Dallas City Council
During a time when multifamily has become a four-letter word among some Dallas residents, the City Council agreed last week to allow a local developer to build 26 units on the west line of Upton Street between East Clarendon Drive and Viola Street. The City Plan Commission approved developer Paul Carden’s request in March. It…
Every year, the City of Dallas spends about $4 million to rent commercial space for its employees. In light of the City’s steep $38 million budget shortfall, some have suggested that’s a potential area to slash expenditures. During a Tuesday meeting of the City Council’s Government Performance and Financial Management Committee, chairman Chad West suggested…
District 2 Councilman Jesse Moreno took advantage of a public platform Monday to question planning officials about how permits could be issued for projects that didn’t have the proper zoning. Moreno didn’t mention the recent Elm Thicket/Northpark permit controversy by name, but the reference was implied. Monday’s Economic Development Committee Meeting wasn’t posted for such…
Members of the Dallas City Council’s Economic Development Committee were briefed Monday on the latest version of the ForwardDallas comprehensive land use plan and said they didn’t have a lot of comments because they’d just received the draft the night before. Then they went on to make a lot of comments. Committee Chair Tennell Adkins…
Following 200-plus public meetings and thousands of hours of deep dives into land use matters that will guide the future of Dallas, the City Plan Commission on Thursday made numerous last-minute amendments and recommended the ForwardDallas comprehensive land use plan to the Dallas City Council. The vote was taken after a brief public hearing and…
