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The city’s zoning ordinance requires one parking space per 1,000 square feet for data centers; based on the applicant’s stated operations, staff said the project’s peak parking demand was 48 spaces while the ordinance would have required 363 spaces. The applicant requested a 20% reduction from the commission; the applicant also proposed a stormwater conservation area that qualifies the plan for an additional 10% parking credit under the ordinance, for a total 30% reduction in required parking.

Staff and engineering reviewed the applicant’s parking memo and recommended approval; commissioners asked clarifying questions about the proposed project, and staff noted their experience with other data-center projects that generally demand far less parking and have more limited trip generation than retail or office uses.

The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the requested reduction 8–0. Staff will continue permit and site-plan review in coordination with engineering and the applicant.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Planning & Zoning Commission Open Meeting | 07-21-25","oneSentenceSummary","The commission approved a 20% parking reduction (plus a 10% credit for stormwater conservation) for a proposed data center on Spring Creek Parkway, aligning staff and engineering review that data centers typically require far less parking than most commercial buildings.","taxTitle","Plano, Collin County, Texas","taxId",2776,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6161619,"Plano staff outlines state laws that will change where and how multifamily, small-lot housing and office conversions are allowed",2234,9148000,11382000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5441472-e81285545ead1d26c678ab70b46a9adf&start=9148&end=11382","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5441472-e81285545ead1d26c678ab70b46a9adf/thumbnail_9148000.jpg","/articles/6161619/Plano/Collin-County/Texas/Plano-staff-outlines-state-laws-that-will-change-where-and-how-multifamily-small-lot-housing-and-office-conversions-are-allowed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6161619-199be85d45cb285dfa95f7871ed40e86/orig.mp4?Expires=1770840082&Signature=hlMlbxC3hdP-1bJ~JiGvS3iTkE9C-HGsJv-o0EZNt9xGc4tnuo7rv2lcqRIJdMIupKkWM5FTOSrHNZdbLjr0bhfy2Jbvwcb7uSx7qEcTa7IHOfjzehufEZ9zKpf1EnAzAuFUvH1w~BmZxCfj1O3BBva~3WNUzesmFAoECeRg9Oxa3Xh3b4q~9EueFCy-umvGKj~-eUimA4fUSS-8s1uImZpe7aUAifPSryc6mrdupCCXsK9v6pD-RbMlybAzJOWPTB2d1PFsVnRHr3DqlwSWxzkfNsfxg0WGheBt-2dbW~hvWrdCmHCS03q9DbUtGjLeZ5Z8FIG8jlah0~FVVim4Lg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Plano — Planning staff presented a package of proposed zoning and subdivision changes on July 21 to comply with three state bills passed in the 2025 legislative session: Senate Bill 15 (small-lot single-family), Senate Bill 840 (multifamily and mixed-use residential in nonresidential districts and conversions) and Senate Bill 2477 (office-to-multifamily conversions). The commission provided direction to staff on an initial set of ordinance amendments.

City staff told commissioners the bills apply to municipalities with populations over 150,000 (Plano qualifies) and to counties over 300,000; the laws restrict what a city may require for properties that meet the bills’ thresholds. Key changes: SB 15 requires cities to allow a small-lot single-family subdivision (minimum lot size 3,000 square feet, minimum lot width 30 feet) on continuous unplatted tracts of 5 acres or more that are zoned for single-family; SB 840 requires cities to allow multifamily or mixed-use residential in any district that allows office, commercial, retail, warehouse or mixed-use, with limits on allowable parking, height, setbacks and density; SB 2477 clarifies office conversions to residential use.

City staff proposed four primary implementation goals: preserve Plano’s economic-development areas (for example, Research & Technology and Commercial Employment districts), protect neighborhood compatibility, ensure adequate infrastructure capacity and require well-built multifamily and mixed-use developments. To meet those goals staff presented a suite of draft approaches: create use-specific standards for small-lot single-family; require alleys and certain street-design elements for small-lot subdivisions; create minimum design, unit-size and amenity standards for multifamily and mixed-use developments; set district-level minimum heights in select nonresidential districts so developments built under SB 840 meet a higher construction and design standard; and adjust landscaping, stormwater, subdivision and traffic-analysis requirements to ensure adequate infrastructure and environmental protections.

Staff also recommended removing multifamily as an allowed use in the Residential Conservation District (RCD) to avoid nonconformities, and asked the commission whether single-family product types (patio homes, duplexes, stacked townhomes) should be allowed in some nonresidential districts as an option. Commissioners discussed restricting small-lot single-family to areas with certain lot or block patterns, requiring rear alleys where lots are narrow, and using minimum unit sizes and facade articulation to preserve quality. Commissioners asked staff to pursue a revised overlay for expressway-fronting parcels that retains protections the city can still require — for example, air-intake location and mechanical filtration — and to consider signage or a modest fee to fund public-notice mailings explaining where the new state standards apply.

