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Rowlett planners, commissioners discuss packet timing, staffing and training needs

5896758 · October 1, 2025
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At a Sept. 30 joint session, Planning and Zoning commissioners and staff discussed case statistics, packet lead time, limited access to Bluebeam plan-review files, short staffing in community development and training opportunities for commissioners.

Derek Cole, director of community development for the City of Rowlett, briefed the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council on Sept. 30 about the commission’s role, caseload and administrative processes.

Cole said the commission reviewed 54 cases in the current fiscal-year period and that 34 were public hearings: “In total, the Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed and heard, well, reviewed 54 cases. Of that number, approximately 34 of those would be public hearings,” he said. He described which…

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