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Community Retail Planned Development at Royal Lane and Preston Road

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An application for a new planned development district for CR Community Retail District uses on property zoned CR Community Retail District and P(A) Parking District, on the south line of Royal Lane and the west line of Preston Road, north of Orchid Lane. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a development plan and staff’s recommended conditions. Applicant: Leland Burk [RLA-PRDA Investments, LP]; JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. Representative: Victoria Morris / Jackson Walker LP Planner: Martin Bate / Liliana Garza Council District: 13 Z-26-000007

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A new planned development district for Community Retail uses is proposed at the intersection of Royal Lane and Preston Road. The planned development would establish detailed development standards and site plans for retail and parking uses in this corridor area.
1 eventFirst seen Jun 25, 2026Last activity Jun 25, 2026Case ID: Z-26-000007
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Attorney

Check repeat holds on Preston Road retail case

Why now: The commission carried the case under advisement on June 25, continuing a hold from an earlier hearing, despite staff recommending approval.

What to do: Pull the CPC's rules of procedure and the Dallas Development Code for any limit on how many times a zoning case can be held under advisement without a vote. This case has now gone through at least two hearings without action despite a staff recommendation for approval — if it happens again, that pattern could support pressing for a definitive vote.

Act before: After the case receives a final commission vote

Source: City Plan Commission — Jun 25, 2026 →
Developer

Ask planner why Preston Road retail hold continues

Why now: Staff recommended approval, yet the commission carried the case under advisement, continuing a hold set at an earlier hearing.

What to do: Contact the City Plan Commission case planner to get the specific, unwritten reason for the continued hold — staff already recommended approval, so the objection driving this isn't in the public record. Learning it now lets you address the concern before the case slips into another deferral cycle.

Act before: After next hearing on this case

Source: City Plan Commission — Jun 25, 2026 →
Journalist

Ask why Preston Road case defies staff approval trend

Why now: Staff recommended approval for 12 of 14 zoning cases on the docket, but both non-routine items, including this one, were carried under advisement rather than concluded.

What to do: Of 14 zoning cases on the June 25 agenda, staff recommended approval for 12 — yet this was one of only two non-routine items the commission held under advisement instead of deciding. Ask commission staff or members why the cases getting extra scrutiny are exactly the ones staff already cleared, and whether that's a one-off or a recurring pattern.

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

Source: City Plan Commission — Jun 25, 2026 →

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An application for a new planned development district for CR Community Retail District uses on property zoned CR Community Retail District and P(A) Parking District, on the south line of Royal Lane and the west line of Preston Road, north of Orchid Lane. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a development plan and staff’s recommended conditions. Applicant: Leland Burk [RLA-PRDA Investments, LP]; JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. Representative: Victoria Morris / Jackson Walker LP Planner: Martin Bate / Liliana Garza Council District: 13 Z-26-000007