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Fort Worth planning commission adopts revised subdivision ordinance to guide infill development
Summary
The City Plan Commission on Jan. 29 adopted textual amendments to the subdivision ordinance that create a one-mile loop infill definition, allow director discretion to waive connectivity requirements in limited cases, and add new alley and lot planning standards tailored for infill development.
The City Plan Commission on Jan. 29 adopted revisions to the subdivision ordinance designed to clarify and streamline rules for infill development across Fort Worth.
The commission voted unanimously to approve textual amendments after staff presented a revised package that narrows earlier blanket waivers for the connectivity index, defines infill as developments within a one-mile loop of Loop 820 (or in certain form‑based, historic, urban residential, or transit‑adjacent areas), and creates tailored alley, access and lot‑planning standards for smaller urban lots. "We have confined it to infill development where any development is 1 criteria," staff said during the presentation, describing the geographic and design thresholds the ordinance uses.
Why it matters: The amendments are intended to…
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