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Dallas Plan Commission Approves ‘Keep it Simple Solution’ to Ban Short-Term Rentals From Neighborhoods

By April Towery / December 8, 2022 /

…neighborhoods say the code is not enforced in a timely manner. STR operators are required to register with the city and pay hotel occupancy taxes. The Airbnb platform bans party

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Plano Delays Decision on Short-Term Rentals, Considers Following Arlington Ordinance

By April Towery / November 22, 2022 /

…in support of zoning changes that would regulate or prohibit STRs in residential areas. Many also advocated for a third-party data collection service so the city would know where its…

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Dallas Spends Millions on Consulting Fees And Plans, But What do Taxpayers Get in Return? 

By April Towery / November 18, 2022 /
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…best-class cities.  One example is the Development Services’ Permit Office, where most staff members have been “ingrained” in the system for years, West said.  “No staff member wants to point…

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Development Services Audit Identifies Dozens of Issues Worsening Dallas’ Epic Building Permit Backlog

By April Towery / October 14, 2022 /

…its concerns known since the permit backlog got out of control more than two years ago during the COVID-19 pandemic. They’ve continued giving feedback directly to Espinoza and his staff

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The Mansion: Dallas Icon Changes Hands, Back to Local Ownership

By Candy Evans / September 30, 2022 /

…Dallas embraced the new luxury and opulence: a 2-to-l ratio of staff to guest, the 32-foot-high marble rotunda, and attention to detail that would become synonymous with the Rosewood name,…

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