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Coppell orders removal of substandard fence at 433 Willow Springs; owner given 30 days after notice
Summary
The Building and Standards Commission found the fence at 433 Willow Springs Drive to be a nuisance and ordered removal; staff will abate and place a lien if the owner does not comply.
The Coppell Building and Standards Commission voted to order removal of a deteriorated fence at 433 Willow Springs Drive and gave the property owner 30 days from the date of the signed order to comply. Staff set a target notification and compliance schedule so the removal would be due after March 14, when staff said copies of the signed order could be mailed to recorded owners and lienholders.
Desiree, senior code officer, told the commission that the single‑story house at 433 Willow Springs Drive (built circa 1979; current owner listed as Joanne Allison) has had a persistently deteriorated fence since June 2023. Desiree said staff had issued notices by mail, email, hand delivery and posted notices on site, and that municipal court had been used without effect because property representatives did not appear for pretrial hearings.
Desiree said inspections found broken and missing slats and that an entire panel was absent as of July 2024; additional violations behind the fence include rubbish and outside storage. She said the fence condition violated the city code nuisance provisions (the presentation cited section 302.7 0.2 as the inspection finding) and recommended an order requiring removal, replacement or repair. Staff advised that if the owner does not comply the city will contract for removal and charge the owner; unpaid charges can be placed as a lien against the property.
A commissioner moved to accept staff’s recommendation; the motion passed. The commission asked staff to execute and distribute the order and set March 14 as a practical due date for the 30‑day compliance period so notifications could be sent. Desiree told the commission she would present a prepared order reflecting the motion for the chair to sign before leaving the meeting.
Ending: The commission’s order requires fence removal, replacement or repair within the specified compliance window; if the owner does not act the city will abate and pursue recovery through liens.
