Dallas BA, Real Estate Industry Partners Weigh In on Proposed Barricade Fee Increases in Dallas
Dallas BA has joined area real estate industry partners in raising concern about proposed increases to fees for lane and sidewalk closures in the right-of-way in the City of Dallas.
Dallas BA, along with MetroTex, TEXO and The Real Estate Council (TREC), submitted our concerns in a June 22 letter to the Dallas City Council opposing and stressing “the ramification of implementing new fees that add to the cost of development, particularly during an economic collapse and subsequent recovery.”
The industry associations cited how our members are already incentivized to meet structured development timelines, mitigate the impact of the traveling public, and remove barricades as soon as possible. We also noted how some delays are not the fault of the developer, urging specific language to be added to the ordinance that ensures any lost time caused by City of Dallas process related delays not be used in the calculation of fees.
The associations voiced their appreciation for the ordinance’s exemptions of certain residential roads and the grandfathering of closures permitted before October 1, 2020.
As Dallas, Texas and the nation find ourselves immersed in the most serious public health crisis in a century, as well as trying to recover from the most serious economic turmoil in the last 90 years, homes are more important now than ever before. It is vital that any added costs that can impact the overall affordability of a home be carefully considered.