Dallas Independent School District Public School at Palisade Drive
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An application for 1) R-7.5(A) Single Family District; 2) TH-1(A) Townhouse District, and 3) a new Specific Use Permit for a public school on property zoned Planned Development District No. 825, on the north line of Palisade Drive between N. Prairie Creek Road and Greendale Drive, bounded by Palisade Drive, N. Prairie Creek Road, Greendale Drive, and Tonawanda Drive. Staff Recommendation: Approval of 1) R-7.5(A) Single Family District, 2) TH-1(A) Townhouse District, and 3) a new Specific Use Permit for a public school, subject to a site plan and conditions. Applicant: Dallas Independent School District Representative: Elsie Thurman U/A From: September 17, 2026. Planner: Martin Bate Council District: 5 Z-26-000166
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Get the site plan and conditions for the school permit
Why now: Staff recommended approval of R-7.5(A), TH-1(A) and a new Specific Use Permit 'subject to a site plan and conditions' on property currently zoned Planned Development District No. 825, and the October 22 item shows no recorded outcome.
What to do: Obtain the site plan and conditions attached to the staff-recommended public school permit and the two new zoning districts. Check whether they replace the existing Planned Development District No. 825 rules for these parcels, and what that changes for the district's obligations.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask why school rezoning was held twice, with one dissent
Why now: The case was delayed from September 17 (13-0 vote on amended date) to October 8 (12-1, Wheeler-Reagan against) and then appeared again October 22, with staff recommending approval of R-7.5(A), TH-1(A) and a school Specific Use Permit each time (Z-26-000166).
What to do: Ask the City Plan Commission planner and the district's representative why this school zoning request was delayed twice despite a staff recommendation of approval. Find out what Commissioner Wheeler-Reagan objected to, since that is the only recorded dissent.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Check school and townhouse plans on Palisade Drive
Why now: The request covers the area bounded by Palisade Drive, N. Prairie Creek Road, Greendale Drive and Tonawanda Drive, and has appeared before the City Plan Commission three times, most recently October 22 with no outcome recorded.
What to do: Pull the site plan and ask the planner, Martin Bate, where the school and any townhouse area would sit relative to Tonawanda Drive and Greendale Drive. The request mixes single-family, townhouse and public school uses on one block, so what is placed against your street matters.
Act before: After the next material record update
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An application for 1) R-7.5(A) Single Family District; 2) TH-1(A) Townhouse District, and 3) a new Specific Use Permit for a public school on property zoned Planned Development District No. 825, on the north line of Palisade Drive, between N. Prairie Creek Road and Greendale Drive, bounded by Palisade Drive, N. Prairie Creek Road, Greendale Drive, and Tonawanda Drive. Staff Recommendation: Approval of 1) R-7.5(A) Single Family District, 2) TH-1(A) Townhouse District, and 3) a new Specific Use Permit for a public school, subject to a site plan and conditions. Applicant: Dallas Independent School District Representative: Elsie Thurman U/A From: September 17, 2026, and October 8, 2026. Planner: Martin Bate Council District: 5 Z-26-000166
An application for 1) R-7.5(A) Single Family District; 2) TH-1(A) Townhouse District, and 3) a new Specific Use Permit for a public school on property zoned Planned Development District No. 825, on the north line of Palisade Drive between N. Prairie Creek Road and Greendale Drive, bounded by Palisade Drive, N. Prairie Creek Road, Greendale Drive, and Tonawanda Drive. Staff Recommendation: Approval of 1) R-7.5(A) Single Family District, 2) TH-1(A) Townhouse District, and 3) a new Specific Use Permit for a public school, subject to a site plan and conditions. Applicant: Dallas Independent School District Representative: Elsie Thurman U/A From: September 17, 2026. Planner: Martin Bate Council District: 5 Z-26-000166
Vote: 12 for, 1 against, 2 absent
hold under advisement until October 22, 2026
Heard out of order: taken up immediately after item 9 (ahead of item 10)
An application for 1) R-7.5(A) Single Family District; 2) TH-1(A) Townhouse District, and 3) a new Specific Use Permit for a public school on property zoned Planned Development District No. 825, on the north line of Palisade Drive between N. Prairie Creek Road and Greendale Drive, bounded by Palisade Drive, N. Prairie Creek Road, Greendale Drive, and Tonawanda Drive. Staff Recommendation: Approval of 1) R-7.5(A) Single Family District, 2) TH-1(A) Townhouse District, and 3) a new Specific Use Permit for a public school, subject to a site plan and conditions. Applicant: Dallas Independent School District Representative: Elsie Thurman Planner: Martin Bate Council District: 5 Z-26-000166
Vote: 13 for, 0 against, 2 absent
hold under advisement until October 8, 2026 (amended motion)
Original motion (Serrato/Sims) to hold under advisement until October 22, 2026 was amended to October 8, 2026; vote recorded on amended motion only. Commission recessed at 3:06 p.m. and reconvened at 3:21 p.m. after this item.