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Board approves setback reduction for 1253 Wales Drive in Kingsbridge
Summary
The Rockwall Board of Adjustment voted unanimously to allow a new house at 1253 Wales Drive to encroach on a 35-foot build line along Somerset Lane, reducing that frontage requirement to 25 feet; the applicant revised plans after neighbor opposition to avoid impacting the adjacent lot.
The Rockwall Board of Adjustment on Sept. 10 approved a variance allowing a new single-family house at 1253 Wales Drive in the Kingsbridge subdivision to reduce the 35-foot build line along Somerset Lane to 25 feet.
Chair (unidentified) opened the agenda item and the applicant’s engineer and designer, Mr. Rade, told the board the corner lot’s depth and narrow width made it difficult to fit the house and garages without moving the building footprint closer to Somerset. "We need all the cars inside the garages," Mr. Rade said, explaining the change was to accommodate a large family and off-street parking.
Neighbor Chris Nixon, of 1249 Veil Drive, asked whether the approved encroachment would be toward the street rather than toward his property. Staff member Peyton said the applicant had revised the plan after Mr. Nixon objected, and that the revision keeps a 25-foot setback on the side next to the neighbor while reducing the build line along the roadway. "He adjusted the plan to what you're seeing tonight, which maintains the 25-foot setback on the plan west side, and now encroaches that 35 BL to a roadway rather than a neighbor," Peyton said.
Board discussion focused on confirming the revised orientation and ensuring the change did not intrude on utility easements or sidewalks. Peyton clarified the 35-foot requirement stemmed from the lot’s corner status and not from an underlying utility easement.
A board member moved to approve a motion "to reduce the 35-foot side-yard build line along Somerset Lane to 25 feet," the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote. The board recorded no formal roll-call tally in the transcript; the chair announced the motion "is approved." The applicant thanked the board.
The variance applies to the primary structure’s build line along Somerset Lane for the property at 1253 Wales Drive in McLendon-Chisholm and does not change the neighboring property’s setback.
