Commission rejects Merritt Crossing regulating plan and comp‑plan amendment after heated public comment
Rowlett commissioners voted unanimously to block a proposal for 185 townhomes (Merritt Crossing) that would have amended the North Shore land‑use designation from employment center to medium‑density residential; opponents cited loss of employment‑center vision and rush‑hour traffic impacts.
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The Rowlett Planning and Zoning Commission declined to recommend approval of the Merritt Crossing regulating plan and a companion comprehensive‑plan amendment on Oct. 28, rejecting a proposal by Bridgetower Homes to reclassify about 23.7 acres at 8500 Merritt Road from employment center to medium‑density residential and approve a regulating plan for 185 townhome units.
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