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Port Arthur resident challenges replat after alleged unpermitted work; inspections say stop-work order issued
Summary
A Port Arthur resident told the Planning and Zoning Commission that unpermitted work and an addition within required setbacks are underway at 6134 Diamond Avenue; staff said a stop-work order was placed and that the commission's role in replat hearings is limited to lot lines.
A Port Arthur resident told the Planning and Zoning Commission on Aug. 18 that unpermitted construction and a recent addition to a garage at 6134 Diamond Avenue appear to be conversions to a second dwelling, and urged stricter enforcement. Planning staff said a stop-work order has been placed and building inspectors are monitoring the property.
Tony Legnon, who said he lives at 6156 Diamond Avenue directly next door, told commissioners he watched the work and raised it with city inspections. "They continued to work on it on weekends and holidays when they knew no city inspector would come around," Legnon said. He said the neighborhood has seen an increase in houses converted into multiple small rental units and that the added porch and structural timbers brought a portion…
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