Town of South Padre Island Texas Ex Rel. Board of Adjustment v. Cantu

OPINION

Opinion by

Chief Justice VALDEZ.

Appellant, the Town of South Padre Island (Town), appeals a ruling from the 197th District Court in Cameron County that reversed a decision by the Town’s Board of Adjustment (Board) to deny Ap-pellees, Alonso and Yolanda Cantu (Can-tus), a variance to the Town’s zoning laws. We affirm the judgment of the district court.

In 1998, the Cantus prepared plans for the construction of their home in South Padre Island, and submitted them to the Town’s building department for approval. After the Town issued a building permit for construction in accordance with the…