O-2 Office Subdistrict Creation at Allen Street
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An application for 1) a new subdistrict for O-2 Office Subdistrict uses and 2) the termination of Deed Restrictions Z79-189, on property zoned O-2 Subdistrict within Planned Development 193 Oak Lawn Special Purpose District, on property bounded by Allen Street, Cole Avenue, and Sneed Street. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a development plan and staff’s recommended conditions. Applicant: Matt Segrest - AM Cole, LP / Alamo Manhattan, LLC. Representative: Suzan Kedron, Jill Smoorenburg / Jackson Walker, LLP. Planner: Lori Levy, AICP Council District: 14 Z-26-000024
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Audit Koonce conflict vote in Allen Street office rezoning
Applies if: Represents a party considering a challenge to the Allen Street rezoning
Why now: The May 7 minutes for Item 17 note that Koonce declared a conflict of interest and left the room, yet the official result is a 13-0 vote with no notation of a corrected tally for Z-26-000024.
What to do: Obtain the verbatim May 7 hearing transcript and the City Plan Commission voting system export for this case to determine whether Commissioner Koonce's vote was actually tallied despite his declared conflict and absence from the room — a conflicted commissioner appearing in the official 13-0 count is a procedural defect that could support a challenge or require City Council to reopen the record before first reading.
Act before: After City Council first reading on Z-26-000024
Verify Allen Street office subdistrict boundary from adopted commission decision
Applies if: Has active site plans or development interest along the Allen Street corridor
Why now: Z-26-000024 was heard in a single City Plan Commission appearance on May 7; conditions or boundary modifications added at that hearing would not appear in the original staff report or application documents.
What to do: Pull the City Plan Commission motion as adopted on May 7 — not the original application — to confirm the exact subdistrict boundary and any use conditions added during the hearing, because any site planning based on pre-hearing materials may not reflect changes made at the dais before the ordinance is drafted for City Council.
Act before: After ordinance effective date
Probe Allen Street conflict vote for broader commission pattern
Why now: The May 7 minutes for Item 17 simultaneously note Koonce's conflict declaration, his absence from the room, and a 13-0 vote count with no correction — an internal contradiction in the public record of Z-26-000024.
What to do: Request the verbatim May 7 transcript and the voting system record showing how Commissioner Koonce's vote was logged for this item, then cross-check other May 7 items — and prior City Plan Commission meetings — where Koonce declared conflicts, to determine whether this is a one-time clerical error or a recurring failure in how the commission records recusals.
Act before: After records request response (typically 10 business days)
Check protest petition status for Allen Street office rezoning
Why now: The City Plan Commission passed Z-26-000024 13-0 on May 7, but City Council first reading is not yet scheduled, leaving a window to organize or counter protest activity before the ordinance is placed on the Council agenda.
What to do: Contact the Dallas City Secretary's office to confirm whether adjacent property owners within 200 feet of the Allen Street office subdistrict boundary have filed a protest petition — if signatures represent 20% or more of adjacent ownership area, City Council would need an 11-vote supermajority rather than a simple majority to approve, which changes your vote-count strategy entirely.
Act before: After City Council first reading on Z-26-000024
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An application for 1) a new subdistrict for O-2 Office Subdistrict uses and 2) the termination of Deed Restrictions Z79-189, on property zoned O-2 Subdistrict within Planned Development 193 Oak Lawn Special Purpose District, on property bounded by Allen Street, Cole Avenue, and Sneed Street. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a development plan and staff’s recommended conditions. Applicant: Matt Segrest - AM Cole, LP / Alamo Manhattan, LLC. Representative: Suzan Kedron, Jill Smoorenburg / Jackson Walker, LLP. Planner: Lori Levy, AICP Council District: 14 Z-26-000024
Vote: 13 for, 0 against
recommend approval of 1) new subdistrict for O-2 Office uses and 2) termination of Deed Restrictions Z79-189, subject to development plan and amended conditions with changes to parking, signage, and design standards
Koonce declared conflict of interest. *Out of room, shown voting in favor. Commission heard Subdivision - Consent agenda items next