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Planning commission continues hearing on new Mixed Use zoning, asks staff for clearer street, parking and node rules
Summary
The Dallas Planning Commission paused a Type 4 public hearing Dec. 11 on a proposed Mixed Use (MU) zoning district (new chapter 2.11) and asked staff to return with revisions tying MU to designated nodes, clarifying street classifications and parking references; the commission continued the hearing to Jan. 8, 2026.
The Dallas Planning Commission on Dec. 11 held a Type 4 public hearing on a proposal to add a mixed-use zoning district to the Dallas Development Code and voted to continue the hearing to Jan. 8, 2026 so staff can address multiple clarifications.
Chase, the city planner presenting the staff report, said the proposed chapter 2.11 creates a compact MU district that mostly points back to commercial and residential standards in other chapters. "Residential uses that are part of a mixed use development in which nonresidential uses occupy at least the floor area equivalent to the entire ground floor area of the development are permitted," Chase said, summarizing the code's Section A limitation; residential uses that do not meet…
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