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Ellis County commissioners approve multiple plats and variances; Judy’s Lane variance tabled after runoff concerns
Summary
Commissioners unanimously approved a series of plats and family-variance exemptions across multiple precincts, heard residents raise drainage and runoff concerns for a Waxahachie-area replat, and tabled a contested variance for a proposed six-lot subdivision off Judy’s Lane for two weeks.
Ellis County Commissioners on Tuesday ratified several subdivision plats and approved multiple planning exemptions and variances across precincts while tabling a contested layout tied to Judy’s Lane.
The commissioners voted unanimously to approve staff recommendations on a sequence of plats and replats — including Cotton Game Estates Phase 1 (item 1.1), Valley Farm Road Estates replat (1.4), Grande Casa Ranchitos second installment replat (1.5), Summers Estates (1.7), the Waxahachie Industrial Park preliminary plat (1.8), and The Ranch at Hidden Creek replat (1.11). The court also approved planning exemptions and family-variance requests for smaller parcels, including two family-planning exemptions for properties along FM 661 (items 1.9 and 1.10).
Why it matters: Those approvals clear technical and recordkeeping steps for new lots and building permits across multiple precincts, affecting property owners, prospective builders and neighboring residents who may see new homes or nonresidential uses in…
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