Agenda - City of Dallas

Z101-342(WE)
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The forwardDallas! Comprehensive Plan was adopted by
the City Council in June 2006. The forwardDallas! Comprehensive Plan outlines
several goals and policies which can serve as a framework for assisting in evaluating
the applicant’s request. The Plan identifies the request site as being in an Urban
Neighborhood Building Block.
Urban Neighborhoods, including Oak Lawn, the Grand Avenue area in South Dallas, the
area near Jefferson Boulevard and the Vickery Meadow area, are predominately
residential but are distinguished from other neighborhoods by the wide variety of
housing options they provide and easy access to public transit. Housing choices should
include single-family detached dwellings, townhomes and low- to midrise condominiums
or apartments. These neighborhoods will have concentrations of shops and offices
along key corridors or at key intersections, providing important services and job
opportunities within walking distance of residences. These areas may have mixed-use
buildings with ground floor shops. Areas currently developed with single-family or
duplex uses should generally be maintained unless redevelopment is addressed
through an Area Planning process. Urban Neighborhood streets will be very pedestrian
friendly, providing excellent connectivity to shopping, schools and other community
services. Emphasis should be placed on slowing traffic through use of on-street parking
and other similar traffic calming measures. Public investments in these areas will focus
on parks, pathways, transit stops, pedestrian-oriented landscaping and road
improvements.
LAND USE
GOAL 1.2
PROMOTE DESIRED DEVELOPMENT
Policy 1.2.1 Use Vision Building Blocks as a general guide for desired
development patterns.
STAFF ANALYSIS:
Land Use Compatibility: The 6.389 acre site is divided into two tracts, with the larger
of the two tracts, approximately 3.629 acres, being undeveloped. A large portion of the
remaining 2.76 acres is also undeveloped. However, there is a vacant church that will
be razed to allow for the development of a parking lot at the northeast corner of Philip
Avenue and Fitzhugh Avenue.
The applicant, Dallas Independent School District (DISD), is proposing to redevelop the
site with a two-story, 99,000 square foot elementary school, which will have a maximum
student enrollment of approximately 850 students and 39 classrooms. The request
site was recently developed as an elementary school but has been razed in order to
accommodate the new school. The main campus will be developed on the 3.629 acre
tract. The remaining properties are located within a residential block that is directly
across Philip Avenue. These lots are interspersed throughout the residential block and
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