Hunt County disapproves preliminary plat for Red Hawk subdivision after concerns about fire, roads and lot sizes

HUNT COUNTY, Texas — The Hunt County Commissioner—s Court on Sept. 17 approved the county engineer—s apportionment of infrastructure costs for the proposed Red Hawk subdivision and directed staff to provide information to the developer to comply with Texas Local Government Code Chapter 232, then voted to disapprove the subdivision—s preliminary plat and deny requested variances.

The decision affects a proposed development the county staff described as about 144 acres with more than 900 planned houses in Precinct 2 near the county line north of Buc-ee—s. Developer representatives with JBI Partners described the project as being outside the Royse City extraterritorial jurisdiction and located in Hunt County MUD 4; they said Josephine would be the water provider and that discussions were underway about sewer service and a wastewater treatment plant site.

Why it matters: The court—s split action leaves the developer responsible for meeting county requirements for apportioning road and drainage costs while denying the preliminary plat and variances the developer sought. Commissioners and others raised repeated concerns about emergency response capacity, local road impacts and substantially narrower lot frontages than county standards, all of which county officials said must be resolved before moving forward.

Developer presentation and county engineering Alex Raycheck, representing JBI Partners, told the court the plat places the…