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Procedure For Changes and Amendments.

Dallas City Code ch. 51A, art. VII, div. 51A-7.800
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Dallas City Code § 51A-7.801 AUTHORITY TO AMEND; SUBMISSION OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CITY PLAN COMMISSION.

SEC. 51A-7.801. AUTHORITY TO AMEND; SUBMISSION OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CITY PLAN COMMISSION. The city council may from time to time amend, supplement, or change this article. The amendment, supplement, or change may be petitioned for by any person, corporation, or group of persons by filing an application and paying an application fee to the department. Proposals for amending, supplementing, or changing this article in the public interest may also be initiated by motion of the city council or the city plan commission. Before taking any action on a proposed amendment, supplement, or change, the city council shall submit the same to the city plan commission for its recommendation and report. (Ord. Nos. 19455; 20927; 25047; 28073)

Dallas City Code § 51A-7.802 PUBLIC HEARINGS PROVIDED.

SEC. 51A-7.802. PUBLIC HEARINGS PROVIDED. The city plan commission shall hold a public hearing on any amendment, supplement or change prior to making its recommendation and report to the city council. The director shall give notice of the public hearing in the official newspaper of the city at least 10 days before the hearing. The city council shall hold a public hearing before acting on the city plan commission’s recommendation and report. At least 15 days notice of the time and place of city council hearing shall be published in the official newspaper of the city of Dallas. (Ord. Nos. 19455; 20007)

Dallas City Code § 51A-7.803 THREE-FOURTHS VOTE OF CITY COUNCIL IN CERTAIN CASES.

SEC. 51A-7.803. THREE-FOURTHS VOTE OF CITY COUNCIL IN CERTAIN CASES. If the city plan commission votes to recommend against a proposed change to this article as clearly reflected in the minutes of its meeting, the change shall not become effective except by a three-fourths vote of the members of the city council of the city of Dallas. (Ord. 19455; 24185)
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/0-0-0-86465Fetched: 10/26/2026

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