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Andrea Woodrea, speaking for the City Plan Commission, summarized the proposed amendment as a shift \"from requiring quantity of parking spaces and shift it into the quality of public space or quality of built space\" and said the work traces to a CPC authorization in 2019 and extensive Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee (ZOAC) deliberations.

Why it matters: The proposed rewrite would change how developers, schools, restaurants and others comply with off-street parking and loading requirements across Dallas. Supporters said the reform would reduce permitting complexity and lower housing costs by avoiding construction of unneeded parking. Critics warned that reduced minimums could create curbside spillover that would affect single-family neighborhoods and strain enforcement.

Key elements of the CPC recommendation outlined in the briefing:
- Amend chapters 51 and 51A of the Dallas Development Code; do not automatically change existing Planned Development (PD) districts that already set parking ratios (examples named included Deep Ellum, Uptown, Oak Lawn and Bishop Arts).
- Move toward citywide flexibility: ZOAC recommended removing parking minimums citywide (no required minimums for uses across most areas), while the City Plan Commission recommended a scaled-back approach that keeps minimums for some uses and districts.
- Downtown and transit-oriented areas (half-mile around light-rail and streetcar) would have no parking minimums under the CPC recommendation.
- Multifamily: CPC proposed reducing required parking by roughly one-half space per dwelling unit and adding a guest-parking requirement (10% unassigned guest parking for developments over 20 units, to be clearly marked).
- Single-family: CPC recommended retaining minimums for single-family attached and detached units, but in some residential districts the ratio would be reduced to 1 space per dwelling unit.
- Bars, restaurants and commercial amusements: CPC kept reduced minimums (1 space per 200 sq. ft.) but recommended no minimums for bars/restaurants under 2,500 sq. ft.; staff and CPC language differed on the threshold and possible impacts.
- Loading: CPC recommended keeping loading requirements but simplifying some design standards; ZOAC had not changed loading rules.
- Affordable-housing bonus: CPC recommended a no-minimum parking option when applicants provide an affordable-housing bonus (code-referenced minimum affordability threshold applies).
- Other measures discussed: scaled design standards (curb-cuts, pedestrian access), higher bicycle-parking minimums and a proposed lower threshold that would require a traffic/engineering review for developments that generate more trips (Z O A C recommended lowering the permitting-engineering review threshold from 6,000 to 1,000 trips per day; committee discussion favored retaining the 6,000 threshold or reviewing that change further).

Committee discussion and concerns
Committee members pressed staff for local evidence, enforcement plans and financial context. Several council members asked whether developers financing and lenders (including Low-Income Housing Tax Credit rules) typically require parking and whether market forces would still cause most new multifamily projects to provide parking even if minimums are removed. Woodrea replied that for LIHTC the state often requires about 1.25 parking spaces per unit and that developers typically provide parking because of market expectations.

Other recurring themes in committee remarks:
- Spillover: multiple members asked how curb overflow into single-family neighborhoods would be prevented and whether police, code compliance and public works had been consulted on enforceability and curb management.
- Management vs. supply: supporters emphasized management tools (parking districts, residential permit parking, curb re-striping) more than minimums; several council members said the city must pair any ratio changes with an enforceable curb-management plan and resources for enforcement.
- Data and costs: multiple members requested clear local numbers on how parking minimums affect development cost and rent, and more local parking studies rather than national guidance.

Motions and committee outcome
- A motion to approve the CPC recommendation with a set of technical amendments (mover identified in the record as Adam Baladu) was offered and seconded during the committee meeting; that motion did not receive sufficient support and failed in committee (the recorded tally in the transcript shows only two yes votes during that attempt).
- A separate motion was made on the floor to refer the parking code amendment to the full City Council without a committee recommendation so the entire council could receive a full briefing and technical follow-up. That motion was moved and seconded during the meeting; staff and the committee then requested that councilmembers send written questions so staff could prepare a comprehensive briefing memo for the full-council session.

