Dallas City Council
A fraction of Dallas’ 3,500 active short-term rentals are functioning as party houses in local neighborhoods, but Code Compliance staff reported again last week that their hands are tied in enforcing the law due to pending litigation. A majority of the Dallas City Council agreed in June 2023 that STRs should not be allowed in…
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…
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…
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…
Almost two decades have passed since voters approved a $1.35 billion slate of bond projects in 2006, and Dallas Councilwoman Cara Mendelsohn said the delays are inefficient and “not good governance.” The council member’s comments came during an Oct. 16 City Council briefing, at which elected officials were updated on the ‘06 bond program as…
