April Towery
April Towery covers Dallas City Hall and is an assistant editor for CandysDirt.com. She studied journalism at Texas A&M University and has been an award-winning reporter and editor for more than 25 years.
Reducing Dallas’ minimum lot size requirements to allow for greater residential density is far from being a done deal, as residents and elected officials spoke against the idea during a special meeting of the Dallas City Council’s Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee on Wednesday. District 7 Councilman Adam Bazaldua, who supports reducing minimum lot sizes,…
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In the wake of tough conversations about zoning and land use, Dallas staff has spent more than two years updating the ForwardDallas comprehensive land use plan, and city planners say the community will soon see the fruits of their labor. Interim Planning and Urban Design Director Andrea Gilles provided a brief update on ForwardDallas during…
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This coming February, the Dallas City Council will revisit requiring a Special Use Permit for neighborhood childcare facilities in single-family areas. A public hearing on the matter was held Dec. 13, at which council members heard from a few residents who don’t like the idea of businesses operating near their homes. Council members also heard…
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Dallas Development Services is looking to increase the builder permit fee in an effort to recoup a $22 million departmental deficit. The department collects about $28 million in revenue each year, but has an operating cost of about $50 million, Development Services Director Andrew Espinoza told the Dallas City Council’s Economic Development Committee on Dec.…
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The Austin City Council took a bold leap last week, agreeing to allow builders to develop up to three housing units on almost any lot in the city where single-family homes are allowed, thereby reducing the minimum lot size necessary for dwellings. Dallas housing advocates, elected officials, and Not In My Backyard homeowners were watching, and…
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