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Planning commission recommends rezoning for First Baptist Church expansion including structured parking and four‑story education building
Summary
Rockwall planning staff and the applicant told commissioners the planned development would consolidate three zoning districts over 11.155 acres to permit a four‑story adult‑education addition, a structured parking garage and related uses; commissioners voted 5‑0 to recommend approval to city council.
Rockwall planning staff presented a request to rezone an 11.155‑acre tract that includes First Baptist Church and an adjacent commercial strip center to a planned development district to allow a church expansion, cemetery, limited retail and a structured parking garage. Ryan, the city planner, told the commission the rezoning would consolidate patchwork zoning that currently covers the site and provide a regulatory framework to support the church’s planned expansion.
Ryan said staff calculated total parking demand at 457 spaces based on sanctuary seating and program additions, while the applicant’s concept plan shows 990 parking…
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