City Plan Commission

City Hall Roundup: Plan Commission Debates Merits of Parking Reform

By April Towery / November 24, 2024 /

Dallas real estate developers may soon get to decide for themselves how many parking spaces are needed for new construction — rather than adhering to minimum requirements that reform advocates say have left the city with ugly, vacant lots and business deals that won’t pencil.   The argument for parking reform is that no savvy business…

Pepper Square Rezoning Signs Must Be Reposted, Case Remanded Back to Plan Commission

By April Towery / November 9, 2024 /

A district judge ruled Friday that developers planning to build a high-density mixed-use project at Preston and Belt Line roads must delay their plans for at least a month and repost signage about the project. The case will be presented again before the City Plan Commission, a local news station reported late Friday. District Judge…

Pepper Square Standoff Continues, Ruling Now Expected on Nov. 8

By April Towery / November 1, 2024 /

District Judge Martin Hoffman heard testimony Friday morning from residents who claim that proper notice was not given by developers with the Henry S. Miller Company regarding the Pepper Square mixed-use development — but a decision was delayed until 1:30 p.m. Nov. 8. The Pepper Square development at Preston and Belt Line roads calls for…

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…