Council annexes Dallas Golf Club property and applies parks-and-open-space zoning

The Dallas City Council unanimously approved annexation and rezoning of the Dallas Golf Club property at 11875 Orrs Corner Road to parks-and-open-space zoning.
City Planner Chase Blue described the 41.85-acre parcel and said the Dallas comprehensive plan already designates the site as parks-and-open-space as part of a 2017 urban-growth-boundary expansion. “The property is 41.85 acres in size… and the request is to change it to parks and open space zoning,” Blue said.
Attorney Alan Sorum, representing the property owner, told council the applicant supplied a traffic memo and conceptual plan and that utilities and site developability studies are in the record. “We have a full TIA traffic planning memo in the record. We have a conceptual plan that included a… memorandum from… a civil engineer, demonstrating that the site is fully developable with utilities available,” Sorum said.
Councilor Shane moved to adopt the Planning Commission recommendation to approve the annexation and zone change and directed the city attorney to prepare an ordinance amending the Dallas zoning map. Councilor Blosser seconded; the motion passed unanimously.
What this enables: annexation and parks-and-open-space zoning will allow the property owner to submit a development proposal under city rules; because a related development-code change (allowing RV parks in parks-and-open-space in conjunction with a golf course) was adopted earlier in the night, the owner could seek a conditional‑use permit for an RV park if desired. Any site-specific development will require the usual traffic, stormwater and site-engineering reviews.
Ending: The council’s decision directs staff to prepare the implementing ordinance; annexation becomes effective after the ordinance process and any required state filings.