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Planning commission denies developer’s mixed‑use rezoning near UNT Dallas after heated debate over income limits
Summary
After lengthy debate about income‑restricted housing, place‑type consistency and neighborhood impacts, the Dallas City Planning Commission denied a rezoning request for mixed‑use upzoning near UNT Dallas. Commissioners were split over trade‑offs between higher density and concentrations of low‑income housing in the area.
The Dallas City Planning Commission voted to deny a proposed rezoning request for property along South Lancaster Road and East Wheatland Road that would have allowed higher‑intensity walkable mixed use in an area covered by the UNT Dallas area plan.
Staff recommendation and applicant position: Staff recommended adoption of a form‑based WMU‑5 (walkable mixed‑use) form subdistrict for the corridor but noted alternatives and constraints related to the property’s topography and proximity to existing single‑family areas. The applicant’s team described plans for a mixed project combining multifamily and clustered housing, and the developer stressed community benefits…
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