H2025-022 — Front yard fence (8-foot opaque board-on-board wood fence) in Rockwall, TX
This is a request for a special exception to construct an opaque 8-foot board-on-board wood fence in the front yard of a corner lot (keystone lot) zoned SF-7 in the Old Town Rockwall Historic District. The proposed fence violates multiple UDC standards: it is opaque (prohibited), exceeds the 42-inch height limit for front yard residential fences, and encroaches 13 feet into the required 20-foot front building setback. The Planning and Zoning Commission must decide whether to grant the exception; staff noted no apparent negative impact on adjacent properties.
| Case number | H2025-022 |
|---|---|
| Type | Other |
| Location | 408 Munson Street |
| Parcel / legal | Portion of Lots 4, 5, & 6, Block A, Eppstein Addition, City of Rockwall, Rockwall County, Texas |
| Acreage | 0.28 |
| Current zoning | SF-7 |
| Proposed use | Front yard fence (8-foot opaque board-on-board wood fence) |
| Petitioner | Matthew Moses |
| Hearing | 2026-01-27 |
| Hearing body | Planning and Zoning Commission |
| Status | new |
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