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Commission amends Hollow Subdivision agreement, requires 5‑foot sidewalks and alters CO language
Summary
Commission approved a first amendment correcting the developer’s name, adding public-improvement obligations, changing sidewalk language to a 5‑foot minimum, and striking one reference to Sleepy Hollow Road in section 1.05 to prioritize reopening the road before additional COs.
The Ennis City Commission on Tuesday approved a first amendment to the development agreement for the Hollow Subdivision to correct the developer’s name to Lackland Hollow Development LLC and to add specified public improvements.
A key point of debate centered on sidewalk width. Agenda materials and an initial whereas clause referenced a 4‑foot sidewalk; Commissioner Jones pressed for a minimum 5‑foot width for ADA compliance and suggested passing (widening) locations every 200 feet. City staff and the city’s design standards clarified that the standards specify a minimum 4 feet for residential areas and 5 feet for industrial and commercial areas, and that the standards require compliance with ADA and Texas Accessibility Standards. Staff agreed to change the preamble language and the amendment so the preamble reads a minimum of 5 feet and to ensure the design documents meet ADA/TAS requirements.
Commissioners also debated whether the amendment should allow up to five homes to receive certificates of occupancy before a segment of Sleepy Hollow Road is reopened. Some commissioners favored striking language in section 1.05 to prioritize reopening the roadway; staff noted removing the roadway reference could break the developer’s economy of scale but agreed to revise the text so the roadway reopening is emphasized and to retain language preventing withholding the model‑home certificate of occupancy per paragraph 1.05.
Commissioner Haney moved to approve the amendment with the stated edits; the motion was seconded and adopted by voice vote.
The amendment formalizes the PIF/I waiver in exchange for the developer’s public improvements and allows for limited phased building with clarified wording about certificates of occupancy. Staff said final engineering will govern exact sidewalk design and ADA compliance at the time of construction.
