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Wichita Falls adopts Heart of the Falls overlay to ease redevelopment rules

5774742 · September 17, 2025
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Summary

City council approved a zoning overlay for the Heart of the Falls revitalization area to reduce regulatory barriers, allow accessory dwelling units and expand commercial zoning to promote redevelopment.

The Wichita Falls City Council on Sept. 16 approved an ordinance creating a special overlay district for the Heart of the Falls neighborhood to remove regulatory barriers that staff said have limited redevelopment of older lots. Fabian, a city planning staff member, presented the proposal and said the overlay would apply roughly from Seymour Highway to Kell Boulevard and from Brook Avenue to Kemp Boulevard.

City planning staff described the overlay as a regulatory tool to…

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