STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Economic Development
AGENDA DATE: December 14, 2022
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):|910|DEPARTMENT: Department of Planning and Urban Design
EXECUTIVE: Majed Al-Ghafry
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SUBJECT
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A public hearing to receive comments for consideration and adoption of the Hensley Field Master Plan as a component of the City's Comprehensive Plan, an area generally along the edge of the Dallas Global Industrial Complex and Cottonwood Bay (western boundary), Mountain Creek Lake (southern boundary), East Jefferson Street (northern boundary), and Hensley Field Drive (eastern boundary); and an ordinance amending the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Dallas by adopting The Hensley Field Master Plan - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
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BACKGROUND
Hensley Field is the site of the former Dallas Naval Air Station, a 738-acre property owned by the City of Dallas and located in Dallas' southwestern quadrant adjacent to the City of Grand Prairie. Hensley Field was leased by the U.S. Navy from the City of Dallas from 1949 to 1999. Since the Naval Air Station Dallas (NAS) closure, the site has been used for a patchwork of temporary storage, City functions, and unrelated leases. Current uses have not represented the highest and best use of this property to maximize community benefits.
The U.S. Navy is obligated under the 2002 Settlement Agreement to clean up Hensley Field and remains committed to coordinating with the City. A key consideration to enhance coordination of cleanup efforts was for the City to undertake and adopt a redevelopment master plan and identify future land uses.
Situated on the north shore of Mountain Creek Lake, the site has over two miles of lake frontage and excellent views to the skyline of Downtown Dallas, ten miles to the northeast. The Master Plan sets forth the vision and policies for the reuse and redevelopment of this strategic site. The vision is of an authentic,...
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