South Winnetka Heights
Supporters of the Lakewood Conservation District expansion heard some good news last week. City staff “substantially completed” a revised draft ordinance and a neighborhood meeting will be held in August to review the changes. Conservation districts help preserve the physical character of a neighborhood, such as its architectural styles or building heights, and differ from…
Residents of Oak Cliff’s Stevens Park Village held their fourth pre-application meeting Wednesday in an effort to protect their neighborhood with a conservation district. The “Villagers” have a long road ahead, but a strong resolve to get a draft ordinance to the finish line. Neighborhood conservation districts have become a popular topic as the City…
South Winnetka Heights just became the first Dallas conservation district to be approved in more than 13 years. South Winnetka Heights resident Michael Evans, along with several of his neighbors, spent about three years working with city staff on the proposal that will protect their historic neighborhood from McMansions and incompatible architecture. The newly minted…
Almost three years after South Winnetka Heights neighbors petitioned for a conservation district, a draft ordinance is set to go before the City Plan Commission in March. The South Winnetka Heights Conservation District process ran parallel to that of the Lakewood Conservation District expansion, where neighbors also went through a long, arduous process, claiming delays…
It’s been almost a year since Lakewood residents organized to expand the area’s conservation district boundaries in an effort to protect the historic architecture of their homes. It’s not a simple process. Lakewood resident Summer Loveland and a committee of volunteers gathered signatures to petition for the change, and the group has been holding informational…
