Rowlett residents tell council a retaining wall blocks an easement; another complains of lost backyard privacy after condo conversion

Two Rowlett residents raised complaints during the public-comment period at the Sept. 30 joint Planning & Zoning Commission and City Council meeting.

Dave Hohl, a Rowlett resident, told the commission that a retaining wall built under a developer-issued permit obstructs an ingress-and-egress easement serving his property and a neighbor’s. Hohl said the city’s records classify the right-of-way as a nonexclusive utility easement but that warranty deeds and county records describe a separate ingress-and-egress easement. “Your research has been inaccurate,” Hohl said, and he asked the city to review sealed surveys and deeds he provided.

Hohl said a previous Rowlett City Council ordinance required him to move kayaks using the easement and asked how…