Responsibilities & Services

The Planning Division prepares and maintains policy guidelines and reviews and processes various land use applications. The staff works with the Development Review Board, the Planning Commission, City Council and various subcommittees as needed.

To view recent activities and inquiries with the Planning Department, please view the Land Use Reports.
Most Recent Land Use Report I View All

Active Legislative Amendments

• Housing Needs Analysis 2019
Executed MOU
Council Report

Sign Code Update 2019
Summary of targeted changes
Draft text as of April 2019

Historic and Natural Resource Inventory update

• Local Wetland Inventory 2019
Letter from City - Project Overview
Frequently Asked Questions regarding Wetlands Inventory

Historic Resource Survey 2019

Land Use Applications

Please check with the Community Development Planning Department to obtain the necessaryforms and applications for your proposal.

• Land Use Fee Schedule (updated 11-2014)

Online applications are available!

 

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2018 SDC Methodology - Transportation

SDC Methodology

Dallas Development Code

(Updated 2/5/2019)

• Article 1 - General Provisions
• Article 2 - Land Use Districts
• Article 3 - Community Design Standards
• Article 4 - Administration of Land Use Development
• Article 5 - Exceptions to Code Standards
• Article 6 - Definitions and Rules of Measurement

Dallas Zoning Map

• Dallas Zoning Map

Dallas Comprehensive Plan & Map

The City's Comprehensive Plan, serves as a policy guide for the overall development of the community, and includes the involvement of the Citizens Advisory Committee and City Council.

• Comprehensive Plan Map
• Dallas Comprehensive Plan Volume 1
• Dallas Comprehensive Plan Volume 2
• Map 5 Recreation
• Map 6 Vacant Buildable Land
• Map 7 Public Facility Water
• Map 8 Public Facility Sanitary
• Map 9 Storm
• Map 10 Public Facility Deficient Areas

Transportation System Plan (TSP)

Table of Contents

• Section 1 - Introduction
• Section 2 - Findings from Plan and Policy Review
• Section 3 - Existing Conditions and Deficiencies / Figures
• Section 4 - Future Transportation Conditions, Deficiencies and Needs / Figures
• Section 5 - Alternatives Analysis / Figures
• Section 6 - Access Management / Figures
• Section 7 - Modal Plans / Figures
• Section 8 - Transportation Funding and Improvement Costs
  Ordinance No. 1809 TSP Revision

MEMO

Regarding Fill and Grading in Floodplains

FEMA Letter

POPULATION PROJECTION
Population Document

Questions?

Do you have questions about planning? Contact the Planning Department at 503.831.3571.