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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Flag Fouraker Street deed restriction vote record defect before Council
Applies if: You represent adjacent landowners or a neighborhood association with enforcement rights to deed restriction Z778-18
Why now: The certified March 5, 2026 result reads 'Carried: 12 to 0' while simultaneously listing Forsyth and Kocks as voting against; the February 5 entry separately records Commissioner Housewright as voting in favor despite being noted as out of the room at the time.
What to do: File a written objection with the Dallas City Secretary identifying the internal contradiction in the March 5 City Plan Commission minutes before the Council vote — if your client holds enforcement rights to deed restriction Z778-18, this procedural defect in the transmittal record could support a challenge to Council action or compel a corrected Commission vote.
Act before: After City Council votes on this deed restriction termination
Pull deed restriction Z778-18 terms before Fouraker Street Council vote
Why now: The termination cleared two City Plan Commission votes — 14-0 on February 5 and 12-2 on March 5 (recorded as 12-0) — and advances to City Council as the final step for case Z-25-000202.
What to do: Request deed restriction Z778-18 from Dallas city records now to document exactly what land use or building constraints will be lifted — with City Council as the final approval step, knowing the restriction's full scope lets you begin permit planning and identify any conditions attached to the City Plan Commission approval before the termination ordinance is drafted.
Act before: After ordinance effective date
Investigate Fouraker Street deed restriction commissioner vote flip
Why now: The matter shifted from a unanimous 14-0 vote on February 5 to an actual 12-2 vote on March 5 (officially recorded as 12-0), with Forsyth and Kocks switching sides — an unexplained reversal in a case now advancing to City Council.
What to do: Request the certified City Plan Commission minutes from both the February 5 and March 5 hearings and ask staff to explain why the result line reads '12 to 0' while two commissioners are named as opposing — then compare attendance and discussion records across both dates to identify what argument or changed condition moved Forsyth and Kocks from the February unanimous majority to March opposition.
Act before: After City Council votes on this deed restriction termination
Brief Fouraker Street council member on commissioner opposition before vote
Why now: The City Plan Commission vote shifted from unanimous 14-0 on February 5 to 12-2 on March 5 with Forsyth and Kocks specifically named as opposing, indicating a new or strengthened objection emerged between the two hearings of the same case.
What to do: Meet with the district council member before the Council vote and prepare a direct rebuttal to whatever argument moved Forsyth and Kocks from the February unanimous majority to March opposition — the named reversal across two hearings signals organized resistance that will almost certainly resurface in public testimony at Council.
Act before: After City Council votes on this deed restriction termination
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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
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
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