West Oak Cliff Area Plan
Editor’s Note: The Jimtown rezoning, allowing accessory dwelling units by right, was approved by the Dallas City Council on Jan. 22. In an effort to embrace density and affordability while also preserving the character of a 10-acre North Oak Cliff neighborhood, Jimtown residents last week cleared a big hurdle five years in the making. Pending…
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…
By Michael AmonettCandysDirt.com Contributor Thursday’s community meeting about rezoning Clarendon Drive and Edgefield Avenue in Oak Cliff branded the intersection as a historic “trolley stop.” But it never was that. The streetcar (it wasn’t a trolley) didn’t stop or even run along Clarendon or Edgefield. It was on Burlington Boulevard two blocks away. Much of…
Housing advocates were disappointed that the Dallas City Council designated just $26.4 million for housing in the upcoming May bond election, but instead of getting mad, they’re going to get creative. Some District 1 residents in North Oak Cliff’s long-established neighborhoods such as Elmwood, Polk Vernon, Hampton Hills, West Kessler, Jimtown, Kidd Springs, and South…
We began researching about a month ago potential options for a disabled Dallas resident who is being threatened by investors to sell his home for less than market value or be reported to Code Compliance. Plenty of Dallas homeowners have told us they get the calls, texts, and emails. They mark them as spam and…
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