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Planning & Zoning The Planning and Zoning Commission consists of a seven-member board who are appointed by the City Council to serve a term of two years. A member of the Planning and Zoning Commission may be eligible to serve up to three (3) consecutive two (2) year terms. The City Council, by a unanimous vote, may waive to three (3) successive full-term limitations. The Commission shall elect, among its members, a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman to serve a period of one year. The Planning and Zoning Commission regularly meet twice monthly, on the second and fourth Monday of each month. Additional meetings may be scheduled as needed. The meetings are typically held at 7:00 p.m., at the Council Chambers, Duncanville City Hall, 203 E. Wheatland Road. Agendas for each meeting are posted at City Hall on the web site and on local Cable TV. The Mission Statement of the Planning and Zoning Commission is to promote commerce and neighborhood preservation through orderly review, study, and consideration of zoning issues relative to state and local laws; to consider zoning requests, and make recommendations to the City Council; to review all zoning categories and allowed uses, making recommendations as needed. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall act as an Advisory Board to the City Council on planning and zoning matters. The Planning and Zoning Commission has three principal duties. The first is approving plats which is the process of creating lots and blocks out of raw land, or approving replats, which is the process of rearranging previously approved lot lines. The second duty is to make recommendations to City Council on specific zoning changes on property requested by the property owner or appropriate zoning changes initiated by the City Council. The third task is to tackle special studies and make recommendations or reports on those studies back to the City Council. In 1999, the City Council approved a brand new zoning ordinance for both residential and nonresidential zoning districts. Approximately 90% of the city has been rezoned to those new categories. The Planning and Zoning Commission is currently working on a new zoning classification called "Mixed Uses" for possible application to some of the properties which have not been rezoned.
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Quick Links Fire Department Related Information Comprehensive Zoning Ordinances Building A Residential Project Building a Non-Residential Project Process for Zoning Change and Application (.pdf) Process for Preliminary & Final Plat and Application (.pdf) |
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