Dallas Residents May Lose Ability to Petition for Business Closure

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Dallas residents could lose the ability to petition for the closure of businesses that have been proved harmful to the community if the city follows a recommendation by the city attorney’s office.

Dallas residents could lose the ability to petition for the closure of businesses that have been proved harmful to the community if the city follows a recommendation by the city attorney’s office. Activists and neighborhood leaders are sounding the alarm that the city might take away residents’ rights to the process known as amortization.

Currently, residents or a City Council member can petition to allow evidence to be presented to determine whether a business site causes enough negative impacts to justify shutting it down.that had been at its location for years when city planners pushed through new zoning and effectively forced it to go awa

 

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