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.
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.
Here’s Dallas’s — the terms you’ll see throughout your project.
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.
— MVA category, zoning district, and income band all factor into the math.
JDJ owns that modeling alongside the DallasNow submittal.
Local Terminology
Dallas’s terms, decoded
The vocabulary you’ll hear from city staff, in plain English.