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Board approves side-yard variance for 602 Weeda Drive carport
Summary
The Grand Prairie Zoning Board unanimously approved a special exception and a variance to allow a 384-square-foot side-yard metal carport at 602 Weeda Drive, reducing the side-yard setback from 5 feet to 3 feet. Staff recommended approval and noted neighborhood precedent for accessory structures.
The City of Grand Prairie Zoning Board of Adjustments and Appeals voted 8–0 to approve ZBA26050028, a special exception and variance to permit a side-yard carport at 602 Weeda Drive in City Council District 5.
Salvador, the city planner who presented the case, said the proposed metal carport would be 384 square feet (24 feet by 16 feet) and 11 feet tall and would be placed on an existing concrete driveway. "The proposed carport is 384 square feet, 24 feet wide by 16 feet deep, and 11 feet high," Salvador said, and staff noted the project meets the city's density and dimensional requirements except for the side-yard setback. Staff also told the board the applicant had withdrawn an earlier variance request for accessory-structure maximum area.
Board members asked whether a 3-foot setback would affect sight lines or traffic; staff replied that there was no apparent traffic impact and that Transportation review occurs during permitting. Staff pointed out a legally permitted carport three doors down that complies with the standard 5-foot setback and said the proposed carport would not change the character of a neighborhood of many mid-20th-century homes with accessory structures. A motion to close and approve the item was made by Mr. Baker and recorded as passing 8–0.
The approval authorizes the applicant to seek permitting consistent with the variance and the city's permitting reviews. Staff recorded 54 mailed notices and reported no returned responses in favor or opposition. No homeowners association or property-improvement district was listed for the address.
