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DALLAS, Oct. 21 (UPI) — Officials in a suburban Dallas city have ordered a resident to tear down the tree house in his front yard because it violates municipal codes.
The University Park City Council voted 4-0 Tuesday, with one council member not present, to order Matthew Johnson to take down the tree house he built for his two sons in the front yard of his home, The Dallas Morning News reported Wednesday.
Council members said installing a permanent structure in a front yard violates city codes.
“It’s a slippery slope you go down when you start making changes to an ordinance that’s been studied and around a long time,” council member Sydney Carter said.
The council has not given Johnson a deadline for when the structure must be removed.