Matters — September 2026

Carey Chan Application (Z-26-000137)

A Specific Use Permit is proposed for 2610 Elm Street in Dallas's Deep Ellum/Near East Side District that would allow an alcoholic beverage establishment limited to a bar, lounge, or tavern along with an inside commercial amusement use limited to a dance hall. The request, filed by applicant Carey Chan, covers property zoned Tract A within Planned Development District No. 269 in Council District 2 and would be subject to a site plan and conditions.

Ken Reese / 3109 Carlisle LP Application (Z-26-000140)

A new subdistrict is proposed for property at 3109 Carlisle Street, on the west corner of Carlisle Street and Bowen Street, within Planned Development District No. 193, the Oak Lawn Special Purpose District. It would set uses and standards for the site that are separate from the existing O-2 Subdistrict rules, and would be tied to a development plan and conditions. The applicant is Ken Reese of 3109 Carlisle LP.

Sep 23: Hearing Closed

Club Vivo Bar and Dance Hall Permit at Pacific Avenue (Z-26-000118)

Club Vivo seeks to amend its Specific Use Permit, a special zoning approval, for a bar, lounge, or tavern and an indoor dance hall at 1930 Pacific Avenue, at the southwest corner of N. Harwood Street and Pacific Avenue. City staff recommend a ten-year permit with amended conditions. The property is in the Harwood Historic District Overlay.

Sep 3: Carried: 14 to 0

KJBJ Enterprises Duplex District at Seaton Drive (Z-26-000146)

A request is proposed to change the zoning of property at the southwest corner of Seaton Drive and Humphrey Drive from R-10(A) Single Family District to D(A) Duplex District. The change would allow duplexes on land currently limited to single-family homes. The applicants are KJBJ Enterprises LLC and AE Equity Group LLC.

Akinyemi Akintoye Application (Z-26-000142)

A request seeks to change property from a Single Family District to a Multifamily District, which allows apartment-style housing. The property lies on the north line of LBJ Freeway and the south line of Sandyland Boulevard, west of South Saint Augustine Drive. The applicant is Akinyemi Akintoye.

Kittle Property Group Multifamily Housing at 3125 N Prairie Creek Road (Z-26-000158)

Kittle Property Group seeks to rezone property at 3125 N Prairie Creek Road, currently zoned Community Retail District and Single Family District, to MF-2(A) Multifamily District. City staff recommend approval of the request.

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

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

Sep 3: Carried: 14 to 0

Zoning Case at Trinity Forest Way (Z-26-000148)

A new Specific Use Permit is proposed to allow alcoholic beverages to be sold alongside a general merchandise or food store of 3,500 square feet or less at 7602 Great Trinity Forest Way. The site is zoned Commercial Retail with a Liquor Control Overlay, and the applicant is Prabin Shakya / S Great Trinity Forest Way LLC.

Munger Place Church Planned Development Expansion at Bryan Street (Z-26-000131)

Munger Place Church Inc. seeks to amend and expand two areas (Tract 2 and Tract 3) of Planned Development No. 931 and create a new subdistrict at 5200 Bryan Street. The property is on the north side of Bryan Street between Greenville Avenue and Matilda Street, and at the southeast corner of N. Munger Boulevard and Bryan Street, in Council District 14. City staff recommend approval, subject to an amended conceptual plan and amended conditions.

Dallas Independent School District Public School Zoning at Palisade Drive (Z-26-000166)

Dallas Independent School District seeks to change the zoning on property along the north line of Palisade Drive to a Single Family District and a Townhouse District, and to obtain a new Specific Use Permit, a special approval, for a public school. The property is currently zoned Planned Development District No. 825.

Masterplan Non-Residential Subdistrict at Samuell Boulevard (Z-26-000059)

Andrew Ruegg of Masterplan seeks to create a new subdistrict within Planned Development No. 605 that would allow specified non-residential uses. The site is on the south side of Samuell Boulevard, east of Freestone Circle, in Council District 7.

