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Board denies Habitat for Humanity tree‑mitigation waiver for Elam Road project without prejudice
Summary
The Dallas Board of Adjustment denied without prejudice Habitat for Humanity’s request to waive or reduce tree mitigation for a 27‑lot affordable housing project at 9903 Elam Road, saying the application lacked concrete, measurable alternatives to satisfy the city’s Article X requirements.
The Dallas Board of Adjustment on July 15 denied without prejudice Habitat for Humanity’s request for an exception to the city’s tree mitigation requirements for a proposed 27‑lot affordable housing development at 9903 Elam Road.
The applicant sought relief from the city’s Article X tree mitigation rules, saying the property is heavily wooded, topographically constrained and that full compliance would impose roughly $1.08 million in mitigation costs — an amount the applicant said would make the affordable project financially infeasible. Habitat representatives and counsel described the site as an L‑shaped, heavily treed parcel adjacent to Apache Park and…
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