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Commissioners approve variance for Judy’s Addition after developer agrees to escrow road funds
Summary
Ellis County Commissioners granted a variance allowing a preliminary plat for Judy’s Addition after the developer agreed to place funds in escrow to upgrade Judy’s Lane; approval is subject to an agreement and two conditions recorded on the record.
Ellis County Commissioners on July 22 granted a variance to subdivision frontage requirements for parcel ID 199875 (proposed Judy’s Addition), allowing the applicant to proceed toward a preliminary plat after the developer agreed to put funds into an escrow account to cover road improvement costs.
The court approved the variance under staff’s “Option 3” proposal, which requires the owner/developer to deposit the estimated cost of approved materials, supplies and associated labor into a county-approved escrow account. Commissioners said the escrowed funds could be released for the road project once the subdivision is substantially complete under…
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