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Commissioners decline variance for flag‑lot split proposed for equine‑therapy project over access and safety concerns
Summary
A request to approve a variance for reduced road frontage on an 8.5‑acre property in Precinct 3 — proposed for an equine therapy center for veterans — failed for lack of a second after commissioners expressed safety concerns about flag lots and emergency access.
Hunt County Commissioners Court on Feb. 11 declined to approve a variance request to reduce road‑frontage requirements for a proposed lot split in Precinct 3 that would create a flag lot and allow an equestrian therapy facility aimed at veterans.
Brian (county staff) briefed the court that the parent parcel is about 8.5 acres; the applicant planned to buy 6 acres and leave a roughly 2.5‑acre tract. Under county frontage rules, the proposed division would leave the…
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