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Planning commission recommends flexible approach for mixed-use zoning update to city council

City of Dallas Planning Commission · April 9, 2026
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Summary

After debate over two mutually exclusive draft options, the commission voted to recommend option one for legislative amendment 255 (mixed-use zoning) to the City Council, favoring flexibility over the consultant's more prescriptive option.

The Dallas Planning Commission voted to forward Legislative Amendment 255 — a proposed update to mixed-use zoning language — to the City Council with a recommendation for option one, a more flexible approach that aligns mixed-use node rules with other nodes in the city.

Staff explained that attachment C in the packet incorporated revisions requested in earlier hearings, but one outstanding choice remained on page 104: option one (broader flexibility for where…

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