ForwardDallas 2.0 Plan Amendment for Equity (26-687A)
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Consideration of amendments to the ForwardDallas 2.0 Comprehensive Plan to address economically disadvantaged communities and areas experiencing environmental and infrastructure challenges. BACKGROUND Council Resolution No. 25-1081 directed the City Manager to review and evaluate the City programs and policies to determine whether any adjustments may be necessary for compliance with federal directives. That review identified several council-adopted plans, policies, and programs that require updates. The proposed ordinance and resolution introduce the changes needed to bring the City into alignment with the federal requirements. Because Section 51A-1.108(d) requires the City to follow the zoning-amendment procedure when amending an area plan or any vision, policy, or programmatic plan within ForwardDallas 2.0, these items are being brought forward separately from the items approved on December 10, 2025. PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS) The City Council was briefed on the Federal Compliance review on August 6, 2025, October 1, 2025, and December 3, 2025. Staff Recommendation: Approval of amendments of amendments to the ForwardDallas 2.0 Comprehensive plan in order to advance the Plan for review and adoption by City Council. Planner: Arturo Del Castillo, AIA Council District: Citywide ForwardDallas 2.0 Amendments
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Record Dallas client sites' current land use designations before adoption
Why now: The 13-0 CPC vote on 2026-02-19 advances the plan to Council with no further CPC action required, making adoption imminent and the pre-adoption record harder to establish after the fact.
What to do: Before Council adopts ForwardDallas 2.0, document in writing the existing future land use designation for every Dallas client site — once the new plan is effective, consistency findings in zoning hearings will reference the new designations, and the prior framework becomes harder to cite as a legal baseline for vested-rights or challenge arguments.
Act before: After ordinance effective date
Map your Dallas sites against ForwardDallas 2.0 land use changes
Why now: The plan moves directly to Council for a final vote after a unanimous 13-0 CPC approval on 2026-02-19, and once adopted, ForwardDallas 2.0 becomes the document staff cite in zoning consistency analyses citywide.
What to do: Pull the ForwardDallas 2.0 future land use map and compare it to the current designations for any Dallas project sites before Council votes — if your site's intensity category improved, file your zoning application after adoption to cite plan consistency; if it worsened, file before adoption while the prior ForwardDallas framework still governs.
Act before: After City Council adopts ForwardDallas 2.0
Request ForwardDallas 2.0 revision history before Council vote
Why now: All 13 commissioners present voted unanimously on 2026-02-19 with 2 commissioners absent, yet no dissent or amendment motions appear in the record for a plan with citywide scope and policy implications across every Dallas neighborhood.
What to do: File a public records request for all staff-circulated drafts, revision logs, and stakeholder correspondence between the close of the public comment period and the February 19 CPC hearing — a unanimous 13-0 vote by 13 of 15 commissioners on a citywide plan affecting land use policy across all Dallas neighborhoods is an unusually clean outcome, and the public record may not show what was modified to reach that consensus.
Act before: After records request response (typically 10 business days)
Meet Dallas council members on ForwardDallas 2.0 before hearing is set
Why now: ForwardDallas 2.0 advances to City Council as the sole remaining decision point after a 13-0 CPC vote on 2026-02-19, leaving Council as the only venue where any provision can still be modified before it becomes standing policy.
What to do: Identify which of the 14 Dallas council districts contain areas where ForwardDallas 2.0's land use recommendations or new amendment procedures most affect your clients, and request one-on-one meetings before the Council hearing date is announced — once the hearing is on the calendar, council members receiving a unanimous-CPC-backed citywide plan tend to lock positions quickly.
Act before: After City Council hearing is announced
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Consideration of amendments to the ForwardDallas 2.0 Comprehensive Plan to address economically disadvantaged communities and areas experiencing environmental and infrastructure challenges. BACKGROUND Council Resolution No. 25-1081 directed the City Manager to review and evaluate the City programs and policies to determine whether any adjustments may be necessary for compliance with federal directives. That review identified several council-adopted plans, policies, and programs that require updates. The proposed ordinance and resolution introduce the changes needed to bring the City into alignment with the federal requirements. Because Section 51A-1.108(d) requires the City to follow the zoning-amendment procedure when amending an area plan or any vision, policy, or programmatic plan within ForwardDallas 2.0, these items are being brought forward separately from the items approved on December 10, 2025. PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS) The City Council was briefed on the Federal Compliance review on August 6, 2025, October 1, 2025, and December 3, 2025. Staff Recommendation: Approval of amendments of amendments to the ForwardDallas 2.0 Comprehensive plan in order to advance the Plan for review and adoption by City Council. Planner: Arturo Del Castillo, AIA Council District: Citywide ForwardDallas 2.0 Amendments
Vote: 13 for, 0 against, 2 absent
recommend approval of ForwardDallas 2.0 Comprehensive Plan amendments addressing economically disadvantaged communities