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

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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

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