Dallas BA Opposes Forney Moratorium and Ordinance Fails at Council
The city of Forney held a public hearing on Aug. 30 to consider a 120-day moratorium on applications and plans for development for single-family and multifamily residential developments within the town’s corporate city limits. The restriction would apply to those submittals filed on or after Sept. 2, 2021, and includes permits, plats, verifications, rezoning site plans and new or revised certificates of occupancy.
However, the motion to move forward with the ordinance failed at City Council on a split vote. The impact of the vote carried over to the city’s Sept. 2 Planning & Zoning Commission meeting where the ordinance, which was scheduled for a public hearing with the commission, was not brought forward.
Prior to the Aug. 30 hearing, Dallas BA submitted this letter to the city council and staff opposing the proposed ordinance questioning both the appropriateness and lack of evidence in the ordinance’s incorporated findings, which is required by state law. Forney has not indicated if the proposal will be brought back in the future.
Dallas BA will continue to monitor this issue.