Comprehensive

Land Use Plan

Update
City Council Briefing
Feb 7, 2024

Andrea Gilles, AICP, Interim Director

Department of Planning & Urban Design
Purpose

Project team to provide an update on the

progress of the ForwardDallas
Comprehensive Land Use Plan Update
(ForwardDallas 2.0)

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Presentation Outline

• What is & isn’t ForwardDallas?

• Where are we in the process?
• Major plan document components
• How to use this plan
• Project next steps

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WHAT IS
AND ISN’T
FORWARD
DALLAS?

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What is ForwardDallas?
What it is… What it is not…
ForwardDallas is
Future Land use Zoning
an update to the
2006 Vision Plan. Represents the ideal
Rules that regulate how
primary activities of land parcels of land are
that embody the desired developed.
It is NOT a zoning development character
document. within the city.

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 What is ForwardDallas?
ForwardDallas does NOT
What it is…
call for the elimination of
single-family zoning or
neighborhoods.
It establishes a framework
for continued conversation
about how to implement
the plan, which may
include future zoning,
code changes, smaller
area plans, etc.
What it is not…
ForwarddaLLas
Any density suggested in
single family communities
should be designed to scale,
sensitive to the existing
context, be incremental, and
involve the community
through an engagement
process.
Zoning / Code
All zoning and code
changes in the city
follows separate
processes that includes
community engagement.
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What is ForwardDallas?
What it is… What it is not…
ForwardDallas does not
prescribe one specific
ForwarddaLLas Zoning / Code
answer.

It lays out guidance for Community engagement All zoning and code
further discussion and and input is an open changes in the city
action, all of which will door and will remain follows separate
open during this project. processes that includes
include additional
community engagement. community engagement.

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Why ForwardDallas?

aging + PieCemeaL strategiC Land use

ProjeCted growth PoLiCy guidanCe

• NCTCOG projects • Large % of the city • Intentional growth and

city's population to without an adopted preservation guidance
grow to 1.6 million by land use plan • Provides a framework
2045 • Many adopted to discuss future
• DFW one of the change, what change
plans over 20 years should generally look
fastest growing large
metro areas in the
old like, and how to be
country involved in that change

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Why ForwardDallas?

ProjeCted growth

• NCTCOG projects
city's population to
grow to 1.6 million by
2045
• DFW one of the
fastest growing large
metro areas in the
country

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Why ForwardDallas?
Area Plan
Composite Map
aging + PieCemeaL
PoLiCy

• Large % of the city

without an adopted
land use plan
• Many adopted
plans over 20 years
old

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Why ForwardDallas?

Land use guidanCe

Provides a framework
to discuss future
change, what change
should generally look
like, and how to be
involved in that change

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Why ForwardDallas?
Adds to the puzzle of recently adopted
citywide policies/plans:

• 2022-2023 Racial Equity Plan

• Dallas Housing Policy 2033 (2023)
• Economic Development Policy (2023)
• Connect Dallas Mobility Plan (2021)
• Comprehensive Environmental & Climate Action Plan (2020)

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Why ForwardDallas?
Policies contingent on
Adds to the puzzle of recently adopted ForwardDallas
citywide policies/plans: Identify through
• 2022-2023 Racial Equity Plan ForwardDallas, mixed-use
land uses in historically
• Dallas Housing Policy 2033 (2023)
disadvantaged
• Economic Development Policy (2023) communities and
• Connect Dallas Mobility Plan (2021) [propose rezoning] to
increase walkable and
• Comprehensive Environmental &
affordable housing and
Climate Action Plan (2020)
economic
development…

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Why ForwardDallas?
Policies contingent on
Adds to the puzzle of recently adopted ForwardDallas
citywide policies/plans:
“ForwardDallas…
• 2022-2023 Racial Equity Plan
[to] work to
• Dallas Housing Policy 2033 (2023) increase the
• Economic Development Policy (2023) production of
• Connect Dallas Mobility Plan (2021) housing in a
• Comprehensive Environmental & targeted manner
Climate Action Plan (2020) that aligns with the
goals of DHP33.”
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Why ForwardDallas?
Policies contingent on
Adds to the puzzle of recently adopted ForwardDallas
citywide policies/plans:
Review land use
• 2022-2023 Racial Equity Plan policies through [the]
• Dallas Housing Policy 2033 (2023) Comprehensive Plan
update to heighten job
• Economic Development Policy (2023) creation at
• Connect Dallas Mobility Plan (2021) neighborhood level in
tandem with
• Comprehensive Environmental &
redevelopment efforts
Climate Action Plan (2020)
of aging commercial
centers.

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Why ForwardDallas?
Policies contingent on
Adds to the puzzle of recently adopted ForwardDallas
citywide policies/plans: Incorporate mobility
• 2022-2023 Racial Equity Plan metrics–such as impact
to vehicle miles
• Dallas Housing Policy 2033 (2023)
traveled and mode
• Economic Development Policy (2023) split–as key indicators of
• Connect Dallas Mobility Plan (2021) the land use scenarios
to be explored in the
• Comprehensive Environmental & upcoming revision
Climate Action Plan (2020) of the ForwardDallas
comprehensive plan

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Why ForwardDallas?
Policies contingent on
Adds to the puzzle of recently adopted ForwardDallas
citywide policies/plans:
Develop a new
• 2022-2023 Racial Equity Plan comprehensive land use
• Dallas Housing Policy 2033 (2023) strategy in the upcoming
comprehensive plan
• Economic Development Policy (2023) update to pair with the
• Connect Dallas Mobility Plan (2021) Strategic Mobility Plan and
CECAP goals, adopt
• Comprehensive Environmental & policy to reduce
Climate Action Plan (2020) transportation related
GHG emissions.

