City removes substandard fence at Willow Springs property; commission closes case

The Coppell Building and Standards Commission accepted staff’s recommendation to close the docket for 433 Willow Springs Drive after city crews executed an abatement warrant to remove a fence the commission had earlier deemed a public nuisance.

Desiree Beilman presented the follow‑up at the commission’s April 3 meeting. She said the single‑story house’s rear wood fence had been in disrepair since at least June 2023, had not been repaired after multiple notices and had been found to be beyond repair at the commission’s Feb. 6, 2025 hearing. The commission ordered the fence removed by March 14, 2025; staff reported the owner failed to comply and the city removed the fence on April 3 under the abatement warrant.

“On 02/06/2025 the commission found that the fence was substandard and a public nuisance. It was deemed beyond repair and ordered to be removed by 03/14/2025,” Beilman said. She told the commission the abatement cost about $1,600 and that cost will be billed to the property owner; if the owner does not pay the city will pursue additional fines, administrative fees and interest and may file a lien on the property.

During the abatement staff documented additional violations on the parcel—accumulation of rubbish and prohibited outside storage—which were not part of the fence abatement and will be pursued separately through code compliance and legal processes. Commissioners moved to accept staff’s recommendation to issue an order of discharge for the fence case and remove it from the commission docket; the motion carried unanimously.