Mixed Income Housing Development Bonus (MIHDB)

​The City considered amendments to Dallas Development Code Chapter 51A-4.1100 Mixed Income Housing, to support and align with the One Dallas Options program within the City of Dallas Comprehensive Housing Policy. The final approved ordinance (Ord. 31152) can be accessed here.

These proposed changes to Chapter 51A are part of a larger initiative supported by the City Manager and staff to create a program called One Dallas Options. This program, essentially an expansion of the existing Mixed Income Housing Development Bonus (MIHDB) program, adds additional incentives to encourage market-rate developers to build mixed income housing or to contribute to a new One Dallas Fund to be used to further the goals of the Comprehensive Housing Policy.

If approved, the new program would allow for three types of zoning bonuses for mixed income multifamily:

  • Type 1 – by-right bonuses in MF(A) and MU zoning districts
  • Type 2 – specific bonuses designated within planned development districts
  • Type 3 – a menu of bonus options available within new or amended planned development districts that specifically mention the new menu of options

One Dallas Options provides a set of incentives – regulatory, administrative, and financial – in exchange for provision of dwelling units that are reserved for families earning less than the Area Family Median Income. The case reports below contain more detailed information related to the One Dallas Options program and how the proposed amendments to Chapter 51A support and align with the program.

More information:
Steven Doss, AICP
(214) 671-8058 or steven.doss@dallascityhall.com

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