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WHERE ARE
WE IN THE
PROCESS?

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 Where are we in the process? (Timeline)

Ongoing Engagement

Fall 2021 1 2 3 4 5 6 77 Summer 2024

Project Initial Land Use Preliminary Placetype Draft Plan CLUP, CPC +
Initiation & Community Visioning Placetype Testing Review CC Public
Existing Engagement Map Hearings
Conditions Review

We Are Here

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What Have We Done?
Jan Mar Mar May Jun Jun Jul Jul Aug Aug
‘22 ‘22 ‘22 ‘22 ‘22 ‘22 ‘22 ‘22 ‘22 ‘22

Sep Sep Oct Feb Mar Apr May May Jun Jun
‘22 ‘22 ‘22 ‘23 ‘23 ‘23 ‘23 ‘23 ‘23 ‘23

The Comprehensive Land

Jul Aug Aug Sep Sep Oct Oct Nov Nov Dec
Use Plan Committee ‘23 ‘23 ‘23 ‘23 ‘23 ‘23 ‘23 ‘23 ‘23 ‘23
(CLUP) is a standing
committee of the City Plan
Commission (CPC) that
Jan
provides oversight during ‘24
the update process.

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What Have We Done?
The Technical Committee is an ad hoc informal committee intended to provide more
technical feedback and guidance on deliverables. They provide a technical perspective and
insights on the recommendations of the draft ForwardDallas plan. Technical Committee
meetings are not open to the public.

Aug Mar Sept Mar Apr Sep Oct Jan

‘21 ‘22 ‘22 ‘23 ‘23 ‘23 ‘23 ‘24

Kick-off Mtg Population Existing Draft #1 Implementation Draft Plan Draft Plan Project
Projections Conditions Placetype Map Review Review Review Update
Review Report Review / Project (Cont.)
Update

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What Have We Done?
170 +
22000+ Interactive Webmap Visits
In-Person
Events
1000+ In-Person Participants

8000+ Unique Online Users

1600+ Map Comments

65+ Virtual Events

170+ In-Person Events

Advisory Open House

Capacity Building Popup/Table
Listening Session / Focus Group Workshop
As of Feb 2024
MAJOR PLAN
DOCUMENT
COMPONENTS

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 Major Plan Components

A Land Use Themes B Placetype C Placetype Map D Implementation

(Goals) Descriptions Plan

Environmental Regional Open Space 1 Theme

Justice Small Town Residential Objectives
Community Residential
Housing 2 Actions Steps
Accessibility City / Urban Residential
Neighborhood Mixed Use
Economic 3 Implementing
Community Mixed Use Partner / Agency
Development +
Revitalization Regional Mixed Use
City Center / Urban Core
Transit Oriented 4 Timeframe
Development (TOD) Institutional / Special Purpose
+ Connectivity Flex Commercial
Community + Logistics / Industrial Park 5 Metrics
Urban Design Industrial Hub

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 1. Development Review

HOW IS 2. Budget Priorities &

Capital Improvements
THIS PLAN 3. Responding to
USED? Community Concerns
4. Changes

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How does this help with development review?
Placetypes provides non-
regulatory, future land use
guidance on how a community
SHOULD look like while Zoning is SHOULDS
the regulatory requirement for
MUSTS
how a property MUST be
developed.

NOTE: Land use guides zoning but

does not create zoning.
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How does this help with development review?
Fd 2.0
How does this help with development review?
Fd 2.0
How does this help with the budget and CIP?
• Capital improvements are
important means of
implementing the
Comprehensive Plan. New water,
sewer, drainage, streets, etc. are
critical to implementing plans for
future development.

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 How does this respond to community concerns?
• Emphasis on equitable engagement.

• Placetypes can explicitly outline certain goals/tools to

address land use incompatibilities, EJ tools, how edges
and transition areas are addressed, etc.

• Placetypes can also highlight areas that may need a

city-initiated rezoning based on a potential change to
the future land use/placetype designation.

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 What if something changes?

• The plan can be amended as new information

emerges or changing needs arise.

• Smaller area plans can be incorporated into the

citywide comprehensive plan.

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WHAT’S
NEXT?

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What’s Next?
Plan Document Plan Document Plan Document Recommendation Council + Public
Briefings + Workshops + Workshops + to Council + Public Hearings
Workshops Public Hearings Public Hearings Hearings

Jun 2024
May 2024
Apr 2024
Mar 2024
Feb 2024
We Are Here

Fall 2021 1 2 3 4 5 6 77 Summer 2024

Project Initial Land Use Preliminary Placetype Draft Plan CLUP, CPC + CC
Initiation & Community Visioning Placetype Testing Review Public Hearings
Existing Engagement Map Review
Conditions
Ongoing Engagement

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Q&A

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 Comprehensive
Land Use Plan
Update
City Council Briefing
Feb 7, 2024

Andrea Gilles, AICP, Interim Director

Department of Planning & Urban Design