A historic Dallas neighborhood is expected to find out soon if half-built duplexes built in violation of the city’s zoning law will be allowed to remain or will be torn down.
The Dallas Board of Adjustment is being forced to decide which stands – the law that was actually in place or the building permits that were issued by mistake.Going with the law in place would be costly for developers. However, allowing the mistake to stand would not sit well with the Elm Thicket residents who fought for the zoning law in the first place.Last month, the board told the developers and the city to work out a compromise solution.Neither side was able to come to an agreement.
Then the city failed to update the map that it used for issuing permits, leading to dozens of permits being issued in error.The mistake was discovered in May, and that led the city to issue stop-work orders.There are 19 structures still in violation."This is one of Dallas’ few remaining Freedman’s communities. Ellum Thicket fought for the changes to PD67 to preserve the character and history of our neighborhood.
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