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Key votes

- D5 — 2734 Park Row (South Boulevard/Park Row Historic District; COA-25-36): Approved subject to staff conditions that all main-structure doors and windows be wood inside and out (no cladding), trim be wood (no fiber-cement trim), and that front-dormer windows match the established window pattern. Commissioners added a condition to adjust the main cross gable roof slope to 12:12 (retain ridge height, pinch the base in) to better match district proportions. Staff noted applicants submitted revised plans addressing task-force comments.

- D7 — 227 South Cliff Street (Tenth Street Historic District; COA-25-22): Approved per staff recommendation with conditions including pier-and-beam foundation, minimum six-foot porch depth behind columns, top-aligned windows on left and right elevations, and brushed-concrete finish for walkways and driveways.

- D12 — 1145 Betterton Circle (Tenth Street Historic District; COA-25-23): Approved per staff recommendation with conditions similar to D7: top-aligned rear windows, minimum front-porch depth of six feet behind columns, pier-and-beam foundation, rectangular landscape louver on the front dormer, and brushed concrete for driveway/walk/steps.

Consent

Chair and staff moved several discussion items to the consent agenda (D2, D4, D6, D13) after commissioners indicated no further objections; the commission approved the consent agenda by voice vote, allowing the many staff-recommended approvals to pass without separate debate.

Why it matters

The voted conditions emphasize material consistency (wood windows, wood trim, wood siding patterns where required), porch depth and roof-pitch proportions — recurring themes the commission uses to ensure new infill reads as compatible within contributing historic neighborhoods. Several commissioners signaled a desire for applicants to return with final stamped drawings when materials are specified for staff review.

How to track

Applicants for these approved items must submit final construction drawings and product cut sheets (windows, doors, roofing, trim) to staff for verification and permit issuance. Several items included a staff follow-up task to review and stamp revised drawings before permit issuance.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Dallas - Landmark - Jun 02, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Landmark Commission approved several staff-recommended COAs for new construction and infill after brief discussion and conditions. Consent items were approved as presented.","taxTitle","Dallas, Dallas County, Texas","taxId",2781,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6527450,"Landmark Commission offers detailed design guidance for three courtesy-review new houses in Queen City and Wheatley Place",2491,475000,2966000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3626104-a7115aae7632d1904f552a6cbee192dc&start=475&end=2966","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3626104-a7115aae7632d1904f552a6cbee192dc/thumbnail_475000.jpg","/articles/6527450/Dallas/Dallas-County/Texas/Landmark-Commission-offers-detailed-design-guidance-for-three-courtesy-review-new-houses-in-Queen-City-and-Wheatley-Place","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6527450-15d3f176302381346be2477a47079684/orig.mp4?Expires=1770960803&Signature=Op-cfW3pyHmK-S5B-5L1gozM7H6cQSr~qaV8N4agETXg~K5MU23hnWLY~J4dHOKaXXBBXs-kLpCGwh2uS9OzfmQM1dMPOcrNmbXBSoBt8JlNbBzqvR~pVwAQcuIcbH4lyaCvlCuP4O3~HXGzHtZS5bDEiIaWeAipMMgue5biur-GvqfU-9xbEjHMlT~p6v1ilvJVMWQZUJ4Ggc47EhBbp0hQ7SoWuuUFSHnJ53CNWAG1dGgMD-Vn5oyJZXtoyAGsmuraBTx8v~cuCgd8hyzhf-vfF-FYdj5CdeN0yuE72qhTYAU9UdrN1~7pCoRxO3PKSRAe1~Mie11wNlRKjLBXXQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the June 2 meeting the Landmark Commission heard three courtesy reviews — conceptual presentations where no formal vote is required — for proposed new single-family buildings and detached garages in Queen City and Wheatley Place.

Staff presentations (courtesy review cases COA-25-50, COA-25-60, COA-25-42) explained that courtesy review items are concept-level submissions; staff’s recommendations were conceptual approvals with specific guidance. Commissioners and task-force members then offered practical design suggestions intended to help the applicants succeed in a later formal COA review.

