As many of you know, the City Planning Commission (CPC) held a public hearing on ForwardDallas on Monday, June 17, 2024.

The commissioners voted unanimously against multiplex housing as a Primary use in the Community Residential placetype and instead made it a Secondary use. Multiplexes are defined as multi-family residences with less than nine units.

The motion to drop multiplexes as a primary use also proposed introducing residential design standards into the development code and strengthening the Neighborhood Stabilization Overlay ordinance to address topics like height, roof design, garage placement, lot coverage, impervious surfaces, and setbacks.

You can read more about the results of the meeting in:

• Councilman Paul Ridley’s Newsletter
• “Dallas Plan Commission Says No to Multiplexes as a Primary Use in Single-Family Neighborhoods” – by April Towery on the Candy’s Dirt website

As a reminder, the CPC will be holding the next briefing and public hearing on ForwardDallas on June 20th – both virtually and live at City Hall. ForwardDallas discussions will take place no earlier than 6:00pm.

     What: CPC Briefing & Public Hearing on ForwardDallas Land Use Plan
     When: Thursday, June 20, 2024 – 9am (ForwardDallas item – no earlier than 6pm)
     Where:
          Online
               Meeting Website
               (Webex link, presentations, pre-registration if you wish to speak online)
          In-Person
               Council Chambers, 6th Floor
               Dallas City Hall
               1500 Marilla St.
               Dallas, TX 75212

The ForwardDallas land use plan document is now expected to be presented to the City Council sometime in the Fall of 2024.

As a reminder, you may find information on the current proposed land use plan at the links below:

Main ForwardDallas Website
Draft Land Use Plan (June 2024; PDF)
PlaceType Map (June 2024)