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Commission backs homeowner appeal to allow temporary crushed-asphalt driveway, recommends enforceable agreement
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Commission voted 7–0 to recommend that the city council approve an appeal by homeowner Oscar Carranza to allow a crushed-asphalt driveway on private property for a limited period, contingent on a written enforcement agreement requiring permanent paving within a year.
The Manvel Planning & Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend city council approve an appeal by homeowner and applicant Oscar Carranza to the city engineer’s denial of a design modification request that would allow a crushed-asphalt (gravel/crushed asphalt) driveway on private property at 7619 Scott Avenue.
Carranza told the commission he planned a concrete driveway originally but faces financial constraints; he said his house is nearly complete and that a full concrete driveway would cost roughly $60,000 while a crushed-asphalt surface would cost “about $5,000.” Carranza said he…
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