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Rockwall council directs staff to restructure Southside Residential Overlay and rezone a pocket of multifamily
Summary
The Rockwall City Council voted 5–1 to direct staff to implement staff recommendations to adjust the Southside Residential Overlay District boundaries, remove commercial parcels from the overlay, and rezone an area currently zoned MF‑14 to single‑family zoning; the council set the changes to follow the standard public‑hearing development cycle.
The Rockwall City Council on Aug. 18 directed staff to advance a three‑part revision of the Southside Residential Overlay District, voting 5–1 to send the proposed changes through the normal public‑hearing process.
City staff presented three separate recommendations: remove commercial parcels from the overlay; eliminate the overlay’s reduced development standards so base SF‑7 standards apply; and rezone a small area currently zoned MF‑14 (multifamily) to single‑family 7 (SF‑7). “The intent of the district has always been to allow flexibility for infill and redevelopment, while…
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