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Key actions (at a glance):
- Consent agenda: Approved on roll call (commission reported approval; vote recorded as 6–0 with one absent).
- Z2025-011 (PD-32 townhomes): Approved (motion recorded as 5–1 with one absent). See separate item for details.
- Z2025-012 (614 East Boynton Street; residential infill): Public hearing held; case tabled to April 29 to allow the applicant to appear and for additional materials to be reviewed. A neighborhood resident, Corky Randolph, spoke opposing aspects of the proposed infill product and asked commissioners to consider context across the street; the commission scheduled the item for the April 29 meeting at 6 p.m. in City Council Chambers.
- Z2025-013 (588 Cornelius Road; specific-use permit for residential infill): Approved, 6–0 with one absent; will be forwarded to city council.
- Z2025-014 (1460 Teal Townsend Drive, Suite 116; minor automotive repair — window tinting/paint protection by appointment): Approved, 6–0 with one absent; condition prohibits outside storage and the matter will go to council on April 21 at 6 p.m.
- Z2025-015 (403 B South Clark Street; residential infill and guest quarter/secondary living unit): Approved, 6–0 with one absent; staff reported the guest quarter meets conditional-use standards.
- Z2025-016 (2201 Sanderson Lane; accessory building/barn requested in Northgate PD): Approved; commissioners noted the applicant’s effort to preserve existing trees and add stone on the façade; the commission recorded the approval and will file the ordinance for council action as required.
- SP2025-011 (mini-warehouse expansion, SH 276 overlay): Tabled for two weeks (April 29) to allow the applicant to address ARB recommendations and for staff to review plans submitted late. ARB had recommended denial over materials, articulation and landscaping concerns.
- SP2025-010 (private indoor gun range for Rayburn Electric Cooperative campus): Approved with landscape/berm discussion; applicant and engineer said the building and parking sit approximately 10 feet below Mims Road and requested deviations in berm placement/height to keep landscaping visible from the road; commissioners approved the site plan and instructed staff to work with the applicant on screening.

Why it matters: The meeting moved a mix of residential infill and commercial projects forward and highlighted recurring local issues — design materials, pedestrian connections, landscaping buffers and how overlay standards should be applied to new construction.

Next steps: Several approved items will appear on upcoming city council agendas (calendar dates announced at the meeting); tabled items return to Planning and Zoning on April 29 for further review.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Rockwall - Planning & Zoning Commission - Apr 15, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its April 15 meeting the Rockwall Planning and Zoning Commission approved multiple zoning and site-plan items, tabled two items for further review, and advanced several specific-use permits to city council.","taxTitle","Rockwall City, Rockwall County, Texas","taxId",54915,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6603114,"Commission tables proposed mini-warehouse expansion after ARB flags materials, density and landscaping variances",330,2720000,3050000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3000916-2a12e1175980cd2405bb544de6fb9388&start=2720&end=3050","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3000916-2a12e1175980cd2405bb544de6fb9388/thumbnail_2720000.jpg","/articles/6603114/Rockwall-City/Rockwall-County/Texas/Commission-tables-proposed-mini-warehouse-expansion-after-ARB-flags-materials-density-and-landscaping-variances","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6603114-245d588b178467c5443388b3aea161d0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771208732&Signature=QFIV4rt4fdOQ0lgtVowuWQjmE6mYx73vbkUF0ggF8EfuSCcfkSkIdpUWaUoPvAVhQ7ZdqJTmMHeeofp0SswLkBcX80ZtAATqhAeGcCHDkRnpEsMFvFHAfzEkPaVGCjSNZhdxXN75ppQemhjPyb2dQqtjuOG~MN0mCI2C0n4AR2oKDvtPK9RJDGQ0RuUmIiD5XZqW8fuYvUPuvTlFZVe7CRBZrUZDpe6XyIaz8sz6CWbqkGn~n9qbmGI1o1ysdYPlAKd5oQQdEx3fI6O1S7acHLBKTgUD-7lgH6xebviO4P-gP~JerN4ZYNawDhgqb--fejJqjKf4NdsGCXE6dHcjSg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Rockwall Planning and Zoning Commission on April 15 tabled a site-plan application to expand an existing mini-warehouse facility, citing outstanding design and landscaping variances and an Architectural Review Board recommendation of denial.

The request, submitted by Drew Danoski of Claymore Engineering, proposed an additional 385 storage units in one contiguous building on a roughly 5-acre tract in Planned Development District 46 (SH 276 overlay). Henry, the planning advisor, told commissioners the proposed expansion would bring the site to roughly 706 storage units — about 81 units over the conditional-land-use cap of 625 units for a 5-acre site under the code’s density standard.

