The Dallas City Council voted unanimously on June 16, 2025 to vacate the remaining portion of the privately unused Southwest Eleventh Avenue right-of-way that lies inside the city limits, returning that area to the adjoining property owners and enabling a pending development to proceed more quickly.

Chase Baloo, planner for the city of Dallas, told the council the right-of-way was dedicated long ago but never developed as a road and that part of the strip previously turned out to be outside the city limits. Baloo said annexation had since brought the remaining portion inside the city and the council was being asked to vacate that in-city segment "and return that to the, the adjacent property owners." Baloo explained the part still outside city limits would not be affected and would require a separate future vacation if and when the county land is annexed.

During public comment Dan Hurd, who identified himself as a Dallas resident, asked whether the vacated area would become a dead-end street and whether buildings were located in the vacated portion. Staff answered that the city was relinquishing the right to put a street there and that the abutting private property owners would see the land revert to their ownership and could develop it under private property rules. Staff noted the city's municipal code does not include a process for property owners to purchase right-of-way; instead the land reverts to adjoining owners under the vacation process.

Councilor Schilling moved to approve the legislative street vacation of Southwest Eleventh Avenue; Councilor Shane seconded. The motion passed by voice vote with an affirmative response from councilors and no opposition.

Council staff noted that an ordinance for the vacation was before the council (Ordinance 19-09) with a first reading that evening and a scheduled second reading at the first meeting in July; the ordinance included an emergency clause discussed by staff that would, if adopted at second reading, make the vacation effective immediately to expedite development.

The council closed the public hearing before deliberations and recorded the unanimous vote to vacate the in-city portion of the right-of-way. Staff said the vacated acreage, though small, would return to property tax rolls once the adjacent owners complete development.