Next steps
Committee members and staff agreed to schedule a full-council briefing ahead of any vote. Staff told committee members they will prepare a detailed briefing memo that addresses the cost impacts, enforcement plans (including curb-management tools), the traffic-review thresholds, and comparisons to existing PD provisions where parking ratios are already set. No binding code change occurred at the committee level; the item will proceed to City Council for further briefing and eventual public hearing if council directs it forward.

Ending
Committee members repeatedly asked staff for local analyses and clearer enforcement plans before any vote. The committee closed the parking discussion by asking staff to compile written responses and to include the CPC report, ZOAC history and examples of how similar reforms have performed in peer cities.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Dallas - Economic Development - Apr 07, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Economic Development Committee on April 7 received a City Plan Commission briefing on a proposed overhaul of parking and loading rules in Dallas and debated whether to endorse the commission's recommendations or send the item to full City Council for a fuller briefing.","taxTitle","Dallas, Dallas County, Texas","taxId",2781,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6612105,"City to seek TIF support and development agreement for new downtown Fire Station 18; additional PIDs proposed",154,6643000,6797000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2892373-784f05e18eccbfcdfdb8c6d97cbb85ac&start=6643&end=6797","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2892373-784f05e18eccbfcdfdb8c6d97cbb85ac/thumbnail_6643000.jpg","/articles/6612105/Dallas/Dallas-County/Texas/City-to-seek-TIF-support-and-development-agreement-for-new-downtown-Fire-Station-18-additional-PIDs-proposed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6612105-7190928ff8b035ed21ffafac2755f4f4/orig.mp4?Expires=1770829340&Signature=Jg8BOacwPoe57uwHYv9fUCgIbThkWDkNQUVUBZFEV9GcO~EPVgGAn4PWoFgT35chMsbA0-7GEtVjIa2W-QQJw1qswJc11OFO3k72bidY7ilIp6-1ZYXXX2GNXnIpoKAd4VLMvmy3wU0UCrB75s-Bis8B9zY50KM8TmvLhXs0GUtKlS4vZQdDKb1vYwMBWeAV3dGN3DutFAfY95yfD08AGdmaghBM5jIUFrYVUq~Lo6QaeOMf7Mfnm3dOGg4-UN06LUnc-wxlb8co1zJVzOMLTVPezPWbsdAjmvmFvpETGgPMdGI7QeB1jzSHgRW3Diik7Vh7zl-NG5f-MeTZ4atrVA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Economic Development staff told the committee on April 7 that the city will use a TIF (tax increment financing) plan amendment and a development agreement to deliver a replacement for downtown Fire Station 18, and staff also briefed the committee on two proposed public improvement districts (PIDs) for Far East Dallas.

Fire Station 18 replacement and financing
Kevin Spath, interim director of the Office of Economic Development, and Tamara Leek, interim assistant director, explained that the existing Fire Station 18 on Griffin Street is functionally obsolete and that the city has worked more than three years with Dallas Fire-Rescue and a property owner/developer to identify a solution.

The proposed approach mirrors prior transactions: the developer/property owner will act as the fee developer, design and construct the new fire station on their site at their cost, and the city will convey the existing station site (or equivalent) and reimburse eligible project costs through a TIF development agreement. Staff said the proposed TIF reimbursement cap for the project is up to $29,399,000 and that the transaction includes an exchange of properties and consideration of fair-market value in the conveyance.

Staff requested authorization to hold a public hearing on May 14 before City Council on minor amendments to the downtown TIF district project plan and to consider the development agreement that would authorize the TIF reimbursement and property conveyance.

Public improvement districts
Staff also briefed the committee on proposed public improvement districts (PIDs), including a Far East Dallas PID (Ferguson Road area) and other neighborhood-related PIDs being pursued by district councilmembers. Committee members expressed support for PIDs as a tool for local investment and public-safety enhancements. Staff noted a supermajority vote at council is required to create a PID.

