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Rowlett commission backs Zipline hub expansion but shortens temporary compliance window to seven months
Summary
The Rowlett Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5–2 to recommend approval of a revised special use permit (SUP) for a Zipline unmanned aircraft hub at 5408 Kenwood Drive, granting added docking capacity but reducing the allowed temporary compliance period originally discussed by staff and the applicant.
The Rowlett Planning and Zoning Commission on April 14 recommended that the City Council approve an amended special use permit for an unmanned aircraft systems hub operated by Zipline at 5408 Kenwood Drive, with conditions that shorten the temporary compliance period for certain items.
Senior planner Michael King told commissioners the applicant seeks to replace the existing SUP with a new SUP that would allow 11 dock towers (one more than originally approved), permit temporary gravel paving for a period the applicant had requested be up to 18 months, and allow an 8‑foot welded…
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