Other variances the applicant sought included reduced overall site landscaping (projected 15.4% versus the required 20%), a different mix of canopy and accent trees in the rear buffer, and a roof/architectural treatment that departs from the overlay’s standing-seam metal roof requirement. The Architectural Review Board recommended denial, the staff report said, based on building materials (the applicant proposed board-and-batten siding rather than typical lap siding or approved nonresidential materials), limited architectural articulation, and inconsistency with nearby new development that uses more storefront glass and office-type treatments.

Because the applicant submitted revised plans late, staff asked for time to review them. The commission voted to table the case two weeks to allow the applicant to address ARB comments and give staff time to analyze the new drawings. A motion to table to the April 29 meeting carried on a recorded vote of 6–0.

Why it matters: The proposal would increase storage density on a small commercial parcel and requires multiple variances from overlay standards; the ARB’s design concerns and the density question have substantive implications for how the S H 276 corridor develops.

The applicant will submit revised drawings and staff will return the item for consideration on April 29.","The commission delayed action on a proposed 385-unit expansion to an existing mini-warehouse facility after the Architectural Review Board recommended denial and staff requested two weeks for revised plans and review.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6603119,"Planning commission approves plan for seven townhomes in PD-32 after design changes",773,167000,940000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3000916-2a12e1175980cd2405bb544de6fb9388&start=167&end=940","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3000916-2a12e1175980cd2405bb544de6fb9388/thumbnail_167000.jpg","/articles/6603119/Rockwall-City/Rockwall-County/Texas/Planning-commission-approves-plan-for-seven-townhomes-in-PD-32-after-design-changes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6603119-89bae338c326c34e7027725aa3e20253/orig.mp4?Expires=1771208732&Signature=Q8ZmRCvKmVETeCnT6yPJgfcxOYmqjU4xi-rbc7IzbL4etXIYSMgPVCIMsIddCG5jMYvHEY4EAuuJOjRRUJFnQUc9GhSUQh8n9TGGT2laiHMnFDYjpLK7cc-STtNnH5jRy2qHakZMURX3CY5xxtcxOIcc2u4LkJAMByAj-q7bAJ3WbOEt63zKflY61~rD8Ums2VhHk1nabBx6WIvVSebK3Xu9Fyu6O~LLHV7-xtLsDWUPIEDyswNqEneL~iw9B2kCoXq1bl9shIbFTL56QHgZXmlj0cknjHjYEnGWasrB4vCbs9nURx0QvKBnkIeA4ri~CHZF18R3fn2zsCDITq0Agg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Rockwall Planning and Zoning Commission on April 15 approved a professional development plan to permit seven townhomes on a 0.87-acre parcel in Plan Development District 32.

The project, submitted by Tyler Adams of Greenlight Studio on behalf of Matt Zom of Zappa Investments LLC, converts the final remaining entitlements in PD-32 to townhomes. Planning staff said the district originally allowed up to 49 single-family or zero-lot-line homes and 42 townhome entitlements; the applicant is requesting the final seven townhome units for the district. Henry, a city planning advisor, told the commission the applicant reduced the unit count from eight to seven and revised elevations to address earlier concerns about rooflines and exterior materials.

Why it matters: The commission’s action changes the allowable housing type on a small infill parcel inside PD-32 and sets the design expectations that will apply when the developer files permits.

Staff and the applicant highlighted remaining standards. Henry said the design now meets the local masonry and facade proportioning rules but still lacks a continuous sidewalk along the MU (mixed-use) street running between the buildings. The MU street standard calls for landscaping, lighting and “enhanced pedestrian ways”; the developer is providing lighting and landscaping adjacent to the lots but not the sidewalk because the alley/fire-lane and existing utility easements constrain the right-of-way. Adams told commissioners the lane must remain a 26-foot aerial apparatus fire lane and that utility easements prevent a stamped-concrete pedestrian path in that alignment.

Adams also described design changes made after a prior work session: roofline adjustments, added stone, variation in front entries and four distinct floor plans for units facing Glen Hill Way. He said masonry will cover the majority of facades to meet the district’s masonry/plaster mix and that eave depths were increased to meet façade guidelines.

Commissioners praised the revisions but noted remaining concerns. Commissioner Womel said the applicant “came a long way” from earlier submittals and that the reduced unit count and increased articulation addressed previous objections; she said she would still prefer a sidewalk in the MU street but acknowledged the space constraints. Commissioner Rommel moved approval; the motion carried, with the commission recording a vote of 5 to 1 with one commissioner absent.

The commission’s approval advances the project to the next permitting step; staff and the applicant must still resolve technical plan-review items before building permits are issued.","The Rockwall Planning and Zoning Commission approved a professional development plan to allow seven townhome units in Plan Development District 32 after the applicant reduced the unit count and revised building elevations; commissioners noted remaining pedestrian and sidewalk details.","actionData","errors"]

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