City Plan Commission
The residents of North Oak Cliffs Jimtown are saying, “Yes in My Backyard” in a big way. The 10.7-acre region — one of five neighborhoods slated for zoning changes in the West Oak Cliff Area Plan — could become among the first in Dallas to create an overlay zoning district for accessory dwelling units by…
Occasionally when someone brings up the “socialist city planners” who secretly crafted Dallas’ comprehensive land use plan update over witch’s brew, I’m reminded of something Nathaniel Barrett told me in August 2023. A 15-member panel of volunteers, the Comprehensive Land Use Plan Committee (CLUP), actually had significant input in drafting the ForwardDallas 2.0 plan as…
Jasmond Anderson, like many Dallas residents, has been closely following discussions about the city’s comprehensive land use plan. At one time in the not-so-distant past, he was seated at the horseshoe during those discussions. Anderson, CEO of a design-build development company, was the District 4 plan commissioner when ForwardDallas 2.0 first came under review in…
A well-known Dallas developer cleared a hurdle last month as the City Plan Commission recommended rezoning a single-family lot to a “neighborhood service district” to allow light retail and office uses. Apparently, all the developer wants to do is turn right from Royal Lane onto the Tollway. Scott Beck, who put the property under contract…
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…
