Matters — April 2025

Castaneda Drive-Through Restaurant at Maple Avenue (Z234-279)

Raymundo Castaneda applied for a Specific Use Permit to operate a drive-through restaurant on a general retail property at the south corner of Maple Avenue and Hawthorne Avenue, within the Oak Lawn Special Purpose District. City staff and the City Plan Commission recommended approval for a two-year period, subject to a site plan and conditions. The City Council approved the permit on June 11, 2025.

Apr 24: Carried: 10 to 0

Puri Townhouse Rezoning at North Hampton Road and Calypso Street (Z167-361)

Applicant Niraj Puri sought to rezone property at the southeast corner of North Hampton Road and Calypso Street from a neighborhood office district to a townhouse district, and to terminate the existing deed restrictions on the site. City staff and the City Plan Commission both recommended approval, with the commission's support subject to new deed restrictions volunteered by the applicant. The request was approved on April 23, 2025.

Apr 23: Approved

Regus Property Alcohol Sales Permit at Simpson Stuart Road (Z234-334)

Regus Property 1, LLC requested a Specific Use Permit to allow alcoholic beverage sales at a general merchandise or food store larger than 3,500 square feet on the southeast corner of Simpson Stuart Road and Bonnie View Road, on land zoned Community Retail with a liquor control overlay. City staff recommended approval for a five-year period subject to a site plan and conditions, while the City Plan Commission recommended a shorter three-year period. The request was approved as amended by the City Council.

Apr 23: Approved As Amended

Amar Daddy Only Deed Restriction Termination on Bruton Road (Z834-294)

An application sought to terminate a deed restriction — a recorded limit on how a property can be used — on land zoned Community Retail District along the south side of Bruton Road. City staff recommended approval while the City Plan Commission recommended denial without prejudice, and the request was filed by Amar Daddy Only, Inc. with representative Diana Gomez. The City Council closed its public hearing on the request, but the matter went inactive without a final decision.

Apr 9: Hearing Closed

Class A Dance Hall at Singleton and Peoria (Z245-134)

A Specific Use Permit renewal was requested for a Class A dance hall at the northwest corner of Singleton Boulevard and Peoria Avenue, in a Community Retail District zone. The permit allows commercial amusement operations at this location. The renewal was approved on June 25, 2025.

Apr 10: Carried: 12 to 0

Mesquite Tree Service Commercial Rezoning on Quietwood Drive (Z234-345)

Mesquite Tree Service, LLC asked the city to change a single-family residential property on the east side of Quietwood Drive, between Interstate 20 and Kingsland Road, to a commercial service district. City planning staff recommended approval, and the plan commission backed the change subject to deed restrictions the applicant offered voluntarily. The request was approved on April 23, 2025.

Apr 23: Approved

Planned Development & Mini-Warehouse Zoning (Z234-277)

An application proposed a planned development district for nonresidential uses alongside a mixed-use district with a specific use permit for mini-warehouse development, while maintaining a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay across the areas. The proposal went through multiple City Plan Commission votes but stalled without reaching a final decision. The matter has remained inactive with no recent activity.

Apr 10: Carried: 12 to 0

Specific Use Permit Renewal for Wood Processing (Z056-308)

An application sought to renew a Specific Use Permit for wood or lumber processing operations on industrial-zoned property. The renewal was considered by the City Plan Commission and City Council over two separate votes. The proposal was denied without prejudice on May 28, 2025.

Apr 24: Carried: 10 to 0

Alcohol Sales Permit at North Masters Drive and Tokowa Drive (Z245-115)

Applicant Pervez Plasticwala sought a Specific Use Permit to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages at a general merchandise or food store of less than 3,500 square feet on the southeast corner of North Masters Drive and Tokowa Drive in Council District 5. City staff and the City Plan Commission recommended approval for a two-year period, subject to a site plan and conditions. The request was approved on June 11, 2025.

Apr 24: Carried: 10 to 0

Reyes Gamino Commercial Service Rezoning at Data Drive (Z234-297)

Applicant Reyes Gamino sought to rezone property at the southwest corner of Data Drive and Executive Drive, north of East Northwest Highway, from a Multiple Commercial District to a Commercial Service District, along with deed restrictions volunteered by the applicant to limit how the site could be used. The City Plan Commission recommended approval subject to those deed restrictions, and the City Council approved the zoning change and accepted the deed restrictions on June 25, 2025.

Apr 10: Carried: 13 to 0

DA12 Planned Development District Amendment on West Mockingbird Lane (Z245-117)

Applicant Chris Schultz of DA12, LLC sought an amendment to Planned Development District No. 1065 for property on the south line of West Mockingbird Lane, east of Elmbrook Drive, in Council District 2. City staff and the City Plan Commission both recommended approval subject to conditions. The amendment was approved on June 11, 2025.

Apr 24: Carried: 11 to 0

Bianchi House Historic Overlay (Z189-161)

The city considered an application for a Historic Overlay for the Bianchi House at 4503 Reiger Avenue. The overlay would have provided legal protections to preserve the historic building. The application was denied without prejudice on April 9, 2025.

Apr 9: Denied Without Prejudice

Housing Finance Corporation Program Statements (25-1461A)

A public hearing was held to review proposed program statements for the Dallas Housing Finance Corporation and Dallas Public Facility Corporation. These statements were intended to establish operational guidelines and policies for how the corporations would manage housing finance and public facility initiatives for the city. The matter stalled without reaching a final decision.

Convention Center Land Acquisition at Young and Houston (25-594A)

The City Council authorized acquisition of approximately 185,941 square feet of land from Charter DMN Holdings at Young and Houston Streets for the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center expansion project. This acquisition was essential to the city's convention center master plan expansion. The proposal was approved as amended.

Apr 23: Approved As Amended

5550 LBJ Mixed-Income Housing Development (25-1147A)

The Dallas Public Facility Corporation proposed to acquire and develop a mixed-income multifamily project at 5550 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway in partnership with High Street Residential, Inc. The development was designed to add affordable housing options to the city while establishing a 75-year lease arrangement for long-term property management. The proposal was approved on April 23, 2025.

Apr 23: Approved As An Individual Item

Convention Center Expansion Land Acquisition at Young and Houston Streets (25-1192A)

The city proposed buying about 36,228 square feet of land near Young and Houston Streets from Charter DMN Holdings, LP, using eminent domain if a negotiated purchase could not be reached, to support Component 1 of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Master Plan expansion. The purchase was capped at $6,553,040.00, including $6,521,040.00 for the land plus up to $32,000.00 in closing costs and title expenses, paid from the Convention Center Construction Fund. The proposal was approved on April 23, 2025.

Apr 23: Approved