Zoning Change
Summary
West Dallas is finally moving to rezone the industrial land around the GAF shingle factory, and the city wants your input on what should replace it. This is a huge opportunity to help clean up your neighborhood and decide what comes next for the area.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 7
- Last 30 days
- 2
Impact analysis
Replacing heavy industry with new development could boost local property values and bring in new businesses that actually serve the community.
West Dallas residents stand to gain the most, especially those who have dealt with years of pollution and want a healthier place to live.
Industrial operators currently using the land may face relocation costs or the loss of their existing operational sites.
Mentions & discussions (13)
Frisco shoppers just got some good news on the Trader Joe's project
Trader Joe’s — pictured above at Preston Towne Crossing in Plano — is a step closer to landing in Frisco.2022 File Photo/Juan FigueroaFans of Trader Joe’s in Frisco just got some good news. On Tuesday...
Dallas City Council denies Winners Tower zoning request, citing lack of concrete plan
Photo by Jeffrey Ruiz On Wednesday, the Dallas City Council denied the zoning request for Winners Tower, ending a contentious proposal for a mixed-use development in South Dallas that critics said was excessively incompatible with the area and lacked...
Red Oak resident files lawsuit against city for data center development
Residents are speaking out against data centers. Texas gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa is standing with them. Gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa, center left, and ...
Le Sol lives on: City council approves experimental recreation club in Oak Cliff
Two residential homes in Oak Cliff became the centers of rest and relaxation for women who could afford it. Sound baths can be had in Oak Cliff. Adobe...
Sitting congressman encourages anti-Islam hysteria during McKinney mosque vote
Keith Self is up for reelection this November, and dog-whistling about Sharia law has emerged as a key policy issue. The East Plano Islamic Center has been a center of...
'A deal with the devil': Religion motivates data center opponents in Texas
This story was originally published by The Texas Tribune. Matt Long stood before the Granbury City Council at an April zoning meeting to oppose the influx of proposed data centers in Hood County, likening...
Wilonsky: Dallas’ Market Hall to close and likely become a data center. Bleh
I can’t count how many times I’ve been to Market Hall in my 57 years. For the Dallas International Guitar Festival, where ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons and Johnny Winter and members of Pantera would wander the...
South Dallas on the verge of ‘monumental’ zoning change
Photo by Camilo Diaz Jr. Sweeping zoning changes to more than 3,000 acres of South Dallas are on the verge of approval after passing through Dallas' City Plan Commission earlier this month. The zoning amendments to the South Dallas/Fair Park Special ...
Video: City of Dallas seeks public input on future zoning of about 256 acres in West Dallas
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. The post Video: City of Dallas seeks public in...
The City asks West Dallas: What should happen next on land zoned ‘industrial’?
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...
Oak Cliff neighbors oppose apartment development along single-family street, seek middle-ground alternatives
Screenshot of staff report A zoning request for an apartment development along a single-family street was met with opposition by neighbors during an October City Plan Commission meeting. Commissioners ultimately voted to hold the item to find a middl...
Dallas H-E-B store plans move forward with City Plan Commission vote
Dallas H-E-B store plans move forward with City Plan Commission vote wfaa.com
Elsie Faye Heggins Street is a South Dallas Fair Park Area Plan focus area
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 post Elsie Faye Heggins Stree...
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