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Street Frontage Relief at Park and Corinth

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An application requesting relief from the street frontage requirements along Corinth Street per the site plan on property zoned Subdistrict 2 within Planned Development District 317, the Cedars Area Special Purpose District, on the northwest corner of Park Avenue and Corinth Street. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to the site plan. Applicant: Harwood LW LLC Representative: Daniel Can / Keystone Contracting U/A From: February 5, 2026. Planner: Teaseia Blue, MBA Council District: 2 MZ-26-000001

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An applicant seeks relief from standard street frontage requirements on property at the northwest corner of Park Avenue and Corinth Street, located in the Cedars Area Special Purpose District. This variance would allow the development to proceed with its site plan despite not meeting the typical setback standards. The City Plan Commission is reviewing the request.
3 eventsFirst seen Feb 19, 2026Last activity Mar 26, 2026Case ID: Z-26-000001
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Attorney
As of Mar 2026

Verify Park-Corinth frontage relief protest window stayed closed

Context: The case carried 12-0 on Feb 19, then shows up twice more on March 26 with a 13-0 vote on the entry marked 'heard individually,' signaling the record itself changed that day.

Recommended: Pull the staff memos and minutes from both March 26 City Plan Commission hearings to check whether a new exhibit or amended condition was entered into the record — if so, the Texas Local Government Code §211.007 protest period may have restarted ahead of the City Council vote, reopening a challenge window opponents may believe is already closed.

Source: City Plan Commission — Mar 26, 2026 →
Developer
As of Mar 2026

Reconcile Park-Corinth frontage relief conditions before permitting

Context: The same case appears three times in five weeks — 12-0 on Feb 19, then 12-0 and 13-0 on two separate March 26 entries — meaning conditions may have shifted after the original vote.

Recommended: Request the exhibits and condition sheets from both March 26 City Plan Commission hearings and check them against the Feb 19 approval before submitting permit drawings that rely on the frontage relief — any condition added at a March 26 hearing binds the project even though the public timeline shows only one clean 12-0 approval.

Source: City Plan Commission — Mar 26, 2026 →
Journalist
As of Mar 2026

Investigate mismatched votes in Park-Corinth frontage relief case

Context: Feb 19 carried 12-0, but the March 26 docket lists the same matter twice — once at 12-0 and once, flagged 'heard individually,' at 13-0.

Recommended: File a records request for the March 26 City Plan Commission agenda, video, and minutes for this case, and compare the individually-heard item's 13-0 vote against the 12-0 entries on the same day and on Feb 19 — the case appearing three times in five weeks with two different vote counts on one date is unexplained.

Source: City Plan Commission — Mar 26, 2026 →
Resident
As of Mar 2026

Check what corner treatment the Park-Corinth frontage relief allows

Context: The case is titled 'Street Frontage Relief,' meaning the developer sought exemption from Dallas's normal rule that corner buildings present active frontage on both intersecting streets.

Recommended: Contact Dallas city planning to request the site plan and ask where the building entrance and parking will sit relative to Park Avenue and Corinth Street — frontage relief lets the developer treat both streets as secondary frontages, which typically means a blank wall or surface lot at the visible corner instead of an active storefront.

Source: City Plan Commission — Mar 26, 2026 →

Timeline

Hearing
Carried: 13 to 0

An application for WMU-3 Walkable Mixed Use Subdistrict C on property zoned Residential Transition Subdistrict A within Planned Development 468, the Oak Cliff Gateway Special Purpose District, on the west corner of N. Madison Avenue and Ballard Avenue. Staff Recommendation: Approval. Applicant: Sarkis J. Kechejian / Kechejian Enterprises, LP Representative: Terri McMorris / Kechejian Enterprises, LP Planner: Liliana Garza Council District: 1 Z-26-0000012

Vote: 13 for, 0 against, 2 absent

hold under advisement until April 9, 2026

Item was heard individually

Hearing
Carried: 12 to 0

An application for MU-1 Mixed-Use District on property zoned NO(A) Neighborhood Office District with D-1 Liquor Control Overlay District and R-7.5(A) Residential District, on the west line of Haverhill Lane, north line of Elam Road, and east line of N. Prairie Creek Road. Staff Recommendation: Approval. Applicant: Rob Baldwin / Baldwin Associates, LLC Planner: Lori Levy, AICP Council District: 5 Z-26-0000017

Vote: 12 for, 0 against, 3 absent

recommend approval

Vote
Carried: 12 to 0

An application requesting relief from the street frontage requirements along Corinth Street per the site plan on property zoned Subdistrict 2 within Planned Development District 317, the Cedars Area Special Purpose District, on the northwest corner of Park Avenue and Corinth Street. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to the site plan. Applicant: Harwood LW LLC Representative: Daniel Can / Keystone Contracting U/A From: February 5, 2026. Planner: Teaseia Blue, MBA Council District: 2 MZ-26-000001

Vote: 12 for, 0 against, 3 absent

recommend approval of relief from street frontage requirements along Corinth Street, subject to site plan with conditions