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City Council, April 8, 2026

Votes on MF-2A Multifamily Rezoning near North Boulevard Terrace and Plymouth Road (Z16), passed

6h 37m55,583 words
135 mentionsapprovedcommercialzoningmotion to approvepublic hearingdeferreddeniedindustrialspecial use permitresidentialsubdivisiondensityland useduplexplatmotion to denyrezoningDallas, TX
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How this board votes

The City Council approved 82% of 219 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Zarin Gracey (37 of 65 recorded votes).

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What happened

The Dallas City Council took up several major items on 2026-04-08. The Council approved a $90 million supplemental agreement with Archer Western Construction for the Elm Fork Water Treatment Plant improvements on a 10-5 vote after an initial 6-8 failure and a motion to reconsider…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Dallas, TX
Governing body
Final authority
Date
April 8, 2026
Decisions
28 zoning decisions
Outcome
Voted, passed

Projects in this meeting (1)

SUP 1730 for Private Club Bar

Approved
1 condition of approval

Free sample: decision 1 of 28

FEMA Counter-UAS Grant for FIFA World Cup Protection

Authorized acceptance of a $10,382,400 FEMA counter-unmanned aircraft systems grant through Texas HSGD for portable drone mitigation assets for the FIFA World Cup, Jan 1 2026 - Sep 30 2026.

The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.

Meeting Summary

The Dallas City Council took up several major items on 2026-04-08. The Council approved a $90 million supplemental agreement with Archer Western Construction for the Elm Fork Water Treatment Plant improvements on a 10-5 vote after an initial 6-8 failure and a motion to reconsider…

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Key Decisions (28)

Approved

FEMA Counter-UAS Grant for FIFA World Cup Protection

Vote: passed
Approved

Freese and Nichols On-Call Planning and Zoning Review Contract Renewal

Vote: passed
Approved

Elm Fork Water Treatment Plant Improvements - Archer Western GMP

Vote: 10-5
Approved

TxDOT Grant for Arapaho Road at Dallas Parkway Intersection Improvements

Vote: passed
Approved

Convention Center Bridge Loan Extension Ordinance

Vote: passed
Approved

911 Software Maintenance and Network Support Contract

Vote: passed
Approved

Dallas Fire Rescue Inventory Management Solution

Vote: passed
Denied

Good Homes Dallas PFC Mixed-Income Housing (original) at 6950 North Stemmons Freeway

Vote: 4-11
Approved

Good Homes Dallas PFC Mixed-Income Housing (amended) at 6950 North Stemmons Freeway

Vote: 10-4Conditions attached
Approved

Dallas Zoo Safari Trail Project CMAR Agreement

Vote: passed
Approved

Cybersecurity Professional Services Agreement

Vote: passed
Approved

Resolution Recognizing Dolores Huerta Day

Vote: passed
Approved

Ordinance Removing Cesar E. Chavez Day from City Holidays

Vote: passed
Deferred

SUP for Bar/Lounge at South Buckner Boulevard (Z19)

Vote: passed
Approved

New PD for CR Community Retail Uses at Goodwin and Greenville (Z1)

Vote: passedConditions attached
Approved

SUP for D-1 Liquor Overlay/Alcohol Sales on Swiss Avenue (Z3)

Vote: passed
Denied

SUP for Vehicle Display Sales at 4001 South Buckner Boulevard (Z4)

Vote: passed
Approved

Amendment to SUP 1730 for Private Club Bar at South Buckner and Kipling (Z14)

Vote: passedConditions attached
Continued

MF-2A Multifamily Rezoning near North Boulevard Terrace and Plymouth Road (Z16)

Vote: passed
Denied

SUP for Open Enrollment Charter School at 8802 Harry Hines Boulevard (Z17)

Vote: passed
Approved

Renewal of SUP 2175 for Flea Market at 1103 South Harwood Street (Z18)

Vote: passed
Approved

R-7.5A Single Family Rezoning on North Carroll Avenue (Z20)

Vote: passed
Approved

New PD for MF-2A Multifamily at Worth and North Peak (Z21)

Vote: passedConditions attached
Deferred

Thoroughfare Plan Amendment for Wheatland Road (PH1)

Vote: passed
Approved

Thoroughfare Plan Amendment to Remove Old Ox Road (PH2)

Vote: passed
Approved

Reprogramming of CDBG Funds Including Lorenzo Hotel Section 108 Debt (PH3)

Vote: passedConditions attached
Approved

FY2026-27 Operating, Capital, and Grant/Trust Budgets Public Hearing (PH4)

Vote: passed
Approved

Resolution of No Objection for Roseland Homes LIHTC (PH5)

Vote: passed

Zoning Changes (4)

3.5 acres

Development Activity (7)

Good Homes Dallas

Residential

Winfrey Academy Charter School

Other

Used Vehicle Sales at 4001 South Buckner Boulevard

Commercial

Market Signals (5)

Housing Demand

Multiple speakers and council members cited a severe housing shortage…

Commercial Demand

The medical district around 6950 North Stemmons has strong employment…

Infrastructure

The Coombs Creek corridor near North Boulevard Terrace is environmentally…

Who Spoke (20)

MayorCouncilmember · 9Staff · 3ClerkPublic · 2

On the record: the mayor, 9 councilmembers, 3 staff members, the clerk, and 2 members of the public.

Agenda scorecard

Goodwin Avenue site plan

Case 26-1011A
ApprovedNot forecast
freeApprovedmoved by Eric Johnson1 condition of approval
1 condition, the audio at the vote, and this case's history
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Worth Street site plan

Case 26-1207A
ApprovedNot forecast
freeApproved1 condition of approval
1 condition, the audio at the vote, and this case's history
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Brentfield Drive site plan

Case 26-1012A
No vote recorded

Lawnview Avenue conditional use permit

Case 26-1015A
No vote recorded

More land-use items (11)

11 items with no recorded vote on this agenda
  • Meadow Road conditional use permitCase 26-1016A
    No vote recorded
  • Main Street conditional use permitCase 26-1017A
    No vote recorded
  • Botham Jean Boulevard conditional use permitCase 26-1018A
    No vote recorded
  • Walnut Hill Lane conditional use permitCase 26-1019A
    No vote recorded
  • Kidwell Street conditional use permitCase 26-1020A
    No vote recorded
  • Buckner Boulevard conditional use permitCase 26-1021A
    No vote recorded
  • Riverfront Boulevard conditional use permitCase 26-1022A
    No vote recorded
  • North Crowdus Street conditional use permitCase 26-1023A
    No vote recorded
  • Buckner Boulevard conditional use permitCase 26-1024A
    No vote recorded
  • Greenville Avenue conditional use permitCase 26-1025A
    No vote recorded
  • South Harwood Street conditional use permitCase 26-1203A
    No vote recorded

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