City Council, August 25, 2026
Approves Joint elections agreement with Dallas County for November 3, 2026 special election, 8-5
How this board votes
The City Council approved 81% of 283 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Chad West (41 of 82 recorded votes).
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See the full board record, member by memberWhat happened
The Dallas City Council approved a Public Facility Corporation partnership for D&T Housing, a 350-unit workforce housing community at 18438 and 18470 Dallas Parkway (developer GHN Holdings, LLC), defeating a motion to deny 3-12.
- Jurisdiction
- Dallas, TX
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- August 25, 2026
- Decisions
- 21 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 8-5
Free sample: decision 1 of 21
Historic preservation tax exemption at 5020 Swiss Avenue
Authorized a historic preservation tax exemption of $8,582 annually for 10 years ($85,817 total) for property at 5020 Swiss Avenue in the Swiss Avenue Historic District. The home is a $2.69 million property with a $1.2 million proposed renovation. Passed 11-4.
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 approved a Public Facility Corporation partnership for D&T Housing, a 350-unit workforce housing community at 18438 and 18470 Dallas Parkway (developer GHN Holdings, LLC), defeating a motion to deny 3-12.
Key Decisions (21)
Historic preservation tax exemption at 5020 Swiss Avenue
Historic preservation tax exemptions at 725 Lowell Street and 722 Nesbitt Drive
Backup generator capital improvements at the Bridge Homeless Recovery Center
Set FY2026-27 property tax rate ceiling at $0.6978 per $100 valuation
Living wage policy amendment (Resolution 15-2141)
Aircraft landing fee collection contract for Department of Aviation
Eminent domain water/wastewater easement near Louisiana and Ramsey Avenues
PFC partnership for D&T Housing at 18438 and 18470 Dallas Parkway
Joint elections agreement with Dallas County for November 3, 2026 special election
Joint elections agreement with Collin County for November 3, 2026 special election
Joint elections agreement with Denton County for November 3, 2026 special election
SUP for handicapped group dwelling unit at 2826 Prosperity Avenue
Thoroughfare plan amendment for Crouch Road
Thoroughfare plan amendment for Grady-Nebo Road
Thoroughfare plan amendment removing Colonial Avenue
New PD district for R-5A single-family uses on Walnut Hill Lane
PD district for R-5A uses (Jeffries-Meyers) - item Z4
Zoning consent agenda (Z1, Z2, Z5-Z13)
Abandonment of water easement near Haskell Avenue and North Central Expressway
Public Improvement District assessments FY2027 (PH4-PH19)
Public hearing on FY26-27 operating, capital, grant and trust budgets
Zoning Changes (3)
Development Activity (5)
D&T Housing
Residential
Downtown Elmwood Complete Street Project
Infrastructure
New Police Department Law Enforcement Training Facility at UNT Dallas
Institutional
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
The far North Dallas platinum corridor (Frankford/tollway area) has a…
Commercial Demand
Retail strip centers across District 12 are running roughly 25%…
Sentiment
Dallas' city property tax rate (69.78 cents) is the highest…
Who Spoke (28)
On the record: the mayor, 13 councilmembers, 4 staff members, the clerk, the applicant, and 7 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteThis season: 1 of 1 (100%) forecasts called in this county.
East Lake Highlands Drive conditional use permit
Walnut Hill Lane site plan
Cleveland Road site plan
Lemmon Avenue conditional use permit
Commerce Street conditional use permit
Prosperity Avenue conditional use permit
Dairy Milk Lane conditional use permit
More land-use items (5)
5 items with no recorded vote on this agenda
- Buckner Boulevard conditional use permitCase 26-2469ANo vote recorded
- Maple Avenue site planCase 26-2470ANo vote recorded
- Oak Lane site planCase 26-2471ANo vote recorded
- Pennsylvania Avenue conditional use permitCase 26-2541ANo vote recorded
- Martin Luther King JrCase 26-2472ANo vote recorded
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