2326 Dade Street (Queen City, COA-25-50). Applicant Joseph Reyes described a three-bedroom, two-bath craftsman-style house with a detached rear two-car garage. Commissioners applauded the detailing already included and recommended a few adjustments: extend the porch out about 6 inches so porch columns align cleanly with the porch edge; nudge front paired windows slightly to balance their relation to the corner; and confirm garage siding and door material will match the house if the garage will be visible. Mr. Reyes said he would match the garage to the house and return with final plans.

2802 Tanner Street (Wheatley Place, COA-25-60). Diamond Hickey and Robert Vaughn presented a larger four-bedroom design for a corner lot. Commissioners advised the team to study local conservation-district guidance (Commissioner Renault referenced the City conservation-district ordinance document 26391, pages 32–40, for craftsman details) and to adjust dormer scale, porch proportions, roof pitches, stone-tapered-column proportions, and window rhythms so the new house better matches nearby contributing examples. Commissioners suggested visiting several nearby homes on Tanner Street as proportion references.

3313 Meadow Street (Wheatley Place, COA-25-42). Paul Arce presented a compact new house on a tight lot. Commissioners noted the site’s unusual “chopped” parcel shape and advised the applicant to reconcile the roof massing with the second floor so window locations and roof plan align, and to reconsider the placement of kitchen components where window sills could conflict with cabinets. Commissioners encouraged use of the conservation-district guidance for style-specific details.

Task force comments and staff notes

All three courtesy reviews were recorded as “comments only” with supportive but prescriptive feedback from the task force: confirm porch depth of at least six feet, provide full elevations for review, ensure front doors align with district expectations (craftsman-style doors were recommended where applicable), and match materials for detached accessory structures.

Next steps

Because these cases were courtesy reviews no formal action was required; each applicant was encouraged to return with detailed elevations, window and door cut sheets, and site plans for a formal COA hearing.","Commissioners and staff gave conceptual approval and stylistic guidance for three courtesy-review proposals at 2326 Dade St (Queen City) and 2802 Tanner St and 3313 Meadow St (Wheatley Place), emphasizing porch depth, roof pitch, window placement and craftsman details.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_46":92,"_48":93,"_50":94,"_52":95,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":96,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":97,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6527454,"Landmark Commission denies claimed demolition-for-safety at 1102 Church St., then approves reconstruction, garage demolition and new carport",2385,6961000,9346000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3626104-a7115aae7632d1904f552a6cbee192dc&start=6961&end=9346","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3626104-a7115aae7632d1904f552a6cbee192dc/thumbnail_6961000.jpg","/articles/6527454/Dallas/Dallas-County/Texas/Landmark-Commission-denies-claimed-demolition-for-safety-at-1102-Church-St-then-approves-reconstruction-garage-demolition-and-new-carport","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6527454-2694738c3f29ffb9c71dcde1b7114886/orig.mp4?Expires=1770960803&Signature=lsHUpdhnVwzmlbSJRhNDplxJY7nAfHrsi~mRwRKAk4s9vHv~eh7f76bk6cgSL~JmJMcrDhhUgbjQf-C4INKmggJnOVKpmB96JGQAs8v8ICg4qGgLebooy7JZOOOr1TGNz~HQV9wpiDsaEYYL8sBxsj~YqJmbK8HN1I7Idhpih~VcNfHInB~7CDTnwhs5ILQo4fLFFJgidOXOLpV8LGow0LPTX66srdJYlBDeIcbVGABRJ2C3SgWfDDr-dJNOmmhv-4MOJVAPKExdDo4zhgy6vsit5DQcWGxadyZuwFl~86WO9OFngjzwZKmTENmm8fY29Pzz2hUPf~aVxXV1YlXPhg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Landmark Commission of Dallas voted on a sequence of items tied to 1102 Church Street in the Tenth Street Historic District on June 2, 2025: it denied a retrospective demolition claim filed under the “imminent threat to public health or safety” standard, then approved a certificate of appropriateness to reconstruct the house (framing-only condition), approved demolition of an accessory detached garage, and approved construction of a rear-yard two-car carport with conditions.

