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Rowlett commissioners approve corner-lot homeowner's request to replace decorative fence with 6-foot privacy fence

Rowlett Planning and Zoning Commission · November 11, 2025
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Summary

The commission unanimously approved a warrant allowing homeowner Matthew Henson to replace a 42-inch ornamental fence with a 6-foot board-on-board cedar fence at 8613 Royal Star Road, citing maintained visibility requirements and neighborhood support reported in the staff memo.

The Rowlett Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-0 on Nov. 11 to approve Zoning Application 25-000172, granting a warrant to increase a side-yard fence height from 42 inches to 6 feet and to replace the ornamental metal fence with a board-on-board cedar fence for the corner lot at 8613 Royal Star Road.

Matthew Henson, the homeowner, said the existing 42-inch wrought-iron fence did not provide privacy or security for his family and asked the…

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