Parking and Loading Code Amendment
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Consideration of amending Chapters 51 and 51A of the Dallas City Code regarding off-street parking and loading requirements, including Sections 51A-1.102 and 51A-1.101, “Applicability and Purpose”; Section 51A-2.102 and 51-2.102, “Definitions”; Division 51A-4.110, “Residential Zoning Districts”; Division 51A-4.120, “Nonresidential Zoning Districts”; Division 51A-4.200 and 51-4.200, “Use Regulations”; Division 51A-4.300, “Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations”; Division 51A-4.320, “Special Parking Regulations”; Division 51A-4.330, “Bicycle Parking Regulations”; Section 51A-4.505, “Conservation Districts”; Section 51A-4.702, “Planned Development (PD) District Regulations”; Division 51A-4.800 and 51-4.800, “Development Impact Review”; Section 51A-4.1106, “Development Regulations” and 51A-4.1107, “Design Standards”; Division 51A-13.300, “District Regulations”; Division 51A-13.400, “Parking Regulations”; Division 51A-13.700, “Administration”, and related sections regarding minimum off-street parking and loading requirements, including establishing a Transportation Demand Management Plan and off-street parking design standards. Staff Recommendation: Approval of staff’s recommended amendments. Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee Recommendation: Approval of ZOAC’s recommended amendments. Planner: Michael T. Wade U/A From: December 5, 2024, January 16, 2025, and February 13, 2025. Council District: All DCA190-002(MTW)
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Investigate Dallas parking ordinance's post-adoption Commission session for compliance gaps
Context: The ordinance appeared before the City Plan Commission on September 18, 2025 with no recorded vote or disposition, four months after Council enacted it — an unexplained procedural event in a record that already included 53 motions, a contested 7-6 final CPC vote, and a withdrawn motion (Amendment IV).
Recommended: Pull the September 18, 2025 Dallas City Plan Commission agenda and any associated staff materials — if a technical correction or administrative amendment was approved after Council's May 14 enactment, clients who modified lease terms or began charging separate parking fees during that four-month gap may face a retroactive compliance date dispute.
Pull Dallas parking ordinance text to verify residential parking charge rights
Context: Amendment VIII, which included the ability to charge parking at residential, failed with eight commissioners voting against it — Chernock, Shidid, Wheeler-Reagan, Sleeper, Housewright, Nightengale, Hall, and Rubin — leaving the enrolled ordinance as the only authoritative source on whether this revenue stream is legally viable.
Recommended: Obtain the enrolled text of the Dallas citywide off-street parking ordinance enacted May 14, 2025 and confirm whether unbundled residential parking charges are actually permitted before updating pro formas or lease templates — the amendment containing that specific provision failed 5-8 at the March 20 City Plan Commission session, and the final 7-6 overall passage vote does not clarify whether that revenue model survived into the enrolled text.
Request records on Dallas parking ordinance's unexplained post-adoption Commission session
Context: No vote or outcome is recorded for the September 18, 2025 CPC session despite Council having enacted the ordinance four months earlier, making it the single most procedurally unexplained event in a seven-appearance history that included a 7-6 final vote and a withdrawn call-the-question motion (Amendment IV, no second recorded).
Recommended: File a public records request with the Dallas City Secretary's office for the agenda, staff report, and any motions from the September 18, 2025 City Plan Commission session, then cross-reference the five commissioners who voted against multiple amendments — Chernock, Housewright, Sleeper, Nightengale, and Hall — against registered lobbying disclosures or real estate interests that might explain the coordinated opposition pattern across a single session with 53 motions.
