Wesley Inn Historic Overlay at Madison Avenue
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An application for a historic overlay for The Wesley Inn (1159 N. Madison Avenue), on property zoned PD 830, Subdistrict 1 (Bishop Avenue), to add the additional use of lodging (short-and long-term accommodations), on the north side of N. Madison Avenue and west of Ballard Avenue. Landmark Commission Recommendation: Approval. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to preservation criteria, with edits. Applicant: Bishop Madison LLC Representative: AJ Ramler U/A From: March 5, 2026. Planner: Rhonda Dunn, Ph.D. Council District: 1 Z-26-000030
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Compare Landmark Commission approval against staff's edited preservation conditions
Context: All three hearing records list the Landmark Commission recommendation as "Approval" while staff and the City Plan Commission recommended "Approval, subject to preservation criteria, with edits," with Rhonda Dunn, Ph.D., listed as planner (Z-26-000030).
Recommended: Request the ordinance exhibit containing the preservation criteria as edited and compare it line by line with the Landmark Commission's recommendation, which the record shows as plain "Approval" with no stated edits. Ask the planner of record whether the edits were reviewed by the Landmark Commission or added afterward, because the answer determines whether the conditions your client must comply with were ever endorsed by the preservation body.
Pull edited preservation rules before converting Madison Avenue inn
Context: Staff and the City Plan Commission both recommended approval "subject to preservation criteria, with edits" for the lodging use in Planned Development District No. 830, Subdistrict 1 (Z-26-000030), and the Council hearing was set for May 27, 2026.
Recommended: Every recommendation in this file — staff and City Plan Commission alike — approved the added lodging use only "subject to preservation criteria, with edits," so obtain the final edited criteria text and the Planned Development District No. 830, Subdistrict 1 base regulations before pricing a short- or long-term accommodations conversion at 1159 North Madison Avenue. Underwriting to the headline approval without the edits risks discovering exterior, material, or alteration restrictions after you have closed.
Ask why Wesley Inn hearing notices describe opposite street sides
Context: The March 5, 2026 (14-0) and April 9, 2026 (13-0) Commission items say north side of North Madison Avenue, the May 27, 2026 Council item says south line, and the April item is labeled "U/A From: March 5, 2026" (Z-26-000030).
Recommended: Request the notice and case file for the Wesley Inn historic overlay: both City Plan Commission agendas place the property on the north side of North Madison Avenue, while the City Council hearing item places it along the south line of North Madison Avenue. Also ask why the item returned for a second Commission vote in April after a unanimous March approval, since the April agenda shows it was held from March 5.
Check lodging conditions for Wesley Inn on North Madison
Context: The application adds the use of lodging (short- and long-term accommodations) at 1159 North Madison Avenue west of Ballard Avenue in Planned Development District No. 830, Subdistrict 1, and cleared the City Plan Commission 14-0 and 13-0 before the May 27, 2026 Council hearing.
Recommended: The change would let 1159 North Madison Avenue operate lodging with both short-term and long-term stays, a guest-turnover use next to Ballard Avenue that the existing Planned Development District subdistrict did not list. Ask the planner for the preservation criteria as edited to see whether they address anything beyond the building's exterior, since guest operations may be governed only by the underlying district rules.
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A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a historic overlay for The Wesley Inn (1159 North Madison Avenue), on property zoned Planned Development District No. 830, Subdistrict 1 (Bishop Avenue), to add the additional use of lodging (short-and long-term accommodations), along the south line of North Madison Avenue, west of Ballard Avenue Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to preservation criteria, with edits Recommendation of Landmark Commission: Approval Recommendation of CPC: Approval, subject to preservation criteria, with edits Z-26-000030 *In alignment with ForwardDallas.
An application for a historic overlay for The Wesley Inn (1159 N. Madison Avenue), on property zoned PD 830, Subdistrict 1 (Bishop Avenue), to add the additional use of lodging (short-and long-term accommodations), on the north side of N. Madison Avenue and west of Ballard Avenue. Landmark Commission Recommendation: Approval. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to preservation criteria, with edits. Applicant: Bishop Madison LLC Representative: AJ Ramler U/A From: March 5, 2026. Planner: Rhonda Dunn, Ph.D. Council District: 1 Z-26-000030
Vote: 13 for, 0 against, 1 absent
recommend approval of historic overlay for The Wesley Inn, subject to preservation criteria with edits; in subsection 9.1 strike 'i. Office.'
An application for a historic overlay for The Wesley Inn (1159 N. Madison Avenue), on property zoned PD 830, Subdistrict 1 (Bishop Avenue), to add the additional use of lodging (short- and long-term accommodations), on the north side of N. Madison Avenue and west of Ballard Avenue. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to preservation criteria, with edits. Landmark Commission Recommendation: Approval. Applicant: Bishop Madison LLC Representative: AJ Ramler Planner: Rhonda Dunn, Ph. D. Council District: 1 Z-26-000030
Vote: 14 for, 0 against, 1 absent
hold under advisement until April 9, 2026
Item was heard individually