Dallas council approves annexation of 415 SE Hawthorne, applies medium-density zoning after residents raise traffic and neighborhood concerns

The Dallas City Council on Monday approved annexation of a one-acre parcel at 415 Southeast Hawthorne Avenue and applied a medium-density residential (RM) zone to the site, despite the applicant’s request for high-density zoning. City Planner Chase Blue outlined the request at the land-use public hearing, saying the application seeks annexation and a zone change for a roughly one-acre parcel adjacent to city-owned land for a future Henkel Street extension and near an existing mobile home park. “This is a request for annexation and zone change of a property that's about 1 acre in size,” Blue said. He told council the city is extending sewer down Hawthorne and that public facilities can support development of the site. The applicant, developer Brandon Fallman, described an early concept for a “cottage cluster” of small detached homes of roughly “7 or 800 square feet” organized around a common courtyard and shared parking. “I won't need 15 minutes… I have an idea but I don't want to be boxed into it…but I'll just explain what I'm thinking about right now and that's a cottage cluster,” Fallman told council during his…