use District on property zoned LI Light Industrial District, on the south line of Compton Street, west of Glidden Street. Staff Recommendation: Approval. Applicant: New Wave Real Estate Investors LLC / Caster Dickerson U/A From: March 5, 2026. Planner: Oscar Aguilera Council District: 4 Z-25-000200

Vote: 14 for, 0 against

recommend approval of MU-1 Mixed-Use District

*Kocks out of room, shown voting in favor

Hearing
Carried: 14 to 0

An application for an R-5(A) Single Family District, with consideration of TH-1(A) Townhouse District on property zoned LI Light Industrial District, on the south line of Compton Street, west of Glidden Street. Staff Recommendation: Approval of a TH-1 Townhouse District, as an alternative to the R-5(A) Single Family District request. Applicant: New Wave Real Estate Investors LLC / Caster Dickerson Planner: Oscar Aguilera Council District: 4 Z-25-000200

Vote: 14 for, 0 against, 1 absent

hold under advisement until April 9, 2026 and instruct staff to readvertise for MU-1