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Board approves ADU at 103 Rosemarie Lane to house applicant’s parents
Summary
The Board granted a variance to allow an additional dwelling unit at 103 Rosemarie Lane, approving the applicant’s preferred 63-by-60 (about 2,550 sq. ft.) unit and specifying the structure’s orientation; the board cited demonstrated hardship and the lot’s size in its unanimous approval.
The Rockwall Board of Adjustment unanimously approved a variance Sept. 10 allowing an additional dwelling unit (ADU) at 103 Rosemarie Lane so the property owners can house and care for elderly family members.
Amy, the property owner and applicant, told the board she and her family bought the property to care for her parents and said she provided neighbors’ emails showing support. "My dad has dementia. He has Alzheimer's. We don't wanna put him in a home," Amy said, asking the board to allow an ADU that would keep multiple generations together.
Staff explained ADUs are not permitted by city ordinance without a variance but recommended approval because the lot size and configuration showed a hardship and the applicant revised plans in response to staff suggestions. Staff asked the applicant to provide dimensions; Amy said the larger option was a 63-by-60 slab — about 2,550 square feet, two bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths — and agreed the unit could face Rosemarie Lane if the board preferred.
Hunter Hall, the applicant’s son-in-law, described the plan as a rotation of the unit and said the chosen location would keep the new unit proximate to the main house. The board discussed orientation and whether the motion should include the preferred dimensions; a member moved to approve the variance "for an additional dwelling unit on the subject property located at 103 Rosemarie Lane ... including the dimensions of 63 by 60" and the motion was seconded and carried by unanimous voice vote.
The board’s approval allows the ADU subject to standard building-permit review and any plot-plan adjustments required by staff; the applicant thanked the board for granting the variance.
