Planning commission approves tree‑removal permit for 4310 Main Street development over split vote

The Rowlett Planning and Zoning Commission approved a tree‑removal permit for 4310 Main Street on Feb. 24, allowing a proposed mixed‑use project consisting of 61 multifamily units and about 2,300 square feet of ground‑floor retail to remove 18 of 23 protected trees on the site. Planner Liliana Moreno told the commission the applicant proposes to plant 13 replacement trees “totalling about 39 caliper inches towards the mitigation,” and would pay a mitigation fee of $4,571.79 to cover remaining mitigation obligations.