Roc Design Engineers Planned Development at C. F. Hawn Freeway
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An application for a new Planned Development District for CS Commercial Service District uses on property zoned CS Commercial Service District, on the north line of C. F. Hawn Fwy west of Garden Springs Drive. Staff Recommendation: Denial. Applicant: Roc Design Engineers / Majed Khalaf Planner: Justin Lee Council District: 8 Z-25-000210
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Pull denial reasons for Hawn Freeway commercial service rezoning
Applies if: You are the applicant or considering a similar use on this site
Why now: Staff and the City Plan Commission (13-0 on 2026-04-23) both recommended denial of Roc Design Engineers' application, and the council closed its hearing on 2026-10-28 with no next step recorded.
What to do: Get the staff report and find the specific grounds for denial. Then decide whether a revised planned development or a plan that works within the existing Commercial Service zoning is more viable. The hearing is closed and the council can still act, so the window to adjust is narrowing.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask why Hawn Freeway planned development took six months
Why now: The commission voted 13-0 for denial on 2026-04-23, but the council hearing closed on 2026-10-28 with both staff and the commission still recommending denial, and the record shows no next step. The commission minutes also say Rubin was out of the room but was 'shown voting in favor' on a denial motion.
What to do: Ask the planner, Justin Lee, why the case moved from the City Plan Commission to a City Council hearing about six months later. Also ask for the staff denial reasons and the council outcome. Without these, readers can't tell whether the delay reflects revisions or a deferral.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
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What we said then vs what happened next
We said (Aug 5, 2026):
Request allowed business list near Garden Springs Drive
What happened (Oct 28, 2026):
Hearing Closed
We said (Aug 5, 2026):
Verify commissioner absence recorded in unanimous zoning vote
What happened (Oct 28, 2026):
Hearing Closed
We said (Aug 5, 2026):
Pull approved planned development conditions for Hawn Freeway site
What happened (Oct 28, 2026):
Hearing Closed
We said (Aug 5, 2026):
Ask why commission approved rezoning staff urged denying
What happened (Oct 28, 2026):
Hearing Closed
We said (Jul 24, 2026):
Brief Dallas council district before Hawn Freeway consent vote
What happened (Oct 28, 2026):
Hearing Closed
Timeline
A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for a new Planned Development District for Commercial Service District uses on property zoned CS Commercial Service District, on the north line of C. F. Hawn Freeway, and west of Garden Springs Drive Recommendation of Staff: Denial Recommendation of CPC: Denial Z-25-000210 *In alignment with ForwardDallas.
An application for a new Planned Development District for CS Commercial Service District uses on property zoned CS Commercial Service District, on the north line of C. F. Hawn Fwy west of Garden Springs Drive. Staff Recommendation: Denial. Applicant: Roc Design Engineers / Majed Khalaf Planner: Justin Lee Council District: 8 Z-25-000210
Vote: 13 for, 0 against, 1 absent
recommend denial of a new Planned Development District for CS Commercial Service District uses
*Rubin out of room, shown voting in favor. Commission heard Subdivision – Consent agenda items next.