Municipal Archives

Dallas Department of City Planning, 1965-2001

Collection 1991-095

Overview

Repository
Office of the City Secretary
Dallas Municipal Archives
1500 Marilla Street, 5D South
Dallas, Texas 75201
CreatorCity of Dallas Department of City Planning
TitleDallas Department of City Planning
Dates1965-2001
Quantity1.3 linear feet
AbstractReports, studies, plans, and policy papers relating to the activities of the Dallas Department of Planning
Identification 1991-095
Language Records are in English


Scope and Content

Collection consists of reports, studies, plans, and policy papers relating to the activities of the Dallas Department of Planning from the mid-1960s through 2001.  Neighborhood studies comprise a significant portion of the collection.

Included in the collection are some of the 143 planning policies issues papers published during the 1980s.  The policies were designed to guide the future growth of the city, addressing issues of transportation, housing, and neighborhood services, and planning and public development.
 
The City of Dallas attempted to impose a zoning and planning policy making body as early as 1916 but an actual board, the City Plan Commission, was not created until 1919. As established in the City Charter, the Commission is responsible for making recommendations to the City Council regarding planning and zoning matters, and for administering portions of the Texas [State] Local Government Code regarding the platting and recording of subdivisions and additions. 
        
Early planning was coordinated through the Commission and the City Engineer, and a Department of City Planning was created in 1945.  Departmental organization changed many times between the 1950s and the 1990s; and in October 2002, the Dallas City Council created a Development Services Department.  The department provides permit and plan review, approval, and inspection services for private development.
          

Organization

None​​​

Access

Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use by any and all other current or future developed methods or procedures must be obtained in writing from the Dallas Municipal Archives.  All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards.
 

Citation

Dallas Department of City Planning, 1965-2001 (Box <x>, Folder <y>), Dallas Municipal Archives

Index Terms

Dallas -- Texas -- History
Planning -- Texas -- History
Zoning law -- Texas -- Dallas
Zoning -- Texas -- Dallas


Container List

Box Folder Title, Date
11Thoroughfares,  1965
​2Zoning transition, 1987-1989
​3Zoning transition brochure, 1987
​4Map of proposed zoning, 1988
​5Planning Policies - Issue Paper, 1983
​6Planning policies -  Issue Paper, 1983
​7Dallas Department of City Planning brochures, 1985-1986
​8Growth Policy Plan, 1987
​9Zoning Commission documentation, 1987
​10Proposed work plan options workbook, 1987-1988
21Brochures regarding development impact review, conservation, districts, and sign ordinance, undated
​2Map attachment for Far North Dallas Area Study, undated
​3Beckley/Plowman district; Special Study for Zoning Transition, 1989
​4Lakewood Center Study, 1987
​5Development plan for Redbird Airport,  1981
​6Marketing study for Redbird Airport land, 1983
​7East Jefferson Area Neighborhood Improvement Strategy, 1992
​8City of Dallas Neighborhood Statistics Areas, 1980
​9City of Dallas Performance Report, 1979
​10Encouraging Economic Development in Southern Dallas, 1981
​11Akard Street Pedestrian Improvements: Functional Analysis Roadway Alignment, 1977
​12La Avenida (Maple Avenue) [revised draft], 1985
​13Love Field East Land Use Study, 1986
​14City Manager's Report on Improvements to the Love Field Noise Control Program and Love Field Policies, 1986
​15Los Altos; A Neighborhood Study, 1978
​16Kings Highway, 1981
​17Preliminary draft proposal for Jefferson Boulevard, 1975
​18Jefferson Boulevard Parking and Traffic Study, 1986-1987
​19Oak Lawn Plan, 1985
31Cedars Area Plan, 2001
​2Cedars Area Plan, 2001 (Copy 2)
​3Main Street Revitalization Program, 1976
​4Kleberg streets annexation area photographic negatives, 1980
​5Flood plain, water services area, sand, and gravel resources maps, undated
​6South Dallas/Fair Park Neighborhood Preservation and Economic Development Plan, 1987
​7Street Directory of Census Tracts, 1991
​8Economic Determinants of the Lakewood Shopping District, 1973
​9Land Use Policy Guidelines for Dallas, undated
​10Preservation and Dallas codes analysis "B", 1976
​11Tenth Street Historic District, 1994
​12Preservation Incentives for Downtown Historic Landmark Buildings, 1983
​13City Incentives for Historic Preservation, 1982
​14Farmer's Market, 1977
​15Dallas Historic Landmark Survey, 1975
​16Mayor's Task Force Report on Preservation Incentives for Dallas Historic Landmark Buildings, 1982