DALLAS – As the City of Dallas looks to make room for more housing, homeowners are, once again, finding themselves at odds with city planning staff.
Homeowners in northwest Dallas are concerned about one development in particular that would bring three-story homes with little open space in between.
Dallas zoning proposal 
What we know:
Homeowners are concerned that the proposal would allow for about ten homes in the space where there would traditionally only be one home with a front and back yard.
One Dallas resident said the city was never meant for 50 homes to be “crammed” into “spaces the size of tennis courts.”
Homeowners in the northwest Dallas neighborhood in question say they never expected towering three-story homes two feet from the street to be built next to their homes.
Another resident told FOX 4 their concern is about privacy, worrying that with homes only 14 feet apart, people could easily see into private spaces.
The developing land is where a church used to sit before it was destroyed in an October 2019 tornado.
‘Allow us to keep our quiet neighborhood’ 
What they’re saying:
“Who would pay $1 million for one foot between homes, room for one SUV? They say empty nesters – they don’t want three stories. Young families, I would not want,” one resident said.
Residents say the proposal will create traffic problems on their narrow street.
Virginia Worley has lived in the neighborhood for 50 years.
“Allow us to keep our quiet neighborhood with churches, schools, parks,” Worley said.
The developer says they’ve scaled back plans, and the three-story homes would now be further from homes on Wimberley Court.
“Avoiding the classic issue of building something that towers over something next door,” the developer said.
But homeowners say that classic issue is still there.
“Noble cause to increase density, but can’t cram as many homes as possible. Developers met one time and threatened an apartment complex,” said resident John Wimberly.
The applicant, former Dallas City Council member Philip Kingston, argued the development is appropriate for the area.
What’s next:
In the end, the city planning commission approved the proposal, but it must still go before the Dallas City Council.
That is expected to happen in about six weeks.
The Source: Information in this report came from the City of Dallas and residents of the developing area.