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Council favors density‑based direction for zoning rewrite, asks staff to reconstitute committee
Summary
Council discussion on revising Rowlett’s zoning and development code leaned toward a density‑based (units‑per‑acre) approach over strictly lot‑based Euclidean zoning. Staff will reconstitute a Recode Rowlett committee, develop draft language and maps, and return with proposed policy choices and rezoning steps.
Rowlett City Council directed staff to pursue a density‑based approach (often described as units‑per‑acre) for an update to the city’s zoning and development code, signaling a preference for greater flexibility bounded by clear controls. Staff said a density‑based method could reduce repetitive planned‑development requests and clarify expectations for prospective developers, though it would be more complex to draft and would require a larger public engagement and rezoning effort.
Deputy City Manager Christophe Bauer and Manager David Hall framed the choice as two high‑level methodologies: a traditional lot‑based (Euclidean) zoning system that defines uses and lot dimensions for zones, and a density‑based system that limits units per acre and uses incentives and transitional standards to…
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