Parking Reform Approved by Dallas City Council!
On Wednesday, City Council voted 14–1 to pass a code amendment that significantly reduces—and in many cases eliminates—minimum parking requirements across the city.
After hundreds of public comments from advocates over the five years since city staff first began work on parking reform, the City Council voted 14–1 to pass a code amendment that significantly reduces—and in many cases eliminates—minimum parking requirements across the city.
Dallas Morning News: Dallas approves parking reforms in lopsided vote after years of debate
City of Dallas Press Release: City Council approves Parking Reform for Dallas
On Wednesday, more than three dozen advocates spoke in support of the amendment at City Hall and online. Some of the groups represented include Dallas Housing Coalition, Dallas Neighbors for Housing, Better Block, Dallas Bicycle Coalition, Sunrise Movement Dallas, Dallas Area Transit Alliance (DATA), Dallas Urbanists STLC, DFW Urbanistas, Parking Reform Network, and Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART).
Come celebrate with fellow urbanists at at our Dallas Urbanists Bimonthly Mixer🍻 this Saturday 5:00 PM at Ye Olde Scarlet Pumpernickel in Downtown Dallas!
Summary of Changes
For an official overview of the new code amendment, visit the parking reform page on the City of Dallas website. To help clarify the new changes, I created the charts below summarizing the updates in the code amendment.
Removed Requirements
Reduced Requirements
Geographic Exceptions
Industrial Uses — Current parking minimums apply when contiguous with single-family uses in R zoning. No minimums elsewhere.
Commercial Service & Business — 1 parking space per 500 square feet apply when contiguous with single-family uses in R zoning. No minimums elsewhere.
Lower Greenville (MD-1 Overlay) — Properties subject to the MD-1 Modified Delta Overlay will keep parking minimums for currently allowed uses as per the current CR zoning.