Next steps
If authorized, staff will publish notices and hold the public hearing on May 14; any TIF plan amendments and the development agreement would return to council for approval following the public hearing. Staff said the model being used is similar to a prior station project (Fire Station 58) and that the developer's eligible costs would be reimbursed following completion and conveyance.","Economic Development staff previewed a plan to use a TIF development agreement to finance construction of a replacement Fire Station 18 in downtown Dallas and noted two proposed public improvement districts; staff requested authorization for public hearings in mid-May.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6612109,"Dallas Now land-management system set to go live May 5; department warns of limited downtime",373,5962000,6335000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2892373-784f05e18eccbfcdfdb8c6d97cbb85ac&start=5962&end=6335","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2892373-784f05e18eccbfcdfdb8c6d97cbb85ac/thumbnail_5962000.jpg","/articles/6612109/Dallas/Dallas-County/Texas/Dallas-Now-land-management-system-set-to-go-live-May-5-department-warns-of-limited-downtime","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6612109-667e0fa1a4fd3f6480d56eac1f3d9fcb/orig.mp4?Expires=1770829340&Signature=Ik4iplbc6oRtHq88JnLnROkJFyckCS7XIbnm~WDgfIXjHX8mAZQIsKM3UUfiW5b-bmtKnc8TFslJrbFDAiR~~0mDE51qsUavJfMom35ZPthmKxPB0oOpvdS8Lq2M2ey9R4q0R~iR72QAi3zhyDsxKbvzmIckV~P~j8gutqedlQ365p0GUvd7oABaD3-CcSCAlbruwMjopG87Esjaq77QqEe-jAs9gdmXKQKY~HYbxaAJgcpYu2ifu3XPSqBbw3l9nEp800K6DzRIjjvwnL5nrMWU~sOV~20KyvqxdBAZBE5OHW7cLAvDbGKQzOqGiEHF2qoEh95H4zAoLNscZPZUZw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Economic Development Committee received a briefing on April 7 about Dallas Now (Acela), the city's new, cloud-based land-management system that will consolidate zoning, planning, permitting and inspections into a single online platform.

What Dallas Now will do
Staff described Dallas Now as an integrated, online land-management system to replace the city's legacy POSSE system. The platform will allow applicants and the public to submit and track permits, upload plans for digital review, receive real-time email notifications on review status, and access approved documents through a citizen-access portal indexed by address, parcel ID or contractor.

Key operational points and timeline
- Go-live: Staff said Dallas Now is scheduled to go live on May 5, 2025.
- Migration downtime: New online submittals will be suspended during a data-migration window from April 24 through May 4 (staff will perform migration and testing); inspections and emergency releases will continue to operate.
- Customer support and outreach: The department will extend office hours and provide staffed self-service stations in the weeks before go-live and for two weeks after go-live (May 5'May 16) to support applicants and to reduce disruption.
- Training and materials: Internal staff training is ongoing in a practice environment; staff said they will publish tutorials and hold demos and outreach to the development community. A public hub page was published at dallas.gov/dallasnow.

Staff emphasized that while inspections and emergency services will continue, regular new permit submissions will be paused during the migration window to avoid data inconsistencies. Staff said the change is necessary because current systems operate independently and often rely on paper or manual handoffs.

Committee response
Committee members asked whether the system would accept Certificate of Appropriateness (CA) applications for designated historic properties and whether analog submissions would remain available. Staff answered that the intent is to move planning functions, including historic reviews, into Dallas Now and that the goal is a fully digital submission process; staff will retain in-person support during the migration and go-live period.

