An application to rezone the site of a controversial shingle factory in West Dallas set a 2029 deadline to officially shut down operations on the property.
But records obtained by KERA show the application was terminated this month due to inactivity — and community members say there are no other documented exit dates guaranteeing the factory will shut down.
The application to rezone the nearly 80-year-old GAF shingle factory into a planned development district was filed in September 2022. It set “sundown conditions” on the property, located at 2600 Singleton Boulevard, and permitted industrial use on the property until the end of 2029…