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Rowlett panel approves reduced secondary-entry landscaping for Big A Road subdivision citing masonry and retaining walls

Rowlett Planning and Zoning Commission · November 11, 2025
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Summary

The Rowlett Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved an alternative landscape plan to reduce secondary entry landscaping from 6,400 to 3,884 square feet for a 35-lot subdivision at 4401 Big A Road, citing an existing masonry wall and a required 6-foot retaining wall that make access and maintenance impractical.

The Rowlett Planning and Zoning Commission on Nov. 11 voted 7-0 to approve Development Application 25-000145, allowing a reduction in secondary-entry landscaping for property at 4401 Big A Road.

Jalen Porsche, Rowlett planning manager, told commissioners the applicant requested a reduction from 6,400 square feet to 3,884 square feet for the secondary entry because an existing masonry wall owned by Target and a required 6-foot retaining wall would screen and limit access to the landscaping area. "The existing masonry wall and the retaining wall ... will fully screen the buffer from…

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