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City adopts broad zoning code changes to comply with new state law on multifamily and small-lot development
Summary
Grand Prairie adopted unified development code revisions to align local rules with recently enacted state laws (including SB 840 and SB 15). Changes address multifamily allowances in nonresidential districts, small-lot standards, parking limits and administrative site-plan approvals.
The Grand Prairie City Council on Monday approved comprehensive text amendments to the city's Unified Development Code (UDC) to conform local land-use rules to recent changes in state law, including Senate Bill 840 and Senate Bill 15.
City planning staff summarized the key changes to council and the public: municipalities must now allow multifamily residential development in certain nonresidential zoning classifications; a municipality may not impose local limits on density, height, setback…
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