ZoningBrief › Dallas City Plan Commission, Thu Oct 8 › Z-26-000046
Z-26-000046 · Agenda item 1 · Consent

Agricultural lot rezoned to allow one single-family home

HearingThursday, October 8, 2026, 9:00 AM
Staff recommendationApproval
Council district8
After this hearingCity Council hearing and vote
WhereBetween Plainview Drive and Sparrow Lane, east of Dowdy Ferry Road; approx. 2.350 acres, undeveloped, fronting Plainview Drive (local street).
Comment deadlineRegister to speak online by Wed Oct 7, 2026, 3:00 PM (214-670-4209 or the CPC meetings page); written presentations by Wed Oct 7, 5:00 PM to Jorge.Mendoza@dallas.gov or Liliana.Lopez@dallas.gov; in-person speakers need no registration.

What's proposed

Owner/applicant Dulce Figueroa and Mike Nieto ask to rezone from A(A) Agricultural to R-10(A) Single Family so they can plat the lot and build one house. A(A) allows a house but requires a 3-acre minimum to plat; the applicant owns roughly two acres. R-10(A) drops the minimum lot to 10,000 sq ft, raises allowable height from 24 ft to 30 ft, allows 45% lot coverage (vs. 10%), and cuts the front setback from 50 ft to 30 ft (the report notes blockface continuity may still force a 50-ft front setback). R-10(A) drops A(A) uses such as animal production, commercial stables and plant nurseries.

Staff recommendation

"Approval." No conditions or deed restrictions are stated in the report.

Who it helps or hurts

Adjacent single-family / residential ownersNeutral to mildly helpful

The report lists the site, north and east as undeveloped A(A), and south and west as A(A) land already developed with single-family homes on roughly 10,000 sq ft lots. One house is lower intensity than what A(A) already permits (stables, animal production); traffic staff found no significant roadway impact.

Nearby commercial / land investorsMildly helpful

A signal the city will accept A(A)-to-R-10(A) conversions for sub-3-acre parcels here, which could unlock other undersized A(A) tracts east of Dowdy Ferry. "G" MVA market; the report notes remaining A(A) areas are expected to transition to permanent zoning.

Within about 1,000 feet

No transit service within half a mile. No schools, creeks or other specific features are stated in the report.

Watch for

  • No zoning cases in the area in the last five years; 23 property owners notified (notification list dated 09/11/2026). Replies in favor/opposed are not stated in the report.
  • The report's footnote says SB 840 could allow 45-ft height and reduced setbacks if later found applicable to the site.
  • Main open question: whether a 50-ft front setback is imposed for blockface continuity.

Next step

This is a zoning change, so CPC's recommendation goes to Dallas City Council for a public hearing and final vote.

Source

source PDF · Legistar file 26-3204A.

Read the city staff report (PDF)

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