Ending
Staff asked the committee for continued patience during the brief, planned suspension of new online submissions and said promotional materials, tutorials and staff support will be available immediately through the public hub and outreach sessions.","City staff briefed the committee on \"Dallas Now,\" a new cloud-based land-management system (Acela) that will integrate permitting, inspections, zoning and planning. Staff said the platform goes live May 5 and that the city will suspend new online submittals April 24'May 5 for data migration while maintaining emergency services.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6612115,"Committee forwards commercial-permit fee changes, expedited-review cap increase to City Council",248,5676000,5924000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2892373-784f05e18eccbfcdfdb8c6d97cbb85ac&start=5676&end=5924","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2892373-784f05e18eccbfcdfdb8c6d97cbb85ac/thumbnail_5676000.jpg","/articles/6612115/Dallas/Dallas-County/Texas/Committee-forwards-commercial-permit-fee-changes-expedited-review-cap-increase-to-City-Council","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6612115-5f7ff1332beaf1dcebc2eb5d497ce478/orig.mp4?Expires=1770829340&Signature=NifQfi2PYaOdhje9g5J6lEYkKCx0z2dt9MScX9zGVgMpcccUgO2cUVwIXWVCPynQ2V-yjQhbk1mU8tH8NEqUCT2wMKIo7Rb0XZ4ekhmnJyO71ZIwYgEzLb3YPA3DoXhgU52SwT9aDqnFXBbkxQx0UYxZFNwtbXTN2ocRE~6ecdhUx2hW8eYp1QEK~-48unWKWyeLoqwk2G4ZKatdqscj86fU1z7zXSm-ZwzYyL8XPIPmTg4CpWXFjF1JFC7DrTI5LMhFh-FQx93x9g8Yr-e-JX8CXUhmvvpwcP9HEFjcn4pCudu8Y1Tffdv0EoSFpiUrNfIlU7idLwgGDx5aHfzaWg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Economic Development Committee on April 7 voted to forward proposed amendments to building-permit fees to the full City Council, after hearing staff describe shortfalls caused by an earlier coding error and a recommended set of fee adjustments.

What staff proposed and why
Catherine Lee, assistant director for Planning and Development, told the committee that the department commissioned a consulting study and that a fee-change implementation error reduced collections for higher-valuation commercial remodel permits. Staff recommended reverting to the pre-May 1, 2024 fee schedule with a 33% inflation adjustment for future years to correct the shortfall.

Lee said that, through Feb. 19 of the fiscal year, actual revenue under the incorrect schedule was approximately $2.9 million; restoring the prior schedule would have produced about $5.6 million and the consultant's proposed schedule would have generated $8.4 million. She told the committee that for every month the ordinance is delayed the department is foregoing roughly $1.1 million in expected revenue.

Other proposed changes the committee agreed to forward:
- Raise the cap and hourly allowance for the Q-team expedited plan review (the current cap is two hours/$2,000 for projects under 10,000 sq. ft.). Staff recommended increasing the cap to $10,000 or up to 10 hours; statistics cited in the briefing showed many projects exceed the current two-hour cap.
- Consolidate and simplify low-use administrative fees (zoning verification and address assignments) into more transparent, tiered charges ($302 for zoning verification; $50 per address/suite for address assignment, as described by staff).
- Eliminate certain low- or no-utilization fees identified by staff to streamline the fee schedule and improve efficiency.

Committee action
Councilman Ridley moved that the item be forwarded to the City Council for consideration and approval; the motion was seconded and the committee voted in favor.

What happens next
Staff told the committee they plan to present an ordinance to City Council on April 23 and that any change would take effect July 1 to allow time for systems testing and to avoid the data-migration errors that occurred previously when the city transitioned to the new fee structure. Staff also noted the Dallas Now land-management system will go live May 5 and the department needs time to implement the corrected fee logic before that launch.

Ending
Committee members agreed the fee fixes and the Q-team cap increase were needed and asked staff to ensure clean ordinance language and correct implementation in the city's systems prior to the April 23 council agenda.","The Economic Development Committee voted to send an ordinance to City Council to revise commercial remodel permit fees, increase the expedited (Q-team) review cap and consolidate low-use fees; staff said delaying the change is costing the department roughly $1.1 million per month.","actionData","errors"]

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