City Plan Commission

Dallas Plan Commission Says No to Multiplexes as a Primary Use in Single-Family Neighborhoods

By April Towery / June 18, 2024 /

Dallas plan commissioners on Monday voted unanimously to recommend changing multiplexes from a primary to secondary use in the “Community Residential” — or single-family neighborhood — placetype of the ForwardDallas comprehensive land use plan.  A new draft of ForwardDallas was posted last week — billed as a compromise with a preference toward greater density on…

Updated Draft of ForwardDallas Released, Public Hearing Set For June 17

By April Towery / June 10, 2024 /

A new draft of the ForwardDallas comprehensive land use plan was released late Wednesday and officials will have less than two weeks to review it before a deep dive into language revisions and a public hearing on June 17.  City planners assured commissioners Thursday morning that their feedback from a spirited discussion last month —…

Plan Commissioners Spar Over Multiplexes in ForwardDallas’ Community Residential Placetype

By April Towery / May 27, 2024 /

The revised ForwardDallas 2.0 comprehensive land use plan is a long way from consensus but plan commissioners continued an intense conversation earlier this month on how they can hone in on providing more quality housing options within the widely debated Community Residential placetype.  City Plan Commission Vice Chair Brent Rubin suggested during a May 16…

City Hall Roundup: Plan Commission to Tackle Nonconforming Properties Legislation at July 25 Meeting

By April Towery / May 26, 2024 /

Dallas residents were prepared to discuss before the City Plan Commission this month the impact of Senate Bill 929, which relates to the notice and compensation a municipality must provide before revoking the right to “use property for a use that was allowed before the adoption of or change to a zoning regulation or boundary.”…

Residents Demand Single-Family Neighborhood Protection at ForwardDallas Public Hearing

By April Towery / May 13, 2024 /

More than 60 residents returned to City Hall on Thursday night for a second public hearing on an updated draft version of the ForwardDallas comprehensive land use plan. The document is under review by the City Plan Commission and will be presented to the City Council in the fall, officials said last week.  City staff…