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Coppell panel denies homeowner’s request to legalize carport after Board of Adjustment rejection
Summary
The Coppell Planning and Zoning Commission voted 3–1 on Nov. 21 to deny a rezoning request that would have legalized an after‑the‑fact carport at 552 Arborbrook Lane, citing precedent and the Board of Adjustment’s finding that the owner did not demonstrate a non‑self‑created hardship.
A majority of the Coppell Planning and Zoning Commission on Nov. 21 denied a request to rezone a single lot so an existing freestanding carport could remain in its current location.
The action followed a staff recommendation against the rezoning and a public hearing at which the homeowner and more than a dozen neighbors spoke. Mary Boswell, planning staff, told the Commission that the carport and other work at 552 Arborbrook Lane were constructed without permits between May and October 2022 and that the structure sits about 9 inches from the side property line, where an SF‑12 zoning district requires a roughly 9‑foot side yard setback. Boswell said the owner pursued, and was denied, a variance from the Board of Adjustment on Sept. 5, 2024; the Board…
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