Dallas Small Business Ordinance Tracker
Broad business impact: business-license taxes, minimum wage, scheduling mandates, fee schedules affecting most businesses — tracked continuously in Dallas, TX. CouncilRadar reads every published agenda so you hear about proposals before the council votes.
Recent items
The historic preservation tax exemption program would give owners and developers of historic properties a tax break, lowering their tax costs.
medium impactSmall Business
The zoning amendment to create a CS Commercial Service District in Planned Development District No. 241 will change land‑use rules for businesses in that area, affecting how they can operate.
medium impactSmall Business
A public hearing on a proposed Planned Development District for a Commercial Service zone could change zoning rules that affect a wide range of businesses planning to operate in that area.
medium impactSmall Business
An indoor commercial amusement business would be allowed to operate under an amended specific‑use permit, changing zoning and permitting requirements for that business.
high impactSmall Business
A bail bonds office will be permitted to operate in the Mixmaster Riverfront area under a seven‑year specific‑use permit amendment, changing zoning and permitting requirements for that business.
high impactSmall Business
A private recreation center will be granted a new specific use permit to operate in a single‑family district, enabling the club to open and conduct its activities.
high impactSmall Business
A self‑service storage company would be permitted to open a new facility under a specific use permit, enabling the business to operate subject to site‑plan conditions.
high impactSmall Business
The ordinance sets a citywide ad valorem tax rate of $0.6978 per $100 assessed value, increasing the property tax burden for all Dallas businesses and property owners.
high impactSmall Business
All businesses that own property in Dallas will face a new $0.6978 per $100 assessed valuation property tax for 2026‑27, increasing their operating costs.
high impactSmall Business
The city will revise its living wage policy, raising the wage floor and expanding applicability, which will increase labor costs for businesses that contract with the city.
high impactSmall Business
The amendment creates a CS Commercial Service District, imposing new zoning regulations and likely fees that will directly affect businesses operating on the specified property.
high impactSmall Business
The ordinance creates a new Light Industrial Planned Development district on agricultural land, allowing light‑industrial small businesses to locate and operate there.
high impactSmall Business
Extra Space Storage would be permitted to develop and operate a self‑service storage facility at 13705 Montfort Drive, granting a 30‑year specific use permit.
high impactSmall Business
A private recreation center/club would be permitted to operate on a single‑family zoned lot, creating a new business location and allowing it to conduct its activities.
high impactSmall Business
Review and proposed amendments to the living wage policy would change wage requirements for affected businesses.
high impactSmall Business
The amendment raises the living‑wage threshold and changes the wage‑floor methodology, affecting any business that contracts with the city by increasing required employee wages.
high impactSmall Business
Businesses and property owners in the University Crossing district will be required to pay a new special assessment to fund public improvements, increasing their operating costs.
high impactSmall Business
Property owners and businesses in the Red Bird Public Improvement District will be levied special assessments to fund supplemental public services and improvements.
high impactSmall Business
Businesses that own property in the Uptown district will be required to pay a new special assessment fee to fund district services and improvements.
high impactSmall Business
Hotels with 100 or more rooms will face a new special assessment levy to fund the Dallas Tourism Public Improvement District, increasing their operating costs.
high impactSmall Business
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