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Dallas board allows enlargement of nonconforming auto-sales use at 630 S. Buckner Blvd.
Summary
The Board of Adjustment granted a special exception to enlarge a long-standing auto-sales and display use, citing a lengthy history of auto-related activity on the site and adjacent property support. Approval was conditioned on compliance with submitted plans and a replat requirement.
The Dallas Board of Adjustment Panel A voted Jan. 21 to grant a special exception to enlarge a nonconforming auto-sales use at 630 South Buckner Boulevard.
Assistant Director Jason Pool told the board the use predated the PD zoning’s requirement for a special-use permit and therefore is nonconforming; any significant expansion ordinarily would require an SUP. Applicant representatives said the physical expansion is already on the ground, that permit records are incomplete and that the current owner bought the property in late 2020.
Jennifer Hiramoto, representing the applicant, said the expansion involves an eastern rear building and carport that lack clear permit history. Tenant Mohammed Alibadi testified he rented the site in 2023 and sought a certificate of occupancy under his name, triggering staff review that identified the unpermitted rear area.
Board members debated whether approving enlargement would "prolong the life" of a nonconforming use but concluded the site’s long history of auto-related uses (the record shows activity since the 1960s) and adjacent-owner support favored approval. Rachel Hayden moved to grant the special exception with conditions requiring compliance with the most recent submitted plans and that the property be subject to a replat; Jay Neri seconded. The motion passed 5-0.
The board noted permitting and inspections must be completed after the special exception, and staff confirmed enforcement actions are typically suspended while an applicant proceeds through the Board process and the 180-day permit window.
