The Brief
- Developers and the City of Dallas faced questions from the Board of Adjustments on zoning issues in Elm Thicket.
- The city issued at least 19 building permits in violation of the neighborhood’s new zoning rules.
- Developers say they will lose millions if they aren’t allowed to continue.
DALLAS – On Tuesday, both the developers and the City of Dallas were in the hot seat to explain why duplexes are continuing to be built in Dallas’ historic Elm Thicket neighborhood despite violating of new zoning rules.
In 2022, with an influx of large duplexes with flat roofs springing up in Elm Thicket, people who live there worked hard to get zoning changes.
The residents wanted to protect the former freedmen’s town, also known as Ellum Thicket, with single-family homes, traditional roofs and space for lawns.…