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Keisha Kay / Mission Ridge Consultants Application

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An application for (1) NO(A) Neighborhood Office District and (2) termination of Specific Use Permit 45 for a branch library on property zoned R-1ac(A) Single Family District, on the south line of Royal Lane, between Netherland Drive and Royal Way. Staff Recommendation: Approval. Applicant: Keisha Kay / Mission Ridge Consultants Representative: Sky Thibodeaux / Mission Ridge Consultants Planner: Lori Levy, AICP Council District: 13 Z-26-000035

Zoning Casesite_specificNotableCity Council, City Plan CommissionDistrict 13
Keisha Kay proposed a Neighborhood Office District and termination of Specific Use Permit 45 for a branch library on the south line of Royal Lane, between Netherland Drive and Royal Way. The proposal was approved on August 12, 2026.
2 eventsFirst seen Jun 11, 2026Last activity Aug 12, 2026Case ID: Z-26-000035
City Council: Approved — Aug 12, 2026
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zoning
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Attorney
As of Aug 2026

Obtain Royal Lane office rezoning ordinances

Context: City Council approved the two requested ordinances on August 12 after a June 11 City Plan Commission recommendation for approval; the recorded Council result was 11-0.

Recommended: Request the signed ordinances and adoption record, then determine whether they state an effective date, legal property description, conditions, or limits on the terminated branch-library permit. Those documents are necessary to assess the actual compliance obligations because none of those operative details are verified in the supplied record.

Source: City Council — Aug 12, 2026 →
Developer
As of Aug 2026

Verify Royal Lane neighborhood office zoning limits

Context: This matter appeared twice—at City Plan Commission on June 11 and City Council approval on August 12—and the Council action approved both Neighborhood Office District zoning and termination of the branch-library permit.

Recommended: Pull the enacted zoning ordinances and confirm the approved property boundaries, permitted Neighborhood Office District uses, and effect of ending the branch-library permit before programming or pricing a project. The record verifies approval but no implementation milestone or final ordinance terms, so designing from the former single-family zoning could misdirect the project.

Source: City Council — Aug 12, 2026 →
Journalist
As of Aug 2026

Question Royal Lane library permit replacement

Context: The matter appeared twice, on June 11 and August 12, and both entries identify office zoning plus termination of a branch-library permit but identify no replacement project or implementation milestone.

Recommended: Request the application exhibits, staff report, ordinance attachments, and any redevelopment correspondence to establish whether ending the branch-library permit is tied to a defined office project, library transition, access plan, or construction schedule. Without those records, the public cannot tell what will replace the former library authorization or when neighborhood impacts might begin.

Source: City Council — Aug 12, 2026 →

Trust Proof

What we said then vs what happened next

We said (Aug 5, 2026):

Expect offices instead of a library on Royal Lane

What happened (Aug 12, 2026):

Approved

We said (Aug 5, 2026):

Get the library permit ordinance text before termination

What happened (Aug 12, 2026):

Approved

We said (Aug 5, 2026):

Check office building rules for Royal Lane library site

What happened (Aug 12, 2026):

Approved

We said (Aug 5, 2026):

Ask who owns the Royal Lane branch library property

What happened (Aug 12, 2026):

Approved

We said (Jul 24, 2026):

Confirm Dallas council consent agenda placement for zoning case

What happened (Aug 12, 2026):

Approved

Timeline

Vote
Approved

A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and (1) an ordinance granting NO(A) Neighborhood Office District; and (2) an ordinance terminating Specific Use Permit No. 45 for a branch library on property zoned R-1ac(A) Single Family District, on the south line of Royal Lane, between Netherland Drive and Royal Way Recommendation of Staff: Approval Recommendation of CPC: Approval Z-26-000035 *In alignment with ForwardDallas.

Hearing
Carried: 11 to 0

An application for (1) NO(A) Neighborhood Office District and (2) termination of Specific Use Permit 45 for a branch library on property zoned R-1ac(A) Single Family District, on the south line of Royal Lane, between Netherland Drive and Royal Way. Staff Recommendation: Approval. Applicant: Keisha Kay / Mission Ridge Consultants Representative: Sky Thibodeaux / Mission Ridge Consultants Planner: Lori Levy, AICP Council District: 13 Z-26-000035

Vote: 11 for, 0 against, 3 absent

recommend approval of NO(A) District and termination of SUP 45