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Garland planning commission clears major downtown design waivers for church rebuild at 801 West Avenue D

3289722 · May 12, 2025
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Summary

The Garland Plan Commission approved a downtown major waiver allowing a church to demolish and rebuild at 801 West Avenue D with multiple design deviations from the Garland Development Code, including a monument sign and reduced window glazing requirements.

The Garland Plan Commission voted to approve a set of major waivers to the downtown development code that will let a church demolish most of its existing building and rebuild at 801 West Avenue D.

The waivers approved May 12 cover six deviations from the Garland Development Code (GDC): a monument sign in the Uptown subdistrict, reduced at-grade and above-grade window glazing on several elevations, modified streetscaping/tree-spacing, exceptions for build-to-zone encroachments (canopies/overhangs), and relief from the GDC's architectural tripartite…

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