Pausing construction in the Dallas neighborhood has put people out of work and left some with only part of their home complete.
In 2022, a group called Save Elm Thicket advocated for zoning requirements in the neighborhood that some developers are now violating.We're in the midst of our summer membership campaign, and we have until August 25 to raise $5,500. Your contributions are an investment in our election coverage – they help sustain our newsroom, help us plan, and could lead to an increase in freelance writers or photographers. If you value our work, please make a contribution today to help us reach our goal.
This is all because in 2022, some changes were approved for the Elm Thicket-Northpark neighborhood near Love Field to preserve its historic character and prevent displacement of residents. A group called Save Elm Thicket helped advocate for the changes. Theneighborhood was expanded, and new height restrictions were imposed. The area also got a revised land-use map, reduced lot coverage and new roof design standards.
In mid-June, Interim City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert consolidated the planning and urban design department with the development services department. This is when city staff began looking into the neighborhood complaints, Robin Bentley, assistant city manager,Bentley said in the memo that city staff were using outdated zoning information between Oct. 12, 2022, and June 2, 2023, and some projects were approved in error.
City staff is also looking into systemic changes that could prevent such errors from occurring in the future. Tolbert recently formed the City Action Strike Team to work with other departments in situations like this. The team will review how the city updates its permitting systems following an ordinance change like the one that happened in Elm Thicket-Northpark a couple of years ago.’s requests for comment about the building problems in the neighborhood.
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