Staff had presented the demolition request (case COA-25-52) with a recommendation to approve because the structure had already been largely stripped to its framing and staff found the work met the cited city-code demolition standard. The City attorney summarized the legal standard for demolition under the code: to approve a demolition for imminent threat the commission must find (1) a documented, major and imminent threat to public health and safety, (2) that demolition or removal is required to alleviate that threat, and (3) that there is no reasonable alternative to avoid demolition in a timely manner.

Commissioners concluded the applicant had not borne the burden of proof on those elements and voted to deny the demolition request. The commission then considered a related COA to reconstruct the main building (case COA-25-57). The commission approved reconstruction in accordance with the submitted drawings and specifications, subject to conditions intended to restore the exterior to a contributing appearance: replacement windows to be all-wood frames (no cladding), replacement siding to be wood horizontal lap millwork pattern 117, matching the chimney stack in brick/mortar/module/profile, replacement of two missing porch columns to match the remaining column in material/design, replacement of existing openings only (no new closures), matching roof color/profile, and the addition of open rafter tails on the soffits. The task force recommended use of a circa-2012 Google image as photographic evidence and specified 3-tab shingles for the roof as part of matching details.

The commission also considered an application to demolish an accessory detached one-car garage (COA-25-58). Staff had documented structural issues (including compromised slab and lack of reinforcement) and a structural-engineering opinion was presented; the commission approved the garage demolition under the imminent-threat rationale after finding the structure unsafe and not practicably repairable.

Finally, the commission approved a COA to build a rear-yard two-car carport at the same property (COA-25-59) with conditions that the carport roofing shingles match the main-building shingles in color and profile and that the gable siding be wood horizontal lap to match millwork pattern 117. Commissioners additionally requested the applicant consider a simplified roof running parallel to the street (short gable faces the street) so the accessory structure read as secondary to the main house; the applicant agreed to work with staff on orientation.

Applicant and neighborhood context

James McGee, president of Southern Dallas Progress CDC, told the commission the nonprofit acquired the property in 2024 intending to rehabilitate and sell affordable homes; he said existing framing corners remain and that the organization retained documentation of the original square footage. McGee said some original siding was removed during initial stabilization work after staff raised code issues and that removal was not intended to be malicious. He confirmed the organization’s intent is to reconstruct and sell affordably.

Legal and procedural notes

The City attorney reminded the commission that the body cannot levy fines (those are adjudicated by courts) and that its role is to apply the demolition standard, not to punish. Commissioners noted that denial of the retrospective demolition request did not preclude approval of a reconstruction COA; they voted accordingly to require reconstruction that restores historic exterior appearance as specified in the commission’s conditions.

Commission action summary

- COA-25-52 (demolition for imminent threat, main building): denied (commission did not find applicant met imminent-threat burden of proof).

- COA-25-57 (reconstruct main building; condition: “framing only” existing): approved with conditions — replacement materials to match historic profiles, all-wood windows, wood siding millwork pattern 117, chimney and porch-column replacement to match original, open rafter tails, and openings retained rather than closed.

- COA-25-58 (demolition of detached one-car garage): approved per staff recommendation after structural documentation showed the garage was unsafe.

- COA-25-59 (accessory rear two-car carport): approved with conditions that roofing and gable siding match the main building; commission suggested rotating the carport gable so the short ends face the street and adding open rafter tails to better subordinate the accessory building to the house.

