Memorandum

DATE April 17, 2009 CITY OF DALLAS

TO Trinity River Corridor Project Committee Members:David A. Neumann (Chairman) Linda KoopMayor Pro Tern Dr. Elba Garcia (Vice-Chair) Pauline MedranoDeputy Mayor Pro Tern Dwaine Caraway Mitchell RasanskyCarolyn R. Davis Steve Salazar

SUBJECT Oak Cliff Gateway Land Use Opportunity Plan Amendment Authorization

As part of the implementation process for the Trinity River Corridor ComprehensiveLand Use Plan, the City Plan Commission created an ad hoc committee to work withthe community to develop zoning recommendations. In this case, the Oak CliffGateway Land Use Opportunity Plan adopted in 2005 (Attachment A) called forcontinued residential development along the Lancaster and Ewing corridors, with thefocus of mixed use development located along the river’s edge. In 2007, CityCouncil initiated a zoning case (Attachment B) directing staff to evaluate existingzoning regulations with the adopted vision for the area to determine what zoningchanges were necessary to facilitate the type of development desired. Given thatmuch of the existing zoning in the Oak Cliff Gateway complied with the adopted plan,staff’s initial recommendation regarding the zoning change was to only change asmall portion of the area evaluated (Attachment C). The ad hoc committee hosted aseries of meetings in September, October, and November of 2008 to discuss thisproposed zoning change.

Input from that series of meetings revealed a strong community sentiment to revisethe adopted Oak Cliff Gateway Land Use Opportunity Plan, looking at the entire areato place a greater focus on mixed-use development and encourage a more walkabledistrict. The adopted plan did not reflect the vision of the community or the bestpotential for this area’s redevelopment. As a result, staff began the process to revisethe plan forthe area.

The City also established a new Neighborhood Investment Program (NIP) targetarea for the Marsalis corridor in 2008 (Attachment D), which overlaps a portion of theOak Cliff Gateway. Since the NIP is an effective tool to address a number of theplanning issues that the community raised during the community meetings in the fallof 2008, staff from the Trinity River Corridor Project worked with the HousingDepartment to incorporate the new NIP area into the Oak Cliff Gateway planningprocess. The result was an expanded study area which included the zoningauthorized hearing boundary and the Marsalis NIP area (both shown on AttachmentE).

In January and February of 2009, community meetings focused on seeking input toclearly define the vision for the neighborhood with the goal of outlining necessaryamendments to the Oak Cliff Gateway Land Use Opportunity Plan. Since thecommunity vision was so divergent from the existing adopted plan and zoning mustbe done in accordance with an adopted comprehensive plan, these amendments are

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necessary in order to move forward with a future recommendation for zoningchanges that reflect the long-term vision for the area.

At the conclusion of the series of planning meetings, groups of stakeholdersrequested that three additional areas be included in the plan (Attachment E). Giventhat the planning process for the Oak Cliff Gateway was substantially complete, staffrecommendation was to only include the small area along 1-30. This area impactedrelatively few property owners and parcels, and the existing industrial zoning of thatarea would not be compatible with the long term vision for the immediate area asarticulated during the planning process. After hearing testimony at their last meeting,the CPC Committee recommended including two of the three areas highlighted onAttachment E in the planning study. Stakeholders advocating for the areas’inclusion, felt the existing study area boundaries arbitrarily divided the neighborhoodand left a gap between the area and other ongoing planning studies. Testimonygiven at the CPC Committee meeting voiced concerns over adding property into thestudy area at the end of the process, without detailed input into the planrecommendations for that area.

In order for the planning process to move forward, Council action is required toofficially initiate necessary amendments to the adopted plan, and define theboundaries of the planning study. If Council includes areas outside what wasdiscussed during the January and February community meetings, staff recommendsthat a similar planning process be conducted for the additional properties.

Staff is requesting a committee recommendation on the boundaries of the planningstudy and direction to place the authorization hearing to initiate the plan amendmenton the May 27 Council agenda. This plan amendment follows the same processoutlined in the Code for city-initiated zoning cases, and requires that City Councilinitiate the plan amendment at a public hearing. This initial public hearing is only toauthorize the plan amendment. A future public hearing will be scheduled followingany additional public input process, City Plan Commission action on the revised landuse opportunity plan, and future Trinity River Committee briefing regarding the planamendments.

Jil . Jordan, P.E.Assistant City Manager

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Attachments

C: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City CouncilMary K. Suhm, City Manager Deborah A. Watkins, City SecretaryRyan S. Evans, First Assistant City Manager Thomas P. Perkins, Jr., City AttorneyRamon F. Miguez, P.E., Assistant City Manager Craig D. Kinton, City AuditorA. C. Gonzalez, Assistant City Manager Judge C. Victor Lander, Administrative JudgeForest E. Turner, Interim Assistant City Manager Helena Stevens-Thompson, Assistant to the City ManagerDavid K. Cook, Chief Financial Office Frank Librio, Director, Public Information Office

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Attachment E: TrinityRiver

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