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Planning Commission approves exemption for cantilevered deck over dune conservation area at Las Palmas address

2904494 · April 8, 2025
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Summary

The commission approved a request to allow a small cantilevered deck to extend into the Dune Conservation Area at 4235 Las Palmas while keeping the main structure outside the protected area; staff and the applicant said the deck was minimized and other mitigation (gutters, uncovered profile) was proposed.

The City of Galveston Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve case 25BFD-001, granting an exemption that allows a cantilevered deck on a single-family house at 4235 Las Palmas to extend seaward into the Dune Conservation Area (DCA) while keeping the primary structure outside the DCA.

Coastal resources staff Kyle presented the staff report and said the main structure would remain outside the DCA and only the…

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