County of Dallas Application
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An application for a Historic Overlay for the Mountain Creek Interurban Bridge (4585 W. Jefferson Boulevard), adjacent to property zoned R-7.5(A), for residential uses, along the south side of W. Jefferson Boulevard, between S. Westmoreland Road (to the east) and S. Cockrell Hill Road (to the west). Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to preservation criteria. Landmark Commission Recommendation: Approval. Applicant: County of Dallas Representative: Alberta Blair, P.E. Planner: Rhonda Dunn, Ph.D. Council District: 1 Z-26-000111
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Check preservation criteria before building near historic bridge
Applies if: You control or are evaluating property adjacent to the bridge site
Why now: Staff, the City Plan Commission (14-0 on 2026-06-25) and the Landmark Commission all recommended approval 'subject to preservation criteria' for a bridge adjacent to R-7.5(A) property at 4585 West Jefferson Boulevard.
What to do: If you own or are eyeing land next to the Mountain Creek Interurban Bridge, pull the actual preservation criteria attached to the historic overlay and test them against your site plan. Approval was conditioned on those criteria, so design limits could affect what you can do on neighboring R-7.5(A) residential land.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask why county-owned bridge sought historic overlay designation
Why now: The County of Dallas, represented by Alberta Blair, P.E., applied (Z-26-000111), the case moved from a 14-0 City Plan Commission vote on 2026-06-25 to a council hearing on 2026-09-09, and no outcome is recorded.
What to do: Ask the county and city planner what the preservation criteria require and who pays for upkeep, since the County of Dallas is both applicant and apparent owner. Also ask whether the overlay restricts any planned county work on the bridge, and confirm the final council outcome, which is not recorded in the supplied record.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
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A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a Historic Overlay for the Mountain Creek Interurban Bridge (4585 West Jefferson Boulevard), adjacent to property zoned R-7.5(A), for residential uses, along the south side of West Jefferson Boulevard, between South Westmoreland Road (to the east) and South Cockrell Hill Road (to the west) Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to preservation criteria Recommendation of CPC: Approval, subject to preservation criteria Landmark Commission Recommendation: Approval Z-26-000111 *In alignment with ForwardDallas.
An application for a Historic Overlay for the Mountain Creek Interurban Bridge (4585 W. Jefferson Boulevard), adjacent to property zoned R-7.5(A), for residential uses, along the south side of W. Jefferson Boulevard, between S. Westmoreland Road (to the east) and S. Cockrell Hill Road (to the west). Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to preservation criteria. Landmark Commission Recommendation: Approval. Applicant: County of Dallas Representative: Alberta Blair, P.E. Planner: Rhonda Dunn, Ph.D. Council District: 1 Z-26-000111
Vote: 14 for, 0 against, 1 absent
recommend approval of a Historic Overlay for the Mountain Creek Interurban Bridge, subject to preservation criteria