Planning commission recommends exception to masonry fence rule for Hidden Creek; adds maintenance schedule

The City of Grand Prairie Planning and Zoning Commission on April 28 recommended that City Council grant a Unified Development Code exception allowing Hidden Creek Phase 1 to replace a failing masonry screening wall with a board‑on‑board wooden fence with masonry columns, subject to a revised maintenance plan.

The motion, made by Commissioner John Federico and seconded by Commissioner Ty Chapman, passed unanimously. Commissioners present were Chair Cheryl Smith, Ty Chapman, Michelle Madden, Christopher O'Culli, Frank Gonzales, Jamie Mendez Adakari, Victor Medina, John Federico and Angela Lucky Vaughn.

Commissioners heard extensive public comment from homeowners and representatives over roughly an hour of discussion. Brian Crow, who said he "sit[s] on the HOA board," told the commission the HOA has spent "almost, dollars 250,000 already in…