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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Pull the volunteered deed restrictions filed for Fouraker Street site
Why now: The April 22, 2026 council hearing item states staff recommended approval of termination of Deed Restriction Z778-181 while the City Plan Commission recommendation was conditioned on the applicant's volunteered deed restrictions (E1), and the record here shows no documented council outcome.
What to do: Obtain the text of the deed restrictions volunteered by the applicant and confirm whether they were actually executed and recorded, because staff recommended approval of terminating Z778-181 outright while the City Plan Commission recommended approval only subject to those volunteered restrictions. Treat as an open question whether the site is currently governed by the old restriction, the volunteered replacement, or neither, and ask the city attorney's office which instrument controls.
Act before: After the volunteered deed restriction instrument and council action are obtained
Verify which deed restrictions bind Fouraker Street property now
Why now: The application by Baldwin Associates, LLC / Robert Baldwin seeks termination of Deed Restriction Z778-181, but the City Plan Commission's approval recommendation was tied to substitute restrictions volunteered by the applicant (E1, E2).
What to do: Before underwriting or contracting on the parcel on the south line of Fouraker Street between North Vernon and North Van Buren Avenues, order a current title run to see whether Z778-181 has been released and whether the applicant's volunteered restrictions were recorded in its place. Assuming the site is unrestricted because a termination was recommended could leave you buying land subject to new private covenants layered on Subdistrict 6 Davis Corridor rules within Planned Development District 830.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask why deed restriction vote shows two conflicting tallies
Why now: Minutes record M1 flags the discrepancy between the 'Carried: 12 to 0' result line and two recorded no votes (Forsyth, Kocks), while E2 and E3 show the same application decided twice, on February 5, 2026 (14-0) and March 5, 2026.
What to do: Request the certified March 5 City Plan Commission minutes and roll call for the Fouraker Street deed restriction case: the published result reads "Carried: 12 to 0" while the same record lists Forsyth and Kocks voting against, an actual 12-2 split. Also ask staff why the case came back to the commission on March 5 after it had already carried 14-0 on February 5.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
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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.
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