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MU-3 Mixed Use District at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard

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An application for a MU-3 Mixed Use District, with consideration of FWMU-5 Form subdistrict, on property zoned FWMU-3 Form subdistrict with a shopfront overlay within Planned Development District No. 595 South Dallas/Fair Park Special Purpose District, on the north corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Colonial Ave. Staff Recommendation: Consideration of FWMU-5 Form Subdistrict within PD 595 Applicant: Apostle Raphael Adebayo - Winners Assembly Church Representative: EE Okpa Planner: Teaseia Blue, B. Arch, MBA U/A From: July 10, 2025. Council District: 7 Z245-200 / Z-25-000073

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This proposal would rezone a property near Martin Luther King Jr. to allow mixed-use development, combining residential, retail, and office spaces. The change affects land within the South Dallas/Fair Park Special Purpose District and determines what types of development are permitted on the site.
2 eventsFirst seen Jul 10, 2025Last activity Oct 9, 2025Case ID: Z245-200
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Attorney
As of Oct 2025

Review Winners Assembly church rezoning conditions before City Council vote

Context: City Plan Commission approved Z245-200 unanimously twice — 14-0 on July 10, 2025 and 10-0 on October 9, 2025 — making Council adoption the expected outcome; the adopted ordinance language will bind the site indefinitely.

Recommended: Pull the proposed Planned Development amendment ordinance language now — City Council adoption is likely given the commission's track record, and this is the last window to flag or negotiate any conditions that will permanently govern the Winners Assembly site.

Source: City Plan Commission — Oct 09, 2025 →
Journalist
As of Oct 2025

Request Winners Assembly church rezoning application to find what changes are proposed

Context: Two unanimous City Plan Commission votes (14-0 and 10-0) advanced the case with no recorded opposition, but available meeting records do not describe the actual development changes being sought.

Recommended: File a public records request for the Z245-200 application, site plan, and city staff report to establish what specific changes — building expansion, added uses, revised parking or hours — the Planned Development amendment would authorize for the Winners Assembly site.

Source: City Plan Commission — Oct 09, 2025 →
Resident
As of Oct 2025

Register to speak at City Council on Winners Assembly church rezoning — last public hearing

Context: Both City Plan Commission hearings — July 10 (14-0) and October 9 (10-0), 2025 — passed Z245-200 without dissent, leaving Council as the only remaining public forum.

Recommended: City Council is the final decision point before this Planned Development amendment for Winners Assembly becomes permanent — neighbors near the site should watch for the Council hearing date and sign up to comment or submit written testimony before it is placed on the consent agenda.

Source: City Plan Commission — Oct 09, 2025 →

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Vote
Carried: 10 to 0

An application for a MU-3 Mixed Use District, with consideration of FWMU-5 Form subdistrict, on property zoned FWMU-3 Form subdistrict with a shopfront overlay within Planned Development District No. 595 South Dallas/Fair Park Special Purpose District, on the north corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Colonial Ave. Staff Recommendation: Consideration of FWMU-5 Form Subdistrict within PD 595 Applicant: Apostle Raphael Adebayo - Winners Assembly Church Representative: EE Okpa Planner: Teaseia Blue, B. Arch, MBA U/A From: July 10, 2025. Council District: 7 Z245-200 / Z-25-000073

Vote: 10 for, 0 against, 4 absent

recommend denial of MU-3 Mixed Use District with FWMU-5 Form subdistrict consideration

Commission recessed at 1:53 p.m. and reconvened at 2:04 p.m. before hearing this item

Vote
Carried: 14 to 0

An application for a MU-3 Mixed Use District, with consideration of FWMU-5 Form subdistrict, on property zoned FWMU-3 Form subdistrict with a shopfront overlay within Planned Development District No. 595 South Dallas/Fair Park Special Purpose District, on the north corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Colonial Ave. Staff Recommendation: Approval consideration of FWMU-5 Form Subdistrict within PD 595. Applicant: Apostle Raphael Adebayo - Winners Assembly Church Representative: EE Okpa Planner: Teaseia Blue, B Arch., MBA Council District: 8 Z245-200(TB)

Vote: 14 for, 0 against, 1 absent

hold under advisement until October 9, 2025

*Hampton, Herbert out of room, shown voting in favor. Sims listed in For voter names but also listed as Absent (15 names listed for count of 14). Recess at 4:17 p.m., reconvened at 4:30 p.m.