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Deed Restriction Termination at Fouraker Street

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An application for the termination of Deed Restriction Z778-181 on property zoned Subdistrict 6 Davis Corridor within Planned Development District 830, Davis Street Special Purpose District, on the south line of Fouraker Street, between N. Vernon Avenue and N. Van Buren Avenue. Staff Recommendation: Approval. Applicant: Baldwin Associates, LLC / Robert Baldwin U/A From: February 5, 2026. Planner: Justin Lee Council District: 1 Z-25-000202

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Zoning CasedistrictMajorCity Council, City Plan CommissionDistrict 6
This zoning case seeks to terminate a deed restriction on property along Fouraker Street in the Davis Corridor Special Purpose District. Deed restrictions limit how property owners can use or develop their land; removing this restriction would allow the owner more flexibility in developing or using the site. The City Plan Commission and City Council are reviewing the application.
3 eventsFirst seen Feb 5, 2026Last activity Apr 22, 2026Case ID: Z-25-000202
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permit
public_hearing
zoning
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Attorney

Verify Fouraker deed termination record before challenge window closes

Applies if: If you represent a party with standing to challenge — a deed restriction beneficiary, neighboring property owner, or civic group

Why now: CPC minutes show Housewright recorded as voting in favor on Feb 5 while noted as out of the room, and Forsyth and Kocks voted against on Mar 5 but the result line reads 'Carried: 12 to 0' — two distinct procedural defects across the only two CPC hearings on Z-25-000202, with no public correction before the April 22 Council vote.

What to do: Request the staff transmittal sent to Council and the April 22 adoption record to determine whether the two CPC vote anomalies — a commissioner recorded as voting while out of the room (Feb 5) and a 12-2 vote entered as a 12-0 result (Mar 5) — were disclosed or corrected before Council acted. If Council adopted on an uncorrected record, the ordinance may be voidable and the statutory challenge window, which opened April 22, is already running.

Act before: After statutory challenge period expires

Source: City Council — Apr 22, 2026 →
Developer

Pull the deed restriction before Fouraker termination ordinance takes effect

Why now: The termination of deed restriction Z778-18 passed Council on April 22, 2026 after two CPC carries (Feb 5 at 14-0, Mar 5 at 12-2), and the ordinance's effective date — not the Council vote date — is the trigger for permit reliance.

What to do: Request the deed restriction document from Dallas city records now to identify exactly which land use or building constraints lift when the ordinance becomes effective — knowing the full scope before the effective date lets you identify any conditions attached across the two consecutive CPC approval votes and begin permit preparation without waiting on the adoption notice.

Act before: After ordinance effective date

Source: City Council — Apr 22, 2026 →
Journalist

Request Fouraker deed restriction certified minutes to verify two vote errors

Why now: Z-25-000202 shows a commissioner (Housewright) recorded as voting in favor on Feb 5 while noted as out of the room, and a 12-2 vote on Mar 5 where Forsyth and Kocks opposed but the result line reads 'Carried: 12 to 0' — neither anomaly has a documented correction anywhere in the public record.

What to do: File a public records request for certified minutes from both CPC hearings and the Council transmittal, then ask the city clerk whether the Housewright presence anomaly (Feb 5) or the Forsyth-Kocks opposition recorded as a unanimous result (Mar 5) was disclosed or corrected before the April 22 Council vote — two separate recording defects across a three-hearing record with no visible correction is an unusual pattern for a case that carried unanimously on paper.

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

Source: City Council — Apr 22, 2026 →

Timeline

Hearing
Hearing Closed; CPC Recommendation Followed

A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and a resolution accepting the termination of Deed Restriction Z778-181 and a resolution accepting deed restrictions volunteered by the applicant on property zoned Subdistrict 6 Davis Corridor within Planned Development District No. 830, the Davis Street Special Purpose District, on the south line of Fouraker Street, between North Vernon Avenue and North Van Buren Avenue Recommendation of Staff: Approval of the termination of Deed Restriction Z778-181 Recommendation of CPC: Approval of the termination of Deed Restriction Z778-181, subject to the deed restrictions volunteered by the applicant Z-25-000202 *In alignment with ForwardDallas.

Hearing
Carried: 12 to 0

An application for the termination of Deed Restriction Z778-181 on property zoned Subdistrict 6 Davis Corridor within Planned Development District 830, Davis Street Special Purpose District, on the south line of Fouraker Street, between N. Vernon Avenue and N. Van Buren Avenue. Staff Recommendation: Approval. Applicant: Baldwin Associates, LLC / Robert Baldwin U/A From: February 5, 2026. Planner: Justin Lee Council District: 1 Z-25-000202

Vote: 12 for, 2 against, 1 absent

recommend approval of termination of Deed Restriction Z778-181 with volunteered deed restrictions and 10% open space requirement along east side adjacent to Fourakre Street

Result line states 'Carried: 12 to 0' but Against shows 2 (Forsyth, Kocks); actual vote was 12-2

Vote
Carried: 14 to 0

An application for the termination of Deed Restriction Z778-181 on property zoned Subdistrict 6 Davis Corridor within Planned Development District 830, Davis Street Special Purpose District, on the south line of Fouraker Street, between N. Vernon Avenue and N. Van Buren Avenue. Staff Recommendation: Approval. Applicant: Baldwin Associates, LLC - Robert Baldwin Planner: Justin Lee Council District: 1 Z-25-000202

Vote: 14 for, 0 against, 1 absent

hold under advisement until March 5, 2026

*Housewright out of room, shown voting in favor