Ellis County commissioners approve series of plats, variances and exemptions for residential subdivisions

Ellis County Commissioners Court approved a series of plats, variances and family‑exemption requests during its regular meeting, clearing multiple residential lots in several precincts while attaching staff‑recommended conditions.

The approvals cover two variance requests to minimum public road frontage standards (Jacinto addition and Butler Lane additions), a family plat exemption under the Texas Local Government Code, and final or preliminary plats for smaller subdivisions including Clarity Venture LLC, Lusk Estates, Main Estates (Phase 1), Old Boyce Farms, Rhonda Estates, Avalon Acres, Ellis Estates, JMK property, and Peaks at Lone Elm.

The court first heard the Department of Development presentation from Alberto Matas, development director, explaining that the standard public road frontage requirement is 150 feet and describing the parcels that fell short or were along unpaved/frontage roads. “Staff does recommend approval of this variance request subject to the 4 conditions that are found in the staff report,” Matas told the court for…