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Rockwall council directs staff to pursue South Side overlay revisions after 5–1 vote
Summary
The Rockwall City Council voted 5–1 to direct staff to pursue three changes to the South Side Residential Overlay — removing commercial parcels from the overlay, applying base SF‑7 standards, and rezoning MF‑14 parcels to SF‑7 — with councilwoman Campbell the lone no vote. Staff said the changes would raise lot-size and dwelling-size minimums and proceed through public hearings.
The Rockwall City Council on Aug. 18 voted 5–1 to direct staff to pursue a package of revisions to the South Side Residential Overlay (SRO) that staff says would clarify district boundaries and tighten development standards in the historic South Side neighborhood.
Ryan Miller, city planning staff, told the council the SRO currently covers about 43.95 acres and roughly 145 parcels, most of them zoned single‑family SF‑7. He presented three recommendations: remove commercial properties from the overlay boundary; eliminate the overlay’s reduced standards and apply base SF‑7 standards (increasing minimum lot…
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