Far North Dallas

Judge to Rule Friday on Whether Pepper Square Rezoning Was Properly Advertised

By April Towery / October 31, 2024 /

A district judge is expected to rule Friday on whether to uphold a temporary restraining order that blocked the Dallas City Council from voting last week on the controversial Pepper Square rezoning The Pepper Square development, proposed by Henry S. Miller Company, calls for a mixed-use development at Preston and Belt Line Roads with a…

Temporary Restraining Order Granted in Favor of Neighbors Against Pepper Square Rezoning

By April Towery / October 23, 2024 /

Hours before the Dallas City Council was slated to vote on the rezoning of a 15.5-acre mixed-use development at Preston and Belt Line roads, a judge granted a temporary restraining order to the Save Pepper Square Neighborhood Association. The action means that the council can’t vote on the matter for at least two weeks while…

Plan Commission OKs Revised 984-Unit Proposal for North Dallas’ Pepper Square

By April Towery / August 9, 2024 /

The Dallas Plan Commission approved a revised plan Thursday for a controversial 15.5-acre mixed-use development at Pepper Square that includes 984 housing units. About 116 of those units will be designated for retirement housing.  It appeared the CPC vote was 12-2 with Commissioners Joanna Hampton and Tom Forsyth voting against it. District 12 Commissioner Aaliyah…

North Dallas’ Pepper Square Rezoning Heading for Compromise Ahead of Aug. 8 Hearing

By April Towery / July 25, 2024 /

Several North Dallas neighborhoods rallied last week in opposition to the mixed-use Pepper Square redevelopment project at Preston and Belt Line roads. A planned public hearing before the City Plan Commission, originally scheduled for Thursday, has now been postponed to Aug. 8.  City Plan Commission Vice Chair Brent Rubin told CandysDirt.com on Monday that he’s…

District 11 Homeowner Initiates Recall for Council Member Jaynie Schultz Over Preston and Belt Line Redevelopment

By CandysDirt / March 13, 2024 /

From Staff Reports A Far North Dallas community meeting about a Preston and Belt Line redevelopment project turned acrimonious for Dallas City Council Member Jaynie Schultz last week, who found herself at the center of a contentious debate with District 11 homeowners. She is now facing a recall threat by a vocal homeowner and content…