Proposed Cedar Crest Zone Changes

Neighborhood Meeting April 20, 2017 Smith Chapel AME Church

Authorized Hearing Area Map

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Background • February 25, 2015 - City Council authorized a public

hearing to determine proper zoning for the area. • September, 2015 – Office of Environmental Quality was

requested to pursue a Municipal Setting Designation (MSD) for the 11th Street Corridor.

• March, 2016 – City Council Member Arnold held a neighborhood meeting on the possibility of rezoning properties in the Authorized Area. Notice was sent to all property owners.

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Background • April, 2016 – City Council Member Arnold’s office

selected the Steering Committee • May, 2016 – Office of Environmental Quality (OEQ)

oversaw environmental screening and testing activities in the area. No new chemical impacts in groundwater were found.

• May 16, 2016 – March 2, 2017, Staff met with the Steering Committee at 9 meetings to discuss proposed zoning district changes

• June, 2016 – OEQ, the City Manager’s Office and the City Council member determined that MSD project activities would cease and an MSD ordinance would not be pursued for the area.

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Aerial Map

Moore Park DART Station

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Existing Zoning in Authorized Area

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18 Existing Businesses in Study Area with COs

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Type of Business Total Number in Study Area

AUTO SERVICE CENTER 3

OFFICE SHOWROOM/WAREHOUSE 3

INDUSTRIAL (INSIDE) 1

OFFICE BUILDING 4

COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENT (INSIDE) 1

VEHICLE OR ENGINE REPAIR OR MAINTENANCE 5

GENERAL MERCHANDISE OR FOOD STORE < 3,500 SQ. FT. 1

Opportunities - Access to the Santa Fe Trestle Trail and the Trinity Skyline Trail

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Moore Park

Trailhead @1837 E. 8th Street

Opportunities – Proximity to DART Rail

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Moore Park DART Station

Opportunities – Cedar Crest Bridge Gateway Improvements

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• Completed in November, 2015;

• Gateway upgrades on Cedar Crest bridge;

• Trinity River Overlook

Constraints – Flood Plain

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o All development activities in a flood plain area require the application and approval of a Fill Permit per. Section 51A-5.105 of the Dallas Development Code in addition to other city permits and permits from county, state and federal agencies • A component of which are costly hydraulic and hydrologic engineering

studies

The majority of the study area is under a flood plain designation

Note: image for discussion purposes only. Not an official Flood Map

Prior Studies - Trinity River Corridor Comprehensive Land Use Plan (Adopted 3/9/05 & Revised 12/9/09)

Trinity River Corridor District Plans Study Area 10: Skyline Heights

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Prior Studies - Trinity River Corridor Comprehensive Land Use Plan (Adopted 3/9/05 & Revised 12/9/09)

Trinity River Corridor District Plans Study Area 10: Skyline Heights

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Prior Studies - LINC Dallas (Leveraging & Improving Neighborhood Connections)

Area E - Cedar Creek Study Area (June 2, 2012)

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Prior Studies - LINC Dallas (Leveraging & Improving Neighborhood Connections)

• LINCing DALLAS (Leveraging and Improving Neighborhood Connections) was a community-based urban design initiative of the City of Dallas in 2012 led by the Dallas citydesign studio

• The initiative covered 6 focus areas, including Cedar Creek (which includes the authorized area)

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• Recreate 11th Street as a walkable mixed-use retail and residential street • Capitalize on views from Cedar Crest and 11th Street with new mixed used

development • Provide walkable green connections from Skyline Heights across 11th Street to

More Park and the Great Trinity Forest • Develop retail spaces to attract quality retailers, including healthy grocers • Create new play fields and enhance open space in the Cadillac Heights floodplain

with town center development along Cedar Crest Boulevard • Develop middle income housing along Clarendon adjacent to Cedar Creek with

higher density linked to the FIJI Development, the Corinth DART station and views toward downtown

• Create safe trail connections to area schools, the Trinity, and the Dallas Zoo from neighborhoods along Cedar Creek and along the creek running between Skyline Heights

Source: June 2nd Charrette Notes, Draft Report dated June 29, 2012

Objectives and Design Program from Charrette:

Proposed Subdistricts & Straight Zone Changes

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Subdistrict 1, 4 & 5 - Proposal • Mixed Use Districts

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Subdistrict 2 - Proposal • Moore Park

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Subdistrict 3 - Proposal • Mixed Use Shopfront

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Next Steps & Questions • City Plan Commission – May 18th • City Council – June, 2017

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