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<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Jul 5, 2025, at 12:34 PM, liza urso <lizaurso@yahoo.com> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div><div class="ydp8d9cf407yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Driveways vs. garages...</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">My reading of the "Building and Use Restrictions" which apply to our neighborhood ("Royal Ridge Addition" per the deed records), do not preclude front facing driveways. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">They do, however, state, in Par. 3 that "No garage, if attached or built onto the house, shall open to the front of any lot, ....nor shall any garage on a corner lot open to the front of any lot situated across the street".</div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">This is why most of the homes in LJE which do have front facing driveways have garages which must be accessed by turning left or right into them, rather than driving straight ahead from the street in to them. </div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Maybe that turning requirement for front-entry garages is what prompted most of the builders to build easier rear-entry garages and therefore the home did not need a front facing driveway. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Whatever...the less front-facing driveways a street has, the more likely that garbage pickup will continue in the alley. Much easier, IMHO. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">And I'm going to make a point of meeting the builder who's getting ready to tear down and re-build on the lot acrss the street from me and make sure he's aware of the restriction on front facing garages. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">We are all so blessed to live in this beautiful, congenial, safe neighborhood. Best to all. Liza</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="font-family: new times, serif;">Liza P. Urso</span></div><div class="ydp8d9cf407signature"><div style="font-family:new times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div>Attorney at Law</div><div>214-882-9858</div></div></div></div>
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On Saturday, July 5, 2025 at 08:12:58 AM CDT, Kate Spradlin <spradlink50@gmail.com> wrote:
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<div><div id="yiv2018917181"><div><div>Thank you Liza.. valuable information to have. </div><div><br clear="none"><div class="yiv2018917181gmail_quote yiv2018917181gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="yiv2018917181gmail_attr">On Sat, Jul 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM Jennifer Sanders via Neighbors <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:neighbors@lj-estates.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:neighbors@lj-estates.com">neighbors@lj-estates.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;" class="yiv2018917181gmail_quote">
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Thank you so much for this info Cathy!!! Jen </div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, July 5, 2025 12:01:05 AM<br clear="none">
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Neighbors] Garbage Pickup Transition to Curb</font>
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<div dir="ltr">Great info, Cathy! Thanks so much for sharing. And thank goodness for our deed restriction which ensures that most of LJE is exempt from the new curbside collection requirements!</div>
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<div dir="ltr">There is also information in Cathy's link to the City Hall website (not the link to DMN) that explains 2 programs through which Sanitation workers will get one's cans from the back on garbage day, take them to the front and
empty them into the truck, and return them to the back:</div>
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<div dir="ltr"> 2. Helping Hands- free- for a physically disabled person with no able-bodied person living in their home<br clear="none">
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<div dir="ltr">Both of these options require applications to the City. </div>
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<div dir="ltr">Actually, this info may also be in the DMN article, but I couldn't open it since I'm not a subscriber...</div>
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<div dir="ltr">Best to all. Liza</div>
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<div>Liza P. Urso</div>
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<div>On Friday, July 4, 2025 at 09:05:52 PM CDT, Catherine Brightman via Neighbors <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:neighbors@lj-estates.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:neighbors@lj-estates.com">neighbors@lj-estates.com</a>> wrote:
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<div dir="ltr">Hi Neighbors,</div>
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<div dir="ltr">The city of Dallas has announced the transition from alley to curb trash pickup. <b>The link below has an interactive map showing the addresses impacted. In our neighborhood there are a few: the south side of Royal Ridge and the homes
along the alley between Reaumur and St. Lazare/Beaver Brook. </b>Those homes will transition to curb pickup in July 2026.</div>
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<span dir="ltr"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://dallascityhall.com/departments/sanitation/Pages/curbtransition.aspx">https://dallascityhall.com/departments/sanitation/Pages/curbtransition.aspx</a></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr">A lot of neighborhoods around us were much more heavily impacted compared to our own. <b>Part of the decision which streets transition to curb pickup was based on whether the majority of homes on a block have front facing driveways.</b>As
we’ve had a number of new homes built in the neighborhood, I’d recommend we put an effort towards ensuring homes are not built with front facing driveways (as that is mandated by our neighborhood’s deed restrictions anyways). This will help prevent more streets
in our neighborhood from being transitioned to curb pickup.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">More details can be found in this article from Dallas Morning News: <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2025/07/03/dallas-dallas-city-council-dallas-trash-dallas-garbage-dallas-city-hall-dallas-sanitation/">https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2025/07/03/dallas-dallas-city-council-dallas-trash-dallas-garbage-dallas-city-hall-dallas-sanitation/</a></div>
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<div dir="ltr">Sincerely,</div>
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<div dir="ltr">Cathy Brightman
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