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Resident tells Rowlett commission shed next door is damaging her home, alleges permit lapses
Summary
A Rowlett resident told commissioners the accessory structure at 6602 Warwick Drive was built without required permits, now encroaches on a 5-foot setback, and has caused foundation and brick damage; she asked the city to produce permit records and structural test results.
A Rowlett resident told the Planning & Zoning Commission on Jan. 13 that a neighbor-built shed at 6602 Warwick Drive was constructed without required permits and is causing damage to her house.
"The Shed at 6602 Warwick Drive is supposed to have a 5 foot setback and it now has a 0 setback," the resident, Denise Rollett, told the commission during the citizen input period. She said the structure was built without a permit in 2004–2005, later expanded without permits around 2015–2016, lacks gutters, and has caused cracking in her home's brick and framing. Rollett also said the structure uses metal roofing and other materials she believes are inappropriate and potentially unsafe.
Rollett said she and neighbors have reported the condition to the city for five years and that prior variance requests had twice been denied; she said the city ordered removal but the structure remained. She asked staff to provide all permits, engineering and testing records, and any corrective actions taken. The chair acknowledged the comment and restarted the speaker's clock so she could complete her three-minute public comment.
The commission did not take action during citizen input; no immediate staff response or remedy was recorded in the meeting minutes. Staff and commissioners referenced existing code-enforcement pathways and noted that citizen-provided photographs could be re-submitted to staff for review.
