STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Transportation & Infrastructure
AGENDA DATE: September 13, 2023
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 2, 14
DEPARTMENT: Department of Transportation
EXECUTIVE: Dr. Robert Perez
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SUBJECT
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A public hearing to receive comments to amend Ordinance No. 13262, “Dallas Central Business District Streets and Vehicular Circulation Plan” to change Wood Street between Griffin Street and Field Street from 80 feet of right-of-way and 36 feet of pavement to 60 feet of right-of-way and 36 feet of pavement, and update the existing right-of-way and pavement descriptions to reflect existing conditions; and, at the close of the public hearing, authorize an ordinance implementing the change - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
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BACKGROUND
Sante Fe IV Hotel LP, property owner on the south side of Wood Street west of Field Street, has requested an amendment to the City of Dallas Central Business District Streets and Vehicular Circulation Plan (CBD Plan) to change Wood Street between Griffin Street and Field Street from 80 feet of right-of-way and 36 feet of pavement to 60 feet of right-of-way and 36 feet of pavement. Staff is also requesting to update the existing right-of-way and pavement description to reflect the existing conditions. This section of Wood Street currently exists as varying right-of-way, with most of the section either 50 feet of right-of-way and 36 feet of pavement or 69 feet of right-of-way and 37 feet of pavement, the latter at the intersection of Wood Street and Griffin Street. The proposed change will modify the CBD Plan to 60 feet of right-of-way; this will be 30 feet of right-of-way on either side of the established centerline and the existing 36 feet of pavement curb-to-curb. Under the proposed amendment, there would be 12 feet of parkway on either side of the road in the public right-of-way, and the developer is proposing to allocate an additional two to three feet of space on their property for a total of 14 to 15 feet of pedestrian space.
The proposed reduction of the right-of-way would be to accommodate the proposed residential development of the applicant’s property. They are proposing to replace the existing 314-space surface parking lot with a phased 641-unit high-rise residential development.
Staff recommends approval to amend the CBD Plan to change Wood Street between Griffin Street and Field Street from 80 feet of right-of-way and 36 feet of pavement to 60 feet of right-of-way and 36 feet of pavement, and update the existing right-of-way and pavement descriptions to reflect existing conditions.
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)
On July 6, 2023, the City Plan Commission Thoroughfare Committee acted on this item and followed staff’s recommendation to approve the application.
On July 20, 2023, the City Plan Commission acted on this item and followed City Plan Commission Thoroughfare Committee’s recommendation.
FISCAL INFORMATION
No cost consideration to the City.
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