Commission backs Avalon at Bayside hotel and multiple warrants, citing shared‑parking plan

Nov 26, 2024

The commission voted 6–0 to recommend approval of a five‑story, dual‑brand Marriott hotel (about 202 rooms) and multiple warrants at Avalon at Bayside, including reductions in sidewalk width, glazing, and parking (staff and applicant cited a shared‑parking agreement and transit/ride‑share demand to justify a roughly 15% parking reduction).

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The Rowlett Planning and Zoning Commission on Nov. 26 recommended approval of a development plan and multiple warrants for a dual‑brand Marriott hotel at Avalon at Bayside. Staff and the applicant described a five‑story, approximately 202‑room project on roughly 3.24 acres northwest of Sunset Boulevard and Dalrock Road, with requested deviations including build‑to‑zone adjustments, a reduced clear sidewalk width for the >3‑story building, glazing/transparency reductions, additional wall and monument signage, and a parking reduction achieved through a proposed shared‑parking agreement.

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