Development + Zoning

Scottie Smith II is proposing a Sunny South Dallas Public Improvement District (PID) to generate $9 million over the next decade to pay for increased police patrols, landscaping, sidewalks and drainage, with the money coming from extra fees paid by property owners in the area.

West Dallas residents have requested that the City of Dallas rezone about 256 acres of industrial land near their residential homes, and the first public hearing was held on Nov. 18 to discuss the issue.

In November, West Dallas residents attended a public meeting to […]

Residents of West Dallas have expressed health concerns due to pollution from the GAF shingle factory, and the City of Dallas has initiated an authorized hearing to reexamine zoning in the area, potentially eliminating industrial zoning and replacing them with residential uses.

James Armstrong has been appointed as the City of Dallas Deputy Director of Housing and Homelessness, giving him the power to implement the changes he has been advocating for at Builders of Hope and to bring a neighborhood perspective to City Hall.

A zoning request for an apartment development along a single-family […]

City staff and planning commissioners are bracing for a new […]

The City of Dallas approved a long-awaited area plan to […]

South Dallas community leaders, residents, and DISD staff gathered to bid farewell to the old Billy Earl Dade Middle School Learning Center, which is being demolished to make way for the proposed $50 million Adelio Williams Career Institute East.

The South Dallas Fair Park Area Plan Task Force is advocating for change in the community, including addressing displacement pressures, preserving the area's cultural identity, and promoting equitable outcomes, with the City Council set to vote on the plan on May 28.

The South Dallas Fair Park Area Plan identifies 2nd Avenue as a key focus area to transform into a walkable corridor featuring retail, restaurants, office space, and housing, with recommendations to change the zoning and create a mixed-use subdistrict to encourage development close to the street and remove parking minimums.

The South Dallas Fair Park Area Plan recommends expanding zoning along Elsie Faye Heggins Street to allow both residential and non-residential development, aiming to ease housing pressure and revitalize the corridor.

The South Dallas Fair Park Area Plan recommends zoning changes and development standards to create a vibrant hub along S. Malcolm X Boulevard, featuring mixed-use subdistricts, low-rise buildings, and no parking requirements to promote small business development and residential housing opportunities.

The City of Dallas and the community are working to transform the Martin Luther King Jr. DART Station area into a walkable, mixed-use district featuring mid- and high-rise development, with a focus on retail, restaurants, office, employment, and housing, and prioritizing investments in infrastructure.

Queen City, a nationally recognized African-American community in South Dallas, is being considered for a historic district overlay to preserve its late 19th and early 20th century American architectural styles.

West Dallas has seen the destruction of historic sites due to lack of preservation, but the demolition delay overlay ordinance could be a solution, allowing property owners to discuss alternatives to demolition and preserving the community's history.

An area plan intended to dramatically change the way South […]

A STEAM nonprofit for school-aged children and a metal salvage facility on Singleton are asking the City for zoning changes in West Dallas.

A new City of Dallas plan for how land can […]

A plot of land on Singleton and Winnetka in West […]

Gloria Chavarria has lived on Ingersoll Street in the Ledbetter […]

Builders of Hope, a West Dallas-based housing nonprofit, broke ground […]

The latest This spring the Dallas City Council voted unanimously […]

Read residents' feedback on land use problems in the area, which should be incorporated into ForwardDallas 2.0.

The case of City of Dallas v. Vanesko, heard by the Texas Supreme Court nearly 20 years ago, parallels a current situation in West Dallas' La Bajada neighborhood.

The Texas Supreme Court ruled in favor of the City of Dallas in a 2005 case, allowing the city to enforce a zoning ordinance against a homeowner who built a house in violation of the ordinance, despite the city having given preliminary approval to the building plans.

The historically Black working-class neighborhood of Gilbert-Emory in West Dallas is facing gentrification due to the influx of new, much larger homes and the sale of the land where the segregated Black Fred Douglass School once stood, leading to frustration among longtime residents.

The Dallas City Council voted to remove the home insurance requirement for its home repair program in West Dallas, allowing residents like Patsy Ruth Jackson to finally qualify for assistance and make necessary repairs to their homes.

West Dallas Investments has proposed a 400-foot office tower near the historic La Bajada neighborhood, while the City of Dallas is offering up to $10,000 in home repairs to 200 West Dallas residents and surveying residents to address disproportionate fines and fees.

“The more things that we bring in that keep our residents in our community spending their money here, the more we create that ecosystem of a sustainable economy that is going to give back to this community, instead of all of our dollars being spent elsewhere,” says Councilman Adam Bazaldua.

This WFAA airs from reporter David Schechter reveals how banks are still redlining southern Dallas neighborhoods.

A new competition gymnasium at James Madison High School is being constructed as part of roughly $29 million the school received in Dallas ISD’s voter-approved $1.6 billion 2015 bond package.

In 1998 the City of Dallas declared an 89-acre expanse of West Dallas to be an area of "underperforming real estate." They created tax incentives to entice developers, and two decades later, both investors and longtime residents are seeing their property values surge.

The Nov. 3 presidential election is attracting record numbers of early voters in Dallas to the polls, but there are local decisions to be made, too, including five Dallas ISD bond propositions totaling $3.7 billion.

We’ve pulled the data from projects at West Dallas schools, in either Dallas ISD Trustee Maxie Johnson’s District 5 or Trustee Miguel Solis’ District 8, to chart their construction timelines, costs and completion expectations.

When South Dallas residents don’t hold the title to the […]

Neighbors living in Soho Square, told the City of Dallas Plan Commission that problems would only worsen if Megatel's zoning application was approved.