City Plan Commission

City Plan Commissioner Wants to Rezone Short-Term Rentals Near Bishop Arts, Change Hotel Definitions

By April Towery / May 2, 2024 /

A Dallas real estate developer is petitioning the City Plan Commission to allow two multifamily buildings he owns near Bishop Arts to continue operating as short-term rentals despite a pending legal matter that could ban such activity in residential neighborhoods.  There’s another challenge, too. The builder and property owner, Christian Chernock, is the city plan…

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

By April Towery / April 22, 2024 /

Just one week after Dallas plan commissioners said they didn’t want a watered-down ForwardDallas land use plan, residents showed up en masse at a public meeting to say they won’t stand for anything that threatens the integrity of their single-family neighborhoods.  During almost three hours of testimony on April 18, city plan commissioners also heard…

As Opposition to ForwardDallas Rallies, Commissioners Say They Don’t Want a Watered-Down Land Use Plan

By April Towery / April 15, 2024 /

The City Plan Commission kicked off a series of workshops last week on the ForwardDallas comprehensive land use plan. They talked about density, placetypes, and parking requirements — and they acknowledged the plan has not been well-received by a contingent of residents who are concerned it will change or even destroy their long-established single-family neighborhoods. …

How The Preston Center West Rezoning Almost Happened Without Community Input 

By April Towery / April 2, 2024 /

At a time when trust in Dallas’ public officials appears to be at an all-time low, a former city plan commissioner pointed out that a Preston Center West rezoning request was poised for approval without a community meeting that was promised two years ago.  Claire Stanard, who represented District 13 on the City Plan Commission…

City Plan Commission Delays Vote on Preston Center West to May 2, Community Meeting Set For April 10 

By April Towery / March 21, 2024 /

City Plan Commissioners responded Thursday to demands from the public that a community meeting be held before a vote is taken on development plans for Preston Center West shopping center.  District 13 Plan Commissioner Larry Hall, who was appointed in September, acknowledged the public criticism over a lack of feedback opportunities on the project.  “Perhaps…