ZoningBrief › Dallas City Plan Commission, Thu Oct 8 › Z-26-000122
Z-26-000122 · Agenda item 10 · Under Advisement

SUP to run private community center in existing house

HearingThursday, October 8, 2026, 9:00 AM
Staff recommendationApproval with conditions
Council district8
After this hearingCity Council hearing and vote
WhereNortheast corner of Catalonia Drive and Galicia Lane (both local streets), southeast Dallas. Approx. 6,550 sq ft lot with an existing single-family house that appears to have served as a leasing office.
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

The lot is zoned R-7.5(A) Single Family and would stay that way. Owner/applicant Tisha Vaidya (rep: Stephanie Murphy; officers listed under Hacienda del Sol Apartments, LLC, c/o Elizabeth Property Group) seeks a new Specific Use Permit for an "accessory community center (private)" in the existing building. Under Sec. 51A-4.217 that use is a meeting/recreation/social space run by and for residents of a residential project under unified management. The SUP conditions tie use to the attached site plan, so the footprint stays as-is; no new building, height or density is proposed. The SUP would have no expiration date. No parking minimum applies under current code.

Staff recommendation

"Approval, subject to site plan and conditions." Conditions: use limited to accessory community center (private); comply with site plan; no time limit; maintenance; general compliance.

Who it helps or hurts

Adjacent single-family / residential ownersMildly neutral

Single-family homes surround the site on all four sides (report's land use table). Staff says the use is limited to the existing footprint and should not have significant adverse impact; hours, membership size and events are not addressed in the conditions, which is the gap to raise. Traffic review found no significant impact.

Nearby commercial / land investorsNeutral

Small-lot, no-expiration SUP in a residential block; no other zoning cases in the area in five years. MVA area "H" (weak market), so little comparable-value signal.

Within about 1,000 feet

No DART rail or bus within half a mile. Schools and creeks not stated in the report.

Watch for

  • Held twice (from Sept 3 and Sept 17); the report does not say why. No changes have been proposed since the previous hearing, which suggests the delay was for applicant or neighborhood discussions rather than condition edits.
  • Consider asking for a time limit or hours-of-operation condition; staff proposed neither.
  • 22 property owners notified; replies not stated in the report.

Next step

SUPs require a City Council public hearing and ordinance after CPC's recommendation.

Source

Staff report: source PDF · Site plan: source PDF · Legistar file 26-3213A.

Read the city staff report (PDF)

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