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Court approves Champs Corner subdivision; declines replat of Albright Addition pending fixes to private-road and easement issues
Summary
The Commissioners Court approved the Champs Corner four-lot subdivision and rejected the current Albright Addition replat filing, waiving a refiling fee and requiring corrected easements and documentation; commissioners also took no action on a requested variance tied to a private road that could landlock a lot.
The Van Zandt County Commissioners Court approved the Champs Corner subdivision plat in Precinct 2 and took no final action on a requested variance and replat affecting the Albright Addition on County Road 3724, citing unresolved private-road easement and access concerns.
Champs Corner: The court approved a four-lot subdivision on County Road 2702 in Precinct 2 after staff reported that each lot exceeded one acre and that utility providers (water and septic) indicated service availability. A motion to approve the subdivision passed by voice vote.
Albright Addition (Items 8 and 9): The Albright Addition matter generated extended discussion. County staff and commissioners expressed concern that accepting the requested variance to remove a dedicated private road and cul-de-sac would leave tract 8 landlocked. Property owners and a representative from Bison Survey said they were working with adjacent owners and the county engineer (Ryan Abbott) to resolve access and easement issues, and that the original private-road dedication dated to the 1980s. Commissioners said the replat application as presented lacked required easements and signatures in places and that the private-road/resolution issues must be settled before the court approves a replat or grants a variance.
The court declined action on the variance (no action taken on item 8) and then denied the replat filing in its current form while directing staff to waive the filing fee if the applicants return with a corrected replat that includes required letters and easements. A motion to deny (with fee waiver on resubmission) passed by voice vote.
The court told applicants to work with county engineer Ryan Abbott and the surveyor to produce a corrected plat showing access, easements and required utility letters; commissioners emphasized they would not abandon or change private roads without clear evidence of a completed access solution for any affected lots.
Provenance: Item 7 (Champs Corner) and Items 8–9 (Albright Addition variance and replat) were heard in sequence; the court approved Champs Corner and denied/tabled action on Albright until corrected documentation and easement agreements are provided.
