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Board denies Belmont Avenue height variance for duplex project, citing residential proximity slope

2366559 · February 20, 2025
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Summary

Baldwin Associates sought a 19-foot variance to building height at a Belmont Avenue duplex site; the board denied the request without prejudice, citing the residential proximity slope and neighborhood impacts.

On Feb. 20, 2025 the Dallas Board of Adjustment denied without prejudice a height-variance request filed by Baldwin Associates for a duplex development on Belmont Avenue (BDA245-027). The variance sought to exceed the residential height limit to allow rooftop mechanical equipment and to match heights of recently built duplexes in the neighborhood.

Applicant representative Rob Baldwin described the lot as unusually narrow and shallow compared with nearby properties, saying the…

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