Rowlett business owner seeks return or formal license for 15-foot Miller Road right-of-way at Kayak Crossing Outpost

Dave Holt, owner of Kayak Crossing Outpost at 6917 Miller Road, asked Rowlett City Council Monday to return a 15-foot strip of land the city required him to dedicate during development or, alternatively, to issue a clear, written license spelling out what he may place there.

Holt said the city asked him to build the business on his small parcel and then later required dedication of the 15-foot right-of-way; he told council, “The city reneged on this agreement after I was too far into the project.” He showed council plans, a survey and a permit package he said was approved around Feb. 6, 2018 that described a 15-foot right-of-way “subject to the city providing a license for the use of the right of way until the city uses the necessary right of way.”

Why it matters: the strip is between Holt’s building and an iron fence and contains a concrete pad, ADA parking, and a water meter. Holt said the space is crucial to move 14–17-foot kayaks through the storefront and to stage education, vaccination and youth programs that he runs in partnership with Texas Parks and Wildlife and the Audubon Society. Staff advised the council that the city previously treated the permit as a license and, from staff’s January 2025 review, concluded Holt has permission to use the…