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Committee discusses Central Business District expansion and uses; councilors raise concerns about schools, warehouses and automotive businesses
Summary
Staff presented three options for the Central Business District: expand south toward the mill site, leave boundaries unchanged, or create a mixed-use transition zone. Councilors flagged possible displacement, historic-home preservation and disagreed about allowing warehouses, automotive uses and some educational services downtown.
The Dallas Administration Committee spent substantial time discussing whether and how to modify the Central Business District (CBD) zoning to increase commercially available land and to shape permitted uses.
Staff presented three primary options: expand the CBD south along Main and Jefferson toward the former mill site identified in the Mill Site redevelopment draft; leave the CBD boundaries unchanged because other planning efforts (lock rail node master plan and the TGM redevelopment work) may supply needed commercial land; or leave the CBD intact but create a mixed-use transition zone on the CBD periphery to allow quieter daytime uses adjacent to residences.
Why it matters: The CBD and its permitted uses shape where restaurants, offices, retail and…
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