​​​​​​Code amendments Completed or Discontinued since 2015​

Amendments to the Dallas Development Code are processed by the Planning and Development Department.  Requests for amendments may be submitted by City Council, City Plan Commission, City staff or the public by application.
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CODE AMENDMENT​​
 DATE ADOPTED
 MATERIALS
Neighborhood Forest Overlay
(DCA 245-001)		November 22, 2025Ordinance
Staff Report
Park Land Dedication
(DCA 234-002)		November 12, 2025
Ordinance
Staff Report
Postponements
(DCA 234-006)		Discontinued on August 13, 2025
Staff Report
Demolition Delay Overlay
(DCA 245-002)		May 14, 2025Ordinance
Case Report
Parking Reform
(DCA 190-002)		May 14, 2025Project Webpage
Commercial Motor Vehicles
(DCA 223-003)		October 23, 2024Project Webpage
Child-Care Facilities, Adult Day Cares, and Day Homes
(DCA 223-002)		February 14, 2024Project Webpage
Short-Term Rentals
(DCA 212-002)		June 14, 2023Project Webpage
Concrete or Asphalt Batch Plants 
(DCA212-003)
May 11, 2022
Project Webpage
Mixed Income Housing Development Bonus
(DCA 201-008)
March 27, 2019*
*(Excluded from page with prior code amendments.)		Project Webpage
Temporary Inclement Weather Shelters
(DCA 189-005)		November 11, 2020Ordinance
Case report
Parking Reduction for Multi-Family Recycling Containers
(DCA 190-003)		August 12, 2020Project Webpage
Ordinance
Case report
Residential Proximity Slope in Planned Development Districts
(DCA 190-009)		October 28, 2020Ordinance
Case report
Accessory Dwelling Units
(DCA 0156-006)		Indefinitely Postponed on October 1, 2020Project Website
House Bill Amendments
(DCA 190-001)		August 12, 2020Ordinance (Materials)
Ordinance (BDA)
Case report
Zoning Property Owner Notification
(DCA 189-004)		February 26, 2020Project Website
Article XIII: Form Districts
(DCA 178-007)		February 26, 2020Ordinance
Case report
Neighborhood Forest Overlay
(DCA 178-012)		April 10, 2019Ordinance
Case report
Ceremonial Street Naming
(DCA 178-004)		November 14, 2018Project Webpage
Ordinance
Case report
Live/Work Use
(DCA 178-009)		November 14, 2018Ordinance
Case report
Block/Blockface
(DCA 178-005)		June 27, 2018Project Webpage
Ordinance
Case report
Article X Landscape and Tree Conservation Regulations
(DCA 145-002)		June 27, 2018
Project Website
Ordinance
Cleanup Amendments
(DCA 178-006)		June 13, 2018Project Webpage
Ordinance
Case report
Paraphernalia Shop
(DCA 156-004)		May 24, 2017Ordinance Chapter 12B
Ordinance CHapter 51 and 51A
Case Report
Late Hours Overlay
(DCA 156-009)		Discontinued on May 18, 2017Project Website
Little Free Libraries
(DCA 156-002)		October 26, 2016Ordinance
Case Report
Non-Required Fences
(DCA 156-001)		September 14, 2016Ordinance
Case Report
Tower/Antenna for Cellular CommunicationsRegulations
(DCA 145-005)		January 13, 2016Ordinance
Outside Storage Use Provisions
(DCA 078-016)		October 29, 2015Ordinance