…permitting process. Scheduled for July 1, the department’s Q-Team, which is described as a “fee-based, expedited plan review process that allows applicants to receive a personalized plan review with the…
Development Services Chief Claims Permitting Times Improving
…to reduce residential permitting times by 50% by March of 2023, that we’re going to hit our target of three to five business days for new single families, that we’re…
Former Call Center Site Becomes Nuisance Property
…its building permitting process; and providing a favorable environment to conduct business.” When asked to provide the last two years of data on service calls to 9999 Tecnology Blvd., a…
Dallas Votes for Higher Taxes
…handles City permitting, factored into Broadnax’s near-firing in 2022. The Dallas City Council appointed Kimberly Tolbert, who worked under Broadnax for years, to serve as interim city manager for the…
Tolbert 'Equity' Inquiry Butts Up Against City's Transparency Limits
…been a part of for years, has overseen taxation, municipal spending, and crime increases. There have also been issues with permitting backlogs and maintaining the security of sensitive City data….
ByteDance Firmly Rejects Notion of Selling TikTok
…the United States when former President Donald Trump sought to bar the application via an executive order. However, a federal judge deemed the action as exceeding Trump’s jurisdiction, thus permitting…
Development Services Fees Increase on May 1
…Department (DSD) will be increasing its service fees for the first time since 2015, a change intended to streamline the City’s slow permitting process, balance the department’s $22 million budget…
Broadnax Rolls Out Updated Permit Fee Estimator
Builders and developers in Dallas have a new tool to help gauge their project’s estimated permitting fees. Dallas’ Development Services Department (DSD) announced Wednesday that an updated Fee Estimator had…
Some Exciting North TX Real Estate Projects in 2024
…new 35-story residential tower downtown. Despite the City’s overly burdensome building regulations and periodic permitting backlogs, Swiss investment management firm Empira Group says it plans to complete the 711 N….
Broadnax's Permit Department Under Fire After Office Blunder
Rules for thee but not for me may have been the mindset over at the City’s permitting department when it broke protocol to relocate staff to 7800 N Stemmons Fwy…
Mayor Johnson Sounds Off on Broadnax Severance Deal
…of police data in 2021 and a ransomware attack last year that led to the personal data leak of more than 30,000 people online. A permitting backlog and residents’ displeasure…
McMaster-Carr Build in DFW Set for May
…pulling in more projects, including its density problem and slow permitting process. Permit approval times under Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax have been a point of frustration for the development…
Cowtown Faces More Evictions Than Dallas
…in evictions, increasing eviction fees, and increasing the supply of low-income housing, which, at least in Dallas, has been hampered by the city’s purportedly overburdensome regulations and permitting delays, as…
Kim Tolbert's Social Media History Shows Left-Wing Sympathies
…in taxation, municipal spending, and crime. Concerns have also been raised about the security of sensitive City data and permitting backlogs under Broadnax. Residents repeatedly registered their dissatisfaction in polling,…
Broadnax To Launch Commercial Permit Dashboard in June
…commercial permitting times in Dallas. While DSD has introduced several initiatives and programs to help accelerate residential and commercial permitting times, more work is needed to stay competitive with its…
Broadnax Launches Residential Development Quick Guide
Dallas’ Development Services Department recently released a comprehensive guide to assist builders and stakeholders in navigating the City’s purportedly burdensome residential permitting process. DSD’s new Residential Quick Guide (RQG) provides…
Commission Proposes Police Oversight Director Answer to Council
…Community Police Oversight is not one that provides city services like sanitation, street repair or permitting,” Friedman added. “This is an office that oversees a city service responsibility for it….
New Residential Community Coming to DFW
…Texas have seen a consistent arrival of new businesses and residents in recent years, Dallas proper’s inefficient permitting process under City Manager T.C. Broadnax has hindered development of commercial projects….
Burger Franchise Keeps Growing in DFW
…seen a consistent arrival of new businesses and residents in recent years — unlike Dallas, where delays in permitting under City Manager T.C. Broadnax have slowed or stopped commercial projects….
AI Meets Architecture in Dallas
…AI into its troublesome permitting process. The technology is expected to improve the efficiency of the permitting process, which has suffered from periodic backlogs and costly delays. AI might also…