Follow-up requirements

Commissioners directed the applicant to submit reconstruction drawings and material samples to staff for final review and stamp; staff requested the applicant deliver revised drawings within a short timeframe so reconstruction can proceed without a delay to a future public hearing.","After denying a request to retroactively approve demolition on imminent-safety grounds, the commission approved a reconstruction COA and separate requests to demolish an unsafe detached garage and to build a new two-car carport, with detailed conditions.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_46":104,"_48":105,"_50":106,"_52":107,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":108,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":109,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6527458,"Landmark Commission approves aquarium-themed carousel for Fair Park over aesthetic objections",1708,2964000,4672000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3626104-a7115aae7632d1904f552a6cbee192dc&start=2964&end=4672","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3626104-a7115aae7632d1904f552a6cbee192dc/thumbnail_2964000.jpg","/articles/6527458/Dallas/Dallas-County/Texas/Landmark-Commission-approves-aquarium-themed-carousel-for-Fair-Park-over-aesthetic-objections","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6527458-da80f32f85a37f3e1b31c63e63655b10/orig.mp4?Expires=1770960803&Signature=fXRwebKUGlT3yGcljWsAtvWB5xsrIyZJ~Z9OBFDjgGz~~BJl1b3bgGbLgzQGv1nGpMDlzVzEO0jbMyp4j~5-8okqycFUPrPDbAGhAbGjqNKwBUFHjspQpNKe7xB3K3QgrEg~idYbkmmBi0YT3j~gMHpN3wWaSIq61FKm-6T5WN7P5HANAx7gykAw1jDSFkEjOPR9siQ-IJBbVNe0RU8Kg7xsrrwi3w9PB1JGkaITAv9I8zfxyJugv9-TPpyB~x7nB~0mQohphF7Po8-NyVOF84rqHtOytnOxBSKmApZQ6~~z5DcY41sR8lCBSnx92~314PXQLpAgGHcKZKKbGNxc~g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Landmark Commission of Dallas voted on June 2 to approve a request from the Children’s Museum/Children’s Aquarium at Fair Park to substitute a different aquatic-themed outdoor carousel and retain that unit’s factory color scheme at 1462 First Avenue (COA-25-000047).

Staff recommended approval, saying the proposed unit met applicable preservation criteria and city-code standards for the Fair Park lagoon area. Dr. Rhonda Dunn, presenting for staff, told the commission the work was “consistent with preservation criteria” and the Secretary of the Interior’s guidelines cited in the staff report.

The item drew objections focused on appearance rather than safety or historic fabric. Norman Allston, speaking for the applicant, said the museum switched vendors because tariffs made the originally planned manufacturer impractical and that the replacement is higher-quality and “touches no historic fabric. It requires no removal of historic fabric.” He told the commission the carousel is intended to augment programming and activate the lagoon area for children.

Several commissioners said they disliked the carousel’s modern, brightly colored look. Commissioner Rothenberger said she would not vote for the proposal, calling the new model “a step backwards” from the color scheme the commission had previously worked to develop. Commissioner Reeves likewise announced a “no” vote. Other commissioners said the carousel is an allowed amusement in Fair Park and emphasized its limited, reversible impact compared with alterations to historic buildings.

A motion “to follow staff recommendation and approve as submitted” was moved and seconded (second recorded as Commissioner Gay). The motion passed; two commissioners recorded no votes (Commissioner Rothenberger and Commissioner Reeves). The commission did not require removal of historic material or other mitigation beyond the documentation and specifications attached to the application.

Task-force comments in the file urged caution about the proposed globe lights and recommended they be turned off when the unit is not in operation; the task force also raised concern that an art-deco palette would be “incompatible with the theme decor of the children’s quarry.” Staff noted those comments and recommended that the lights be managed so as not to create a nuisance when the feature is not operating.

The commission’s approval allows the museum to proceed with purchasing and installing the substituted carousel under the submitted drawings and specifications. Commissioners who opposed the application asked the applicant to continue maintenance and oversight plans and suggested the museum consider additional ways to soften the unit’s visual impact if possible.

Commission action

- Motion: follow staff recommendation and approve as submitted (COA-25-000047). Second: Commissioner Gay. Outcome: approved. Two members recorded no votes (Commissioners Rothenberger and Reeves).","The Dallas Landmark Commission approved a children's carousel at Fair Park despite objections to its factory color palette and modern look. Commissioners voted to follow staff recommendations; two members recorded no votes.","actionData","errors"]

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