Dallas Releases Draft Proposing Duplexes, Corner-Lot Housing

Dallas has released a 414-page draft of a rewritten development code that would allow duplex-style homes in proposed residential districts and permit multi-unit dwellings on qualifying corner lots with alley access. The proposal is not law and remains under review; its proposed zoning conversions and restrictions mean the effects would depend on each property’s current zoning, overlays and the final standards. The draft also sets minimum lot sizes, allows some cottage-court developments and accessory dwelling units under separate rules, and includes protections such as neighborhood-based front setbacks and limits on building height near residential lot lines.