PROCEDURES TO OBTAIN A DEVELOPMENT BONUS.
Dallas City Code § 51A-4.1105
in effectSEC. 51A-4.1105. PROCEDURES TO OBTAIN A DEVELOPMENT BONUS.
(a) In general.
(1) The owner must comply with the requirements of Chapter 20A, as amended.
(2) Before applying for a permit for construction in accordance with this division, and Section 20A-25 owners shall:
(A) obtain a certified verification of the building site's MVA category;
(B) sign a reserved dwelling unit verification; and
(C) obtain certified verification of participation in the mixed income housing development bonus program.
(b) Building permit application. An application for a building permit using a development bonus must include the following:
(1) the date, names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the applicant and all property owners;
(2) the legal description, the current zoning classification, the market value analysis category, and the census tract of the building site for which the development bonus is requested;
(3) the total number of dwelling units proposed, the number of reserved dwelling units provided, and the number of reserved dwelling units required as a result of receiving the development bonus;
(4) the total number of one-bedroom dwelling units, two-bedroom dwelling units, etc. being proposed;
(5) the certified verification of the building site's MVA category, the reserved dwelling unit verification, and the certified verification of participation in the mixed income housing development bonus program;
(6) the total floor area as defined by Chapter 51A-2.102(38) and the floor area devoted to residential uses as defined in Section 51A-4.209; and
(7) any other reasonable and pertinent information that the building official determines to be necessary for review.
(c) Building permit issuance. Before the issuance of a building permit, the mixed-income restrictive covenant must be recorded in the county in which the building site is located, and an official copy of the executed and recorded mixed-income restrictive covenant must be submitted to the building official.
(d) Minimum units required.
(1) A development using a development bonus in this division must provide a minimum of one reserved dwelling unit regardless of the percentage of total units required.
(2) In this division, calculations of the total number of required reserved units that result in fractions of a required unit must be rounded up to the next whole number.
(3) A development using a development bonus in this division must reserve no more than 50 percent of the dwelling units in each development for households at or below 80 percent of area median family income. This maximum percentage of reserved dwelling units may be waived for developments that are enrolled in a program administered by the office of housing and community empowerment and authorized by the city council that furthers the public purposes of the city's housing policy and affirmatively furthers fair housing.
(e) Phasing.
(1) To obtain a development bonus for a phased development, a project plan must be submitted to the building official with the initial building permit application.
(2) For a phased development:
(A) the first phase must independently qualify for the development bonus;
(B) each subsequent phase combined with all previous phases already completed or under construction must also qualify for the development bonus; and
(C) the dispersal requirements in Section 51A-4.1106 only apply to buildings and phases with reserved units.
(3) A project taking advantage of a development bonus may consist of two or more building sites if they are developed under a project plan. The project plan must include a unit dispersal plan and must be:
(A) signed by all property owners; and
(B) approved by the building official.
(f) Certificate of occupancy. Before the issuance of a final certificate of occupancy for a multifamily or retirement housing use, the owner must submit to the building official any additional information needed to ensure compliance with the terms of the building permit and the mixed-income restrictive covenant, including:
(1) The approved affirmative fair housing marketing plan described in Section 20A-31(g).
(2) A letter from the director of housing and community empowerment certifying that the development complies with the mixed- income restrictive covenant.
(3) A letter documenting that the development has registered with one or more local providers of housing vouchers and has acknowledged that the development must pass the provider’s required inspections. (Ord. Nos. 31152; 32210; 32864; 33233)
Source: City of Dallas, Dallas City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/dallas/latest/dallas_tx/0-0-0-84967Fetched: 10/26/2026