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Planning commission approves short-term 'boutique hotel' subdistricts in Oak Cliff and Bishop Arts with four-year SUPs
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The Dallas City Planning Commission approved new PD subdistricts and four-year specific-use permits allowing boutique-hotel conversions at two Oak Cliff properties, drawing opposition from Kid Springs residents who said the changes would convert long-term housing and rewrite land-use rules.
The Dallas City Planning Commission voted Thursday to allow boutique-hotel uses by specific-use permit in two Oak Cliff properties, approving four-year SUPs and new planned-district subdistricts that will let two existing multifamily buildings operate as boutique hotels.
The action approved a PD subdistrict within PD 468 for a property at 272 and 727 Zang Boulevard (the former Barto Lofts) and a separate PD subdistrict within PD 830 for 620 North Bishop Avenue. Both approvals allow kitchens inside guest rooms, permit external entry to rooms and require a site plan and conditions tied to a four-year SUP, according to staff and applicants. The commission also added a condition requiring a scannable QR code on the building that links to customer support contact information, a measure backers said would make it easier for neighbors to…
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