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Ellis County tables variance requests for Legendary Hills and disapproves accompanying preliminary plat

5942657 · October 14, 2025
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Summary

After multiple residents raised safety, drainage and septic concerns, the Ellis County Commissioners tabled eight variance requests for the proposed Legendary Hills development on Hamrock Road and voted to disapprove the development's preliminary plat.

The Ellis County Commissioners Court on Oct. 15 heard public opposition to eight variance requests tied to a proposed subdivision called Legendary Hills on Hamrock Road and Dale Acres Road in precinct 3. After extended public comment, the court voted unanimously to table the variance requests indefinitely and later voted to disapprove the preliminary plat for the project.

Residents who live near the proposed 296.026-acre site said the requested reductions — including lot-size, road-frontage and paving standards, cul-de-sac dimensions, relaxing performance-bond requirements and permitting many individual driveways…

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