Neighborhoods

Providence Christian School Expansion Will Have to Get Past Elm Thicket/Northpark Neighbors First 

By April Towery / March 13, 2024 /

Providence Christian School wants to expand its Lovers Lane campus, but it will have to get past the Elm Thicket/Northpark neighborhood, and they’re quick to remind developers that they trained for this.  Providence owns four duplex lots on Kaywood Drive and one residential lot on Caillet Street. No rezoning application has been filed, and Providence…

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Dallas City Council Says Some Large Neighborhood Daycare Facilities Still Have to Get a Permit 

By April Towery / February 16, 2024 /

On Wednesday, the Dallas City Council balked at allowing all daycare facilities in single-family neighborhoods “by right,” meaning residential neighborhood daycare businesses that care for more than 12 individuals at a time must still apply for a Specific Use Permit — an expensive process that can take up to a year to complete.  The council…

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Dallas Plan Commission to Review South Winnetka Heights Conservation District in March

By April Towery / February 6, 2024 /

Almost three years after South Winnetka Heights neighbors petitioned for a conservation district, a draft ordinance is set to go before the City Plan Commission in March.  The South Winnetka Heights Conservation District process ran parallel to that of the Lakewood Conservation District expansion, where neighbors also went through a long, arduous process, claiming delays…

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Rezoning Approved For Homeless Veterans Boarding House on South Polk Street 

By April Towery / January 26, 2024 /

Dallas City Council members granted a controversial rezoning Wednesday to allow a group home on South Polk Street to continue operations as a multifamily dwelling in a single-family neighborhood.  A code complaint was filed by a neighbor last summer after operators remodeled the nine-bedroom home into individual units for formerly unhoused military veterans, prompting applicant…

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New Construction in Kessler Park Sparks Debate Over Conservation District Guidelines

By April Towery / January 23, 2024 /

Kevin Rachel and his wife moved to Kessler Park in 2020 because they liked the character of the North Oak Cliff neighborhood with its diverse historical architecture, hilly topography, and lush landscape.  About a year after the Rachels found their dream home on Canyon Creek within the Kessler Park Conservation District, construction began nearby on…

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