Matters — October 2026

Rob Baldwin / Baldwin Associates Application (Z-26-000110)

Rob Baldwin of Baldwin Associates requested an amendment to Specific Use Permit No. 2420, which allows a private school, on property at 9330 North Central Expressway zoned Regional Retail and Mixed Use. Staff and the City Plan Commission recommended approval, subject to an amended site plan, a traffic management plan, and conditions, and the commission voted 14 to 0 in favor. The City Council approved the amendment on October 14, 2026.

Oct 14: Approved

Zoning Case at Trinity Forest Way (Z-26-000092)

A new Specific Use Permit is proposed to allow alcoholic beverages to be sold with a general merchandise or food store of 3,500 square feet or less, on land in a Regional Retail District with a Liquor Control Overlay. The site is at the southwest corner of Great Trinity Forest Way and Murdock Road in Council District 8. The applicant is Karim Pirani of Enigma Enterprises Inc.

Oct 8: Carried: 12 to 0

Citywide Asbestos Abatement and Demolition Contract (26-3195A)

The City Council considered a four-year agreement with RNDI Companies, Inc. for asbestos abatement, demolition, removal of improvements and related services on City-owned and non-City-owned structures citywide. The estimated $11,843,939.90 cost was split among the General Fund, Stormwater Drainage Management Fund, Community Development Block Grant Fund, and Convention Center Construction Fund, subject to annual appropriations. The agreement was approved on October 28, 2026.

Oct 28: Approved

Valerie Punch Duplex District at Guthrie Street (Z-26-000173)

A request is proposed to change the zoning on property at the northwest corner of Guthrie Street and Toluca Avenue from a Single Family District to a Duplex District, which would allow two-unit homes there. The applicant is Valerie Punch, and the property is in Council District 4.

1910 East Wheatland Road (File 26-2926A)

The Dallas Public Facility Corporation was authorized to acquire, develop, and own University Hills, a mixed-income apartment development at 1910 East Wheatland Road, and to enter a 75-year lease with UH Multifamily Development 1, LLC, an affiliate of Hoque Global Partnership, LLC and Anchor Capital Partners, LLC. The city estimated it would forgo $3,657,529.91 in General Fund revenue over 60 years because of the corporation's ownership. The proposal was approved as an individual item on October 14, 2026.

Oct 14: Approved As An Individual Item

Carpenter's Point Senior Housing at 4645 Dolphin Road (26-2927A)

EC Carpenter's Point, LLC sought support for a 150-unit senior housing development for people of low and moderate income at 4645 Dolphin Rd., using 2026 4% Non-Competitive Low Income Housing Tax Credits from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, with bonds issued by the City of Dallas Housing Finance Corporation. The City Council held a public hearing and adopted a Resolution of No Objection, at no cost to the City. The proposal was approved on October 14, 2026.

Oct 14: Approved