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Activists Come Out Swinging on Both Sides of ForwardDallas Comprehensive Land Use Plan

By April Towery / April 22, 2024 /

…Real estate developer Valerie Ballard said she supports housing for everyone. Ballard said she lives in an accessory dwelling unit she built 30 years ago.  “People are moving out of…

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ForwardDallas Draft Plan Proposes Accessory Dwelling Units ‘By Right’ Citywide

By April Towery / January 12, 2024 /
(Photo: Mimi Perez for CandyDirt.com)

…with a policy statement that accessory dwelling units can be allowed by right in single-family neighborhoods. https://candysdirt.com/2023/12/19/forwarddallas-comprehensive-land-use-plan-draft-released-council-adoption-slated-for-june/ A use “by right” is permitted in a zoning district and is therefore…

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Reducing Minimum Lot Size: Neighborhood Nightmare or Affordable Housing Dream Come True?

By April Towery / December 14, 2023 /

…CandysDirt.com. “People who want to add an [accessory dwelling unit] or other structure on their property already have a means to do so, through the Board of Adjustment.”  Mendelsohn further…

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Disabled South Edgefield Resident’s Plight Shows How Shady Investors Are Harassing Homeowners

By April Towery / August 21, 2023 /

…and adjacent to the West Oak Cliff Area Plan, which advocates for duplexes, fourplexes, and accessory dwelling units, the neighbors said. District 1 Dallas City Councilman Chad West, who represents…

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Child Poverty Action Lab Report Addresses Dallas Rental Housing Needs

By April Towery / July 24, 2023 /

…more and soon. We need to look at encouraging [accessory dwelling units], missing middle housing, and incentivizing building on empty lots.” Child Poverty Action Lab Report In 2021 there were…

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