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Briefing to review key changes from Council adoption of Off-Street Parking and Loading Development Code Amendment (DCA190-002) Sarah May, MCRP, AICP, Planning & Development Manager
An ordinance amending Chapters 51 and 51A of the Dallas City Code regarding off-street parking and loading requirements, including Sections 51A-1.102 and 51A-1.101, “Applicability and Purpose”; Section 51A-2.102 and 51-2.102, “Definitions”; Division 51A-4.110, “Residential Zoning Districts”; Division 51A-4.120, “Nonresidential Zoning Districts”; Division 51A-4.200 and 51-4.200, “Use Regulations”; Division 51A-4.300, “Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations”; Division 51A-4.320, “Special Parking Regulations”; Division 51A-4.330, “Bicycle Parking Regulations”; Section 51A-4.505, “Conservation Districts”; Section 51A-4.702, “Planned Development (PD) District Regulations”; Division 51A-4.800 and 51-4.800, “Development Impact Review”; Section 51A-4.1106, “Development Regulations” and 51A-4.1107, “Design Standards”; Division 51A-13.300, “District Regulations”; Division 51A-13.400, “Parking Regulations”; Division 51A-13.700, “Administration”, and related sections regarding minimum off-street parking and loading requirements, including establishing a Transportation Demand Management Plan and off-street parking design standards Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to staff’s recommended amendments Recommendation of ZOAC: Approval, subject to ZOAC’s conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval, subject to amended ZOAC’s recommended conditions Recommendation of EDC: Approval, subject to amended CPC’s recommended conditions DCA190-002(MTW)
Consideration of amending Chapters 51 and 51A of the Dallas City Code regarding off-street parking and loading requirements, including Sections 51A-1.102 and 51A-1.101, “Applicability and Purpose”; Section 51A-2.102 and 51-2.102, “Definitions”; Division 51A-4.110, “Residential Zoning Districts”; Division 51A-4.120, “Nonresidential Zoning Districts”; Division 51A-4.200 and 51-4.200, “Use Regulations”; Division 51A-4.300, “Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations”; Division 51A-4.320, “Special Parking Regulations”; Division 51A-4.330, “Bicycle Parking Regulations”; Section 51A-4.505, “Conservation Districts”; Section 51A-4.702, “Planned Development (PD) District Regulations”; Division 51A-4.800 and 51-4.800, “Development Impact Review”; Section 51A-4.1106, “Development Regulations” and 51A-4.1107, “Design Standards”; Division 51A-13.300, “District Regulations”; Division 51A-13.400, “Parking Regulations”; Division 51A-13.700, “Administration”, and related sections regarding minimum off-street parking and loading requirements, including establishing a Transportation Demand Management Plan and off-street parking design standards. Staff Recommendation: Approval of staff’s recommended amendments. Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee Recommendation: Approval of ZOAC’s recommended amendments. Planner: Michael T. Wade U/A From: December 5, 2024, January 16, 2025, and February 13, 2025, and March 4, 2025. Council District: Citywide DCA190-002(MTW)
Vote: 13 for, 0 against, 2 absent
clarify MD-1 Overlay intent: specified uses retain current parking requirements within MD-1 Overlay
*Sleeper and Wheeler-Reagan out of room, shown voting in favor. Commission recessed at 6:13 p.m., reconvened at 6:28 p.m. Item 28 heard next.
