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Council approves Hidden Hills SUP after debate over design; approval is 4–2

Midlothian City Council · November 18, 2025
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Summary

After extended questions about façade articulation, rooflines and landscaping, the council voted 4–2 to renew the specific use permit for Hidden Hills at Westside Preserve, a 249-unit multifamily project. The developer said the design is ready for permitting; several council members said the clubhouse elevation shown raised concerns.

The Midlothian City Council voted 4–2 on March 10 to renew a specific use permit for the Hidden Hills at Westside Preserve multifamily development, a project the applicant said is ready to begin construction once the SUP is renewed.

Marion Spencer, Midlothian’s assistant director of planning, told the council the 17.38-acre site at Highway 287 and Old Fort Worth Road is zoned within Planned Development District 146 and would host 249 units under the applicant’s proposal — a reduction of 45 units from a prior approval. Spencer said staff mailed notices to property owners within 200 feet, received several emails of opposition outside that radius, and that the planning and zoning commission…

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