The city approved 19 building permits in violation of the Elm Thicket neighborhood's zoning restrictions. But with the city now ordering a stop to ongoing construction, developers are facing potentially huge financial setbacks.
A mistake by the city of Dallas has homeowners in a historic neighborhood frustrated and developers facing potentially huge financial setbacks. It turns out the city issued 19 building permits in violation of the Elm Thicket neighborhood's zoning restrictions. One developer says stopping construction now would be catastrophic for business and is appealing the city’s order to stop work.Mimi and Gus Perez have lived in Elm Thicket, also known as Ellum Thicket, for nearly 30 years.
’ I know that’s a violation of our restrictions. How can this pass?"Eventually, city officials figured out they never updated the land use map at the city hall. The city found that 19 building permits were issued despite the restrictions. Of those, construction had already started on 14 homes.One of the developers caught up in this is Akber Meghani with Grand Development. He said he was aware of the zoning change."We were a part of that one.
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