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Commission approves 216‑unit retirement townhome development on Westmoreland Road with SUP
Summary
The Dallas City Planning Commission approved a specific use permit allowing a 216‑unit, townhouse‑style retirement housing development on Westmoreland Road, subject to site‑plan conditions and further permitting review.
The Dallas City Planning Commission approved a specific use permit for retirement housing on a roughly 27‑acre site on the east side of Southwest Westmoreland Road, allowing a townhouse‑style, age‑restricted development the applicant described as a market‑oriented retirement community with amenity spaces.
Staff presentation and applicant explanation: City staff said the TH‑2 district allows retirement housing through a specific use permit provided the project meets townhouse development standards; staff recommended approval subject to site‑plan conditions. Developer Blake Hopkins of Lincoln Avenue Communities and an architect described the plan as a 216‑unit townhome‑style community with clubhouse amenities, pool and recreation, and said the SUP was requested primarily to allow the retirement product to be developed on a single lot rather than undertaking a lengthy subdivision process to create hundreds of individual lots.
Traffic and neighborhood concerns: Commissioners asked whether transportation staff had raised concerns; staff said transportation reviews are part of the permitting and development plan process and that retirement housing typically generates fewer daily vehicle trips than conventional single‑family neighborhoods. Commissioner questions also addressed platting, deed‑restriction limits on a portion of the site and whether the project would need gated or enclosed access for resident safety.
Why it matters: The approval enables a retirement housing product that the developer said is intended to provide smaller, lower‑maintenance housing for older residents while keeping traffic impacts in check compared with conventional single‑family development.
Vote and conditions: The commission voted to close the public hearing and approve the SUP subject to the site plan and staff conditions. Commissioner Herbert moved the motion and Commissioner Hampton seconded. The chair declared the motion approved.
Quote: ‘‘We tried to make sure that everything we were doing in terms of the height, the density fit within the existing box, for the existing zoning,’’ developer Blake Hopkins told the commission, describing the decision to pursue an SUP to enable a single‑lot retirement housing product.
Next steps: The project will proceed to permitting and will be subject to the site‑plan conditions the commission approved; staff and developer flagged that additional engineering and transportation analysis will occur during permitting and development‑plan review.