Sep 3: Carried: 14 to 0

Preston Cheng / 3618 Gillespie LLC Application (Z-26-000043)

3618 Gillespie LLC is proposing a Planned Development Subdistrict for Multiple Family Subdistrict uses at the east corner of Gillespie Street and Welborn Street, also known as 3618 Gillespie Street. The property is within Planned Development District No. 193, the Oak Lawn Special Purpose District.

Sep 3: Carried: 14 to 0

4242 and 4150 Independence Drive (File 26-2595A)

Titanium Housing Partners, LLC sought a No Objection resolution from the City for its application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for 2026 4% Non-Competitive Low Income Housing Tax Credits for The Pemberton at Independence, a 257-unit multifamily development on Independence Drive and Preferred Place. The Council held a public hearing on the application and on bonds to be issued by the City of Dallas Housing Finance Corporation to finance the project, at no cost to the City. The proposal was approved on September 23, 2026.

Sep 23: Approved

3457 Normandy Brook Road (File 26-2588A)

The Dallas Public Facility Corporation was authorized to acquire, develop, and own two mixed-income apartment developments in West Dallas — the 36-unit Trinity West Villas at 3457 Normandy Brook Road and the 100-unit Trinity West Lofts at 3155 Normandy Brook Road — and to enter a 75-year lease with Builders of Hope CDC or an affiliate to build them. The arrangement was estimated to forgo about $1,488,374.60 in General Fund revenue to the City over 60 years. The item was approved as an individual item.

Sep 9: Approved As An Individual Item

4600 West Davis Street (File 26-2593A)

Dallas Leased Housing Associates XIV, LP sought a Resolution of No Objection for its application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for 2026 4% non-competitive low income housing tax credits to build West Davis Senior Apartments, a 280-unit multifamily development for people of low and moderate income at 4600 West Davis Street. The item also covered bonds to be issued by the City of Dallas Housing Finance Corporation to finance the project, at no cost to the City. The public hearing was held and the resolution was approved.

Sep 9: Approved

400 North St. Paul Street (File 26-2600A)

The Dallas Housing Finance Corporation sought approval to acquire The Hartford, an existing historic office building at 400 North St. Paul Street, and convert it into affordable housing in alignment with the Dallas Housing Resource Catalog. The acquisition was estimated to forgo about $584,861 in General Fund revenue from city taxes over a 15-year period. The proposal was approved on September 9, 2026.

Sep 9: Approved

4600 West Davis Street (File 26-2597A)

Dallas Leased Housing Associates XIII, LP sought city support for a 360-unit apartment development for people with low and moderate incomes at 4600 West Davis Street, including low income housing tax credits from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs and bonds issued by the City of Dallas Housing Finance Corporation. The city also acknowledged that the site sits within one mile of another development serving the same population that recently received a housing tax credit allocation. After a public hearing, the resolution of no objection was approved on September 9, 2026, at no cost to the city.

Sep 9: Approved

Fahmina Pervaiz Application (Z-26-000114)

Fahmina Pervaiz seeks to amend Specific Use Permit No. 2021 for a motor vehicle fueling station at 4707 S. Central Expy, on the south corner of S. Central Expy and Elsie Faye Heggins Street. The proposal would allow the station for a three-year period subject to staff-recommended conditions.

Sep 3: Carried: 14 to 0

Danny Balis Application (Z-26-000157)

Danny Balis seeks to amend Specific Use Permit No. 2019 for a bar, lounge, or tavern and a live music venue at 2640 Elm Street in the Deep Ellum/Near East Side District.

Sep 3: Carried: 14 to 0

Three Links Application (Z-26-000149)

A new Specific Use Permit is proposed for a bar, lounge, or tavern and indoor commercial amusement limited to a live music venue at 2704 Elm Street in the Deep Ellum/Near East Side District. The applicant, Three Links, seeks the permit on property in Planned Development No. 269, with city staff recommending approval subject to a site plan and recommended conditions.