Concrete and asphalt, things Dallas is in no short supply of, are making the city hot.
Dallas Planning and Development is proposing a code amendment limiting how much pavement builders can use in new developments. It could go before the City Council by the end of this year.
PDD’s proposed amendment would limit the amount of “impervious surface” that can cover newly built residential and nonresidential lots. Impervious surfaces are hard materials like concrete or asphalt that prevent rainwater from penetrating the ground. They also absorb 95% of the solar energy that hits them, raising the temperature around them…