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Board grants three-year temporary variance to allow mobile home on St. Bernard Street
Summary
The Board of Adjustment approved a three-year variance to permit a mobile home at 7024 St. Bernard Street for Donnie Ray Dutton, after his house was destroyed in a wildfire; staff said the lot's AA zoning normally requires five acres for a mobile home but a single-family home would be permitted under other standards.
The Oklahoma City Board of Adjustment voted to grant a three-year temporary variance allowing a mobile home at 7024 St. Bernard Street, a property represented at the hearing by Brandy Brown on behalf of her father, Donnie Ray Dutton.
Brown told the board the family’s house was destroyed in a wildfire and a mobile home was moved onto the lot in 2022. She said she believed movers had pulled the correct permits at the time but later discovered the permit did not authorize placement on the land. Brown described difficulty navigating permitting and the family’s desire to move Mr. Dutton back to the property because of his health needs.
Planning staff explained that the property is zoned AA, and while AA zoning allows mobile homes on parcels of five acres or more, deed-approval and other tools can allow development on smaller parcels under RA (single-family) standards. Staff and multiple board members discussed options, including building a single-family home or seeking deed approval; board members also discussed granting a time-limited approval similar to medical-hardship variances.
After discussion the board moved to approve the application as requested with a time limit of three years to allow the mobile home on the property. Board members said the temporary approval would permit the homeowner to relocate Mr. Dutton while allowing time to pursue a long-term solution such as constructing a single-family residence.
Staff advised the applicant to continue working with city staff on permits and deed questions. The transcript records the motion, a second and that the motion passed but does not include a roll-call vote tally.