Consideration of amending Chapters 51 and 51A of the Dallas City Code regarding off-street parking and loading requirements, including Sections 51A-1.102 and 51A-1.101, “Applicability and Purpose”; Section 51A-2.102 and 51-2.102, “Definitions”; Division 51A-4.110, “Residential Zoning Districts”; Division 51A-4.120, “Nonresidential Zoning Districts”; Division 51A-4.200 and 51-4.200, “Use Regulations”; Division 51A-4.300, “Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations”; Division 51A-4.320, “Special Parking Regulations”; Division 51A-4.330, “Bicycle Parking Regulations”; Section 51A-4.505, “Conservation Districts”; Section 51A-4.702, “Planned Development (PD) District Regulations”; Division 51A-4.800 and 51-4.800, “Development Impact Review”; Section 51A-4.1106, “Development Regulations” and 51A-4.1107, “Design Standards”; Division 51A-13.300, “District Regulations”; Division 51A-13.400, “Parking Regulations”; Division 51A-13.700, “Administration”, and related sections regarding minimum off-street parking and loading requirements, including establishing a Transportation Demand Management Plan and off-street parking design standards. Staff Recommendation: Approval of staff’s recommended amendments. Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee Recommendation: Approval of ZOAC’s recommended amendments. Planner: Michael T. Wade U/A From: December 5, 2024, January 16, 2025, and February 13, 2025. Council District: All DCA190-002(MTW)
Consideration of amending Chapters 51 and 51A of the Dallas City Code regarding off-street parking and loading requirements, including Sections 51A-1.102 and 51A-1.101, “Applicability and Purpose”; Section 51A-2.102 and 51-2.102, “Definitions”; Division 51A-4.110, “Residential Zoning Districts”; Division 51A-4.120, “Nonresidential Zoning Districts”; Division 51A-4.200 and 51-4.200, “Use Regulations”; Division 51A-4.300, “Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations”; Division 51A-4.320, “Special Parking Regulations”; Division 51A-4.330, “Bicycle Parking Regulations”; Section 51A-4.505, “Conservation Districts”; Section 51A-4.702, “Planned Development (PD) District Regulations”; Division 51A-4.800 and 51-4.800, “Development Impact Review”; Section 51A-4.1106, “Development Regulations” and 51A-4.1107, “Design Standards”; Division 51A-13.300, “District Regulations”; Division 51A-13.400, “Parking Regulations”; Division 51A-13.700, “Administration”, and related sections regarding minimum off-street parking and loading requirements, including establishing a Transportation Demand Management Plan and off-street parking design standards. Staff Recommendation: Approval of staff’s recommended amendments. Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee Recommendation: Approval of ZOAC’s recommended amendments. Planner: Michael Wade U/A From: December 5, 2024, January 16, 2025. Council District: All DCA190-002(MTW)
Vote: 0 for, 0 against
reduce parking minimums for all multifamily to one space per unit
Alternate motion to Amendment V; Housewright offered amendment to consider one half space per unit, Forsyth accepted but Carpenter withdrew her second causing withdrawal
Briefing on DCA190-002 Off-Street Parking & Loading Code Amendment: Consideration of amending Chapter 51 and 51A of the Dallas Development Code regarding minimum off-street parking and loading requirements, including establishing a Transportation Demand Management Plan and off-street parking design standards. Michael Wade, Planning and Development Department
Consideration of amending Chapters 51 and 51A of the Dallas City Code regarding off-street parking and loading requirements, including Sections 51A-1.102 and 51A-1.101, “Applicability and Purpose”; Section 51A-2.102 and 51-2.102, “Definitions”; Division 51A-4.110, “Residential Zoning Districts”; Division 51A-4.120, “Nonresidential Zoning Districts”; Division 51A-4.200 and 51-4.200, “Use Regulations”; Division 51A-4.300, “Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations”; Division 51A-4.320, “Special Parking Regulations”; Division 51A-4.330, “Bicycle Parking Regulations”; Section 51A-4.505, “Conservation Districts”; Section 51A-4.702, “Planned Development (PD) District Regulations”; Division 51A-4.800 and 51-4.800, “Development Impact Review”; Section 51A-4.1106, “Development Regulations” and 51A-4.1107, “Design Standards”; Division 51A-13.300, “District Regulations”; Division 51A-13.400, “Parking Regulations”; Division 51A-13.700, “Administration”, and related sections regarding minimum off-street parking and loading requirements, including establishing a Transportation Demand Management Plan and off-street parking design standards. Staff Recommendation: Approval of staff’s recommended amendments. Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee Recommendation: Approval of ZOAC’s recommended amendments. Planner: Michael T. Wade U/A From: December 5, 2024. Council District: All DCA190-002(MTW)
Vote: 14 for, 0 against, 1 absent
hold under advisement until February 13, 2025