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Saturday, December 9, 2006 , Updated

Ash Creek Mobile Home Community slated to close February 9th

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— According to residents of Ash Creek Mobile Home Community, they received the following letter by mail today:

December 8, 2006

Dear Tenant:

As you are well aware, the Ash Creek Mobile Home Park has been the subject of several legal proceedings in the past year. On December 14, 2005 the Board of Adjustment of the City of Dallas determined that the park would have an adverse effect on nearby properties. On February 15, 2006, the Board of Adjustment determined a date for the cessation of the nonconforming use. That date was November 15, 2006.

I filed a lawsuit appealing the Board of Adjustment's decision in state court. Due to a procedural mechanism, the lawsuit was removed to federal court, where it remains pending.

On June 2, 2006, I was served with a lawsuit filed by the City of Dallas. That lawsuit alleged that there were several violations of the Dallas City Code on the property.

At this point, after spending a year trying to resolve the matters, I am financially unable to continue to do so. Please be advised that the Ash Creek Mobile Home Park will cease operation as February 9, 2007. I sincerely regret that Ash Creek will be closing. I always planned to continued to operate the park. That plan, however, is no longer feasible under the circumstances.

This letter shall serve as written notice of termination of the Lease, effective as of 5:00 p.m. on February 9, 2007 (the "Termination Date"). You have a month-to-month lease that is being terminated.

Please take appropriate action to vacate the Leased Premises by February 9, 2007. Everyone residing at this address must vacate. You will also need to arrange to remove all of your property from the Leased Premises in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Lease no later than the Termination Date. Your Lease provides that I have the right to dispose of mobile homes and other property that you leave on the premises. After that date, you will have no further right to occupy or use the Leased Premises.

Very truly yours,

Steve Crossett



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Michael Davis, says:

I just saw the Channel 8 news story on this, and thought I saw a Zoning Sign that said that they are trying to rezone the property to R7.5 which is single-family residential.

Is this true? If anyone in Ash Creek is reading this, I would love to have the case number off of that sign. If false, let me know that also.

Mike Davis Dallas Progress

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saveashcreekhomes, says:

Hello Michael Davis,

FILE NUMBER: BDA 056C-01

I think this is the number you want. The sign in front is too faded to read but I got this from “BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, PANEL B PUBLIC HEARING MINUTES CITY HALL, L1FN CONFERENCE CENTER AUDITORIUM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2005 “

Bill Ashe saveashcreekhomes@gmail.com

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anonymous, says:

The property is currently zoned R7.5A single family residential and has been since 1952. Since that time the park has been able to operate as a non-conforming use until the Board of Adjustment ruling. Some have believed this property was grandfathered but it is not because the owner failed to apply to the city for it when he could have according to the Board of Adjustment.The owner was trying to rezone (case#Z056-183) to a PD (Planned Development) with a SUP (Special Use Permit) which would have allowed him to continue to operate. In order to get that rezoning there were many costly code compliance requirements, for example, concrete streets with fire hydrants to allow fire trucks to be able to get in and out safely. Two to three toilet houses, with sinks, toilets and showers in each on the property. There are many more code requirements.

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Mike Orren, says:

Received from Bill Ashe:

I went through my video archive and pulled a still picture of the sign from April 20, 2006.

You asked about the Case Number, didn't you?

From what I can tell, from this .jpeg - it looks like:

<img src="http://media.texasgigs.com/img/photos/2006/12/10/R-7.5A.jpeg">

Z (or maybe 2) O (O or zero?) 56-183 (JH)

so-

ZO56-183 (JH)

Any way that's my best guess.

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Mike Orren, says:

The photo seems to jive with anonymous' comment, and my understanding of what Crossett hoped to do zoning-wise.

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Michael Davis, says:

Thanks Gents

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