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Grand Prairie board finds Northeast Grand Prairie home unsafe, orders repairs and July review
Summary
The Building Advisory and Appeals Board found an unpermitted carport and multiple unsafe conditions at a Northeast Grand Prairie property, ordered the owner to repair or remove the structures and set a July review; the owner said financial limits and logistical barriers complicate compliance.
The Building Advisory and Appeals Board on Wednesday adopted staff findings that a residence with multiple unpermitted additions at 1622 Rua in northeast Grand Prairie is a dangerous structure and ordered the owner to repair or remove the structures and bring the property into code compliance, with a status update requested at the board's July meeting.
City code compliance staff told the board the property contains several unpermitted additions — including a carport that appears to encroach on a required setback — and unsafe conditions such as rotten floor members, bowing ceilings and exposed electrical wiring. Staff cited the International Residential Code and Grand Prairie Code of Ordinances sections identified in their report when…
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