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OOCCL Board Meeting January 12, 2009 PDF Print E-mail
The Old Oak Cliff Conservation League will hold their first meeting of the New Year at 7:00PM on January 12th, 2009 at the Cliff Cafe located adjacent to the Belmont Hotel.

Because of the speed with which the Davis Street Land Use Study is advancing, study crafter Larry Good of Good, Fulton and Farrel , will be the sole speaker at this meeting. Mr. Good has been asked to address how conservation fits in with the Davis Street Plan.

Please try to attend this important meeting and take this opportunity to voice your questions, comments and concerns. 
 
Davis Street Land Use Study Meetings Called for January - Final one on 1/26/09 PDF Print E-mail
As reported by the  Advocate/Cliff Dweller Magazine and now confirmed by the Davis Street Study Group, a meeting has been called for January 26, 2009 from 6:30 to 9:00 PM at Hitt Auditorium by the individuals who crafted the Davis Street Land Use Study.  Hitt Auditorium is located at Methodist Hospital where Bishop dead-ends into Colorado.  Parking is available on site.

The January 26th meeting is the culmination of six sub-area meetings recently scheduled for the month of January.  Locations, dates and times have not been decided on yet by the presenters but OOCCL will make that information available as soon as we receive it.

THE FOLLOWING MEETINGS WILL BE THE LAST OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENT INPUT BEFORE THE MATTER MOVES FORWARD TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEN TO THE FULL COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL.  PLEASE DON'T MISS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE YOUR OPINION. 

January   7- Bishop Arts District- 9:00AM  Hunky's Hamburgers 321 N. Bishop - Current CD 7 Ordinances
January 10- Kings Highway Conservation District - 9:00AM Kessler United Methodist Church Room 115
1215 Turner Ave.
January 13- Winnetka Heights - 7:00PM - Tyler Street Methodist927 W. Tenth St.
January 19- Kidd Springs - 6:30PM Kidd Springs Recreation Center 711 W. Canty
January 21- West Kessler/L.O. Daniel -7:00PM 819 N. Oak Cliff Blvd.
January 22- Dallas Land and Loan (The Garden District) - 6:30PM 400 W. Davis
January 26 - The Entire Plan - 6:30PM Hitt Auditorium Methodist Hospital,
Colorado and Bishop

Bishop and Davis Before.



Bishop and Davis After?  Click here.
 
 
Board 2009 PDF Print E-mail

At the annual meeting of the members of the Old Oak Cliff Conservation League on November 10, annual reports were given about the Tour, finances, committees and the yearly election was held.

The nominating committee was chaired by the Past President, Barbara Barbee. Committee members were Melanie Loe, Lisa Spayberry, Phil Perry and Jason Wright.  
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Gentrification PDF Print E-mail
Take a moment to read about gentrification to get a better idea about the concepts behind the rezoning of older urban neighborhoods like Old Oak Cliff and articles about gentrification in Uptown, in Melbourne, in New York, in Atlanta and in London.   Also, articles about gentrification's effects on small businesses in Brooklyn and independent  small restaurants in Toronto .
 
Davis Street Land Use Study Moves Forward PDF Print E-mail
Written by Michael Amonett   
kessler theater
 

 

Davis Street Land Use Study

A public meeting was held at Hitt Auditorium at Methodist Hospital on October 22. Attended by some 200 concerned residents, the meeting was to inform the public about a large scale rezoning effort that is being considered along Davis St. and Bishop Ave. and surrounding areas on either side of those streets. Larry Good, of Good, Fulton and Farrell, was hired to conduct the study with the input of a group of ten local developers and residents from the area. Commercial property owners and developers funded the study.

The large area was divided into seven sub-areas with each of those being treated differently by the plan.

Area 1 is along Bishop from the Bishop Arts District to Methodist Hospital. Front yard setbacks would be honored while four story
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An Informal Poll

Which building material is best suited for the facades of new commercial structures in historic Old Oak Cliff?
 

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