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Texas — Dallas County

MIHDB bonus strategy and
permitting through Dallas’s
 Development Code

Dallas ties its density bonus to Market Value Analysis categories and zoning
districts — not a simple formula. JDJ models the MIHDB math and runs the
DallasNow submittal alongside it.

Governing Code

Dallas Development Code

Department

Planning & Development / Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization

Portal

Dallas Now

Have a site in Dallas?

Tell us what you’re trying to build — we’ll run your MVA category
lookup and map the MIHDB bonus path.

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How Dallas Regulates Development

The framework, in JDJ’s words

Every Texas city on this site uses its own code, department names, and review process.
Here’s Dallas’s — the terms you’ll see throughout your project.

Governing Code

Dallas Development
Code

Department
Planning & Development / Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization
Portal

Dallas
Now

Dallas Service Offerings

What JDJ handles in Dallas

Dallas’s MIHDB bonus is the most complex of any Texas city on this list
— MVA category, zoning district, and income band all factor into the math.
JDJ owns that modeling alongside the DallasNow submittal.

01. Entitlements & Land Use
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Mixed Income Housing Development Bonus (MIHDB)
Dallas Development Code Sec. 51A-4.116 applications.
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MVA Category & Bonus Table Lookup
Market Value Analysis category determination for project siting.
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Fee-in-Lieu Calculation
MIHDB compliance path modeling.
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R-Zoned Rezoning Coordination
CPC → City Council process for MIHDB eligibility.
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ADU Pathway Screening
Not by-right in Dallas — ADUO overlay petition or Board of Adjustment exception.
02. Permit Expediting
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DallasNow Submittal & Tracking
Full application management through the city's current portal.
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Plan Review Coordination
Corrections management through review cycles.
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Board of Adjustment Application Support
Special exception applications, including ADU pathways.
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03. Due Diligence & Feasibility
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Dallas County Clerk Research
Deed and plat record review.
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DCAD Parcel Verification
Dallas Central Appraisal District ownership confirmation.
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AMI & Income Band Calculations
MIHDB underwriting support.
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Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization Coordination
Direct coordination on MIHDB administration.
Local Terminology

Dallas’s terms, decoded

The vocabulary you’ll hear from city staff, in plain English.

MIHDB
Mixed Income Housing Development Bonus — Dallas's density bonus program.
MVA
Market Value Analysis — the category system that sets bonus eligibility.
DallasNow

Dallas's current
permitting
and submittal portal.

AMI
Area Median Income — the basis for income-restricted unit calculations.