STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Mobility Solutions, Infrastructure, and Sustainability
AGENDA DATE: August 12, 2020
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):|910|DEPARTMENT: Department of Sustainable Development and Construction
EXECUTIVE: Majed Al-Ghafry
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SUBJECT
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An appeal of the City Plan Commission's decision to deny a waiver of the two-year waiting period to submit an application on property zoned an R-5(A) Single Family Subdistrict within Planned Development District No. 595, the South Dallas/Fair Park Special Purpose District, on the west corner of Copeland and Gay Streets - W190-005 - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
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BACKGROUND
Section 51A-4.701(d) of the Dallas Development Codes states that "after a final decision is reached by the Commission or City Council either granting or denying a request for a change in a zoning district classification or boundary, no further applications may be considered for that property for two years from the date of the final decision." The code allows for a property owner to apply for a waiver of the two-year limitation. The Commission may waive the time limitation if there are changed circumstances regarding the property sufficient to warrant a new hearing. If the City Plan Commission denies the request, the applicant may appeal to the City Council.
The applicant, Anilkumar Rama Thakrar Family Trust, submitted an application to bring an existing multifamily use into compliance by applying for an MF-2(A) Multifamily Subdistrict on property zoned an R-5(A) Single-Family Subdistrict within Planned Development District No. 595, the South Dallas/Fair Park Special Purpose District. The request was denied by the City Plan Commission (CPC) on January 9, 2020. The applicant did not appeal the CPC denial to the City Council.
On February 19, 2020, the applicant submitted an application requesting a waiver of the two-year waiting period. On March 26, 2020, the City P...
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