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209-home development off Ovilla Road is sent back to the drawing board Waxahachie Daily Light Declining to follow the lead of the city Planning and Zoning Commission last week, the Waxahachie City Council denied a zoning change for a 209-home development in the 400 block of Ovilla Road during Monday night’s regular semimonthly meeting. The vote to deny was 4-1, with Mayor Pro Tem Mary Lou Shipley casting the only vote for approval. The new neighborhood, known as Dominion Park, was to be a mix of architectural styles and lot sizes with a total of 13 style variations, Hi View Real Estate broker associate Brett Hess told the council. ....
Commission OKs two WISD requests, gives green light to other projects Waxahachie Daily Light A zoning change for a 209-home development at 401 Ovilla Road was unanimously approved with conditions during Tuesday night’s meeting of the Waxahachie Planning and Zoning Commission. Following a lengthy public hearing, commissioners approved a planned development for a new neighborhood known as Dominion Park. The commission added the condition that construction styles should be a mix of no less than 15 percent contemporary, 15 percent modern farm, 15 percent traditional and 15 percent Tudor, with the market dictating the remaining 40 percent of homes. Also, fences should be wrought iron on the west side of the subdivision with wood fences on the north and south lots. Another condition, suggested by chairman Rick Keeler, was added that specifies that no houses of similar architectural style be closer than six lots apart. ....