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Dallas Ordinance Dispute: Justices Hear Argument Over Permit Error and Equitable Estoppel
Summary
The court considered whether equitable estoppel can bar the City of Dallas from enforcing a residential‑proximity slope (RPS) ordinance against a completed, permitted townhouse project, a dispute that raises when courts may apply estoppel against government actors.
The Supreme Court of Texas heard oral argument in PDT Holdings v. City of Dallas, No. 230842, a dispute arising after PDT Holdings built a multi‑unit townhouse that Dallas later said violated the city’s Residential Proximity Slope (RPS) rules. The trial court applied equitable estoppel and enjoined the city from enforcing the RPS requirement against the completed structure; the City of Dallas appealed.
Petitioners’ counsel (identified in the record as Mr. Bridal) described a seven‑month sequence of communications and inspections between PDT and Dallas staff, starting with pre‑purchase inquiries and culminating in issued…
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