Dallas Independent School District Public School Zoning 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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Ask why Dallas school zoning request was held and what changed
Why now: The case (Z-26-000166, planner Martin Bate) appeared on September 17 and again October 8 marked 'U/A From: September 17, 2026', with the same staff approval recommendation both times.
What to do: Request the planner's file and any revised site plan or conditions for this Dallas school rezoning and permit, and ask what prompted the delay from September 17 to October 8. Without it, readers won't know whether the school site plan changed or whether the hold stemmed from neighbor concerns.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Check school site plan for Palisade Drive rezoning
Why now: Staff recommended approval of single family (R-7.5(A)), townhouse (TH-1(A)) zoning and a new school permit 'subject to a site plan and conditions' for property bounded by those four streets, at the October 8 City Plan Commission hearing.
What to do: Pull the site plan and conditions attached to the school permit and check which streets (Palisade Drive, N. Prairie Creek Road, Greendale Drive, Tonawanda Drive) get entrances, and whether the proposed single-family and townhouse zoning changes what can be built beside your block. Staff approval is recommended, so details in the conditions are where your input counts.
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. 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 Planner: Martin Bate Council District: 5 Z-26-000166