Commissioners deny variance for 550 Riley Road after liability concerns
Sep 15, 2026
After a public hearing, Guadalupe County commissioners voted to deny a request to allow a 15-foot carport encroachment into county right-of-way at 550 Riley Road, citing state transportation code, county policy, liability and precedent concerns.
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Kevin Franks, the property owner at 550 Riley Road, asked the court for a variance to allow an attached open-sided carport to extend into the county right-of-way. "I'm here today to respectfully request a variance from the section 10 road construction section a 9 general requirements of the Guadalupe County subdivision regulations that implies to the approximately 15 foot encroachment of the open side carport into the county right away on the Rose Road side of my property," Franks told the court.
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