Municue
Dallas, TX

Board of Adjustment, Panel A · 10:30 AM · Council Briefing 6ES

Board of Adjustment Panel A held a nearly 8-hour session on six variance and special exception cases. Two cases produced non-routine outcomes: a fence height special exception failed on a 3-2 vote and was held under advisement, and a visibility obstruction fence was unanimously denied. A holdover setback variance drew 13 community members in opposition.
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Analysis

Zoning

The docket included two staff-recommended variances, one staff-recommended denial on a holdover, and three cases with no staff recommendation covering fence height, visibility obstruction, and an ADU-for-rent in a single-family zone.[#4][#1][#6][#3][#2][#5]

Key Decisions

The fence height special exception at 10260 Strait Lane failed on a 3-2 vote — below the required threshold — and was held under advisement rather than decided.[#3]
The visibility obstruction fence at 10662 Countess Drive was denied without prejudice on a unanimous 5-0 vote, with the board citing traffic hazard concerns as the basis for denial.[#6]

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#IIStaff Presentation/Briefing

#IIIPublic Hearing

#IVPublic Testimony

#VMiscellaneous Items

#VICase Docket

#1Jennifer Hiromoto seeks a 9-foot 6-inch variance to the maximum building height limit at 6524 Alpha Road (zoned R-1/2ac(A), which caps height at 36 feet) to construct or maintain a nonresidential structure at 45 feet 6 inches. Staff recommends approval.

Bryant ThompsonJennifer HiromotoDepartment of Planning and Development

#2Application by Robert Baldwin for a 15-foot variance to front yard setback regulations at 4701 Bengal Street to construct/maintain a nonresidential structure with a 0-foot front yard setback in an IR zone, where 15 feet is required. Staff recommends approval.

Bryant ThompsonRobert BaldwinDepartment of Planning and Development

#3Application by Sardar Sharif for a special exception to construct/maintain an 8-foot 6-inch fence in a required front yard at 10260 Strait Lane, where zoning limits front-yard fences to 4 feet, requiring a 4-foot 6-inch exception.

Bryant ThompsonSardar SharifDepartment of Planning and Development

#4Jennifer Hiromoto seeks a 21-foot variance to the required 61-foot front yard setback at 7003 Tokalon Drive (zoned CD-2, Tract IV) in order to construct or maintain a single-family residential structure with a 40-foot setback. Staff recommends denial.

Bryant ThompsonJennifer HiromotoDepartment of Planning and Development

#5Application by Kiara Marie Medina for a special exception to single-family use regulations at 802 W. Greenbriar Lane to construct/maintain an accessory dwelling unit for rent, where the CD-13 zoning limits the property to one dwelling unit.

Bryant ThompsonKiara Marie MedinaDepartment of Planning and Development

#6Phillip Pelland seeks a special exception to the visibility obstruction regulation at 10662 Countess Drive (zoned R-10(A)) to construct or maintain a fence within the required 20-foot visibility triangle at the intersection of a street and alley. Staff offers no recommendation.

Bryant ThompsonPhillip PellandDepartment of Planning and Development

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