Collin County holds public hearing on proposed 'Epic City' development; no development application yet

Collin County officials held a public hearing focused on a proposed master‑planned development known as Epic City, which County Administrator Eun Kim said would straddle unincorporated Collin and Hunt counties near Josephine but has not yet submitted a development application to the county.

The hearing, convened before a packed commissioners courtroom, drew more than 60 public speakers and a delegation representing the property owner. County staff emphasized limits on local authority over residential land use while residents and other speakers pressed officials for reviews of fairness, public safety and infrastructure commitments.

Eun Kim, Collin County administrator, told the court the tract identified by the project proponents covers roughly 402 acres outside city limits and outside any extraterritorial jurisdiction and that “as of today ... Community Capital Partners … has not applied to develop with us.” Kim summarized the county’s role: it regulates plats and infrastructure (roads, drainage, floodplain, septic and permitted utilities) but “the county does not have the type of…