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Planners back Lincoln Tech trade‑school plan with parking variance and SUP requirement

Rowlett Planning and Zoning Commission · September 9, 2025
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Summary

The commission recommended a parking‑island variance but required a special‑use permit rather than allowing college/trade‑school uses by right; applicants announced Lincoln Technical Institute as the tenant, estimating a $20 million investment and about 1,200 students on a multi‑shift model.

The Rowlett Planning and Zoning Commission on Sept. 9 recommended approval of a parking‑island variance and that a proposed Lincoln Technical Institute campus proceed under a special‑use permit (SUP) rather than being allowed by right.

Staff described a plan‑development text amendment for a large PD along the President George Bush Tollway that would, as proposed, allow ‘‘college or university’’ and ‘‘commercial school’’ uses by right in Subdistrict 1 and sought a variance from a landscaped‑island requirement where an existing truck court and dock areas make islands impractical. After…

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