Planning staff said they will bring draft ordinance language to a joint work session with council on Aug. 4, a Planning & Zoning public hearing on Aug. 6 and a council hearing Aug. 25 so changes can be in place before the state laws take effect on Sept. 1.","Planning staff summarized three state bills (SB 15, SB 840 and SB 2477) that require cities above certain population thresholds to allow small-lot single-family, multifamily in nonresidential zones and conversions of office space to housing; staff proposed ordinance revisions to preserve neighborhood compatibility and direct implementation.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6161624,"Commission grants waiver allowing landowner to reapply to change tower from flagpole to faux tree",1227,6965000,8192000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5441472-e81285545ead1d26c678ab70b46a9adf&start=6965&end=8192","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5441472-e81285545ead1d26c678ab70b46a9adf/thumbnail_6965000.jpg","/articles/6161624/Plano/Collin-County/Texas/Commission-grants-waiver-allowing-landowner-to-reapply-to-change-tower-from-flagpole-to-faux-tree","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6161624-a7802d9d97d6db9e8fa5107ac80f547d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770840082&Signature=VTF-yAWlhcKP0gzKJIGOswkh3nv4Frr2w78oDhzOlUf3LD0E53npuyMBEauQKbu6Z5vXiv22NA-IPcjsGUdDUiI5-uvNfRmxziTSyozda4-LjrVmrt6GzhDrvJA~ZAyPZJeL3zdK1vmHUo3jB~rjb4PGkoSwrpEidL702PUj~vAWMNrTdgXW6vFTvM8Qb7tJVRRC7O87A4~QsxGSo61oYXMqRPXRW9sZ~pqkGm95klo-fdFPsxf71ZbsofpLEsKa7HrBV0cQA-81qkwZpfbUwJrVS3xVrI6R65Di5JOwIjOtLteHHnwfD4o7~s23Jq5LVpTsVvKJa9~MmdBSOQY6WA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Plano — The Planning and Zoning Commission on July 21 voted 7–1 to waive the planning ordinance’s two-year waiting period so the landowner may seek an amendment to Specific Use Permit (SUP) 56, which permitted a 120-foot commercial antenna support structure on the site.

The original SUP approval included a condition that the support structure be a flagpole design for compatibility with surrounding properties. The applicant now requests a faux-tree design. Staff told the commission that the two-year waiting period normally prevents a second submission soon after approval unless the commission finds a substantive reason to allow it.

Applicant representatives said the landowner had been incapacitated and an interim manager signed the earlier approvals. After the landowner recovered and re-examined the approved design, he asked the applicant to pursue the faux-tree option. The landowner’s representative described the change as a preference by the owner rather than a correction of an error.

Commissioners debated whether the landowner’s hospitalization and the interim signature provided a substantive reason to waive the waiting period. Supporters said the landowner was deprived of the opportunity to present his preference while incapacitated; opponents argued that an agent’s prior signed approval is legally operative and that the commission had already vetted the application once.

After discussion, the commission approved the waiver, allowing the applicant to submit a new SUP amendment to request the faux-tree design. Commissioners emphasized that the waiver allows the application to be filed and does not itself approve the tree design; any revised SUP still must pass through staff review and public hearings before the commission and council. \"A waiver does not preclude us from considering [the merits] when the application is actually filed,\" staff told the commission.","The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7–1 to waive a two-year waiting period so the landowner may file an amendment to Specific Use Permit 56 and seek permission to change a previously approved 120-foot flagpole antenna design to a faux-tree design.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6161629,"Planning commission OKs 20% parking reduction for Coit Road auto repair expansion",654,5715000,6369000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5441472-e81285545ead1d26c678ab70b46a9adf&start=5715&end=6369","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5441472-e81285545ead1d26c678ab70b46a9adf/thumbnail_5715000.jpg","/articles/6161629/Plano/Collin-County/Texas/Planning-commission-OKs-20-parking-reduction-for-Coit-Road-auto-repair-expansion","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6161629-8863856af95d9dba91eefdb54b1bf17b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770840082&Signature=dZWl1zwGXXOzV-68hcTvm3jgzoy-SJBUGJx6-VzZHX2WExYpriOTGHenu4e85mqjAr-N1HPXG7DzcfqSKf1gZXL6BbC9IrF6BUvnE-Ro4UZu4TGmBDzL6UvSAWPY6b1czNWPAE4EjWKLfeEFznag1a-Z3oi3FRdLtW5skzbQZLTEQWqR4X4FaP4n1NMBpoxfBWXv6RRdGx35Gq-a8pLfR8xSlNb9z967juR2cGzj-2i3UDpTwKaeRIfX-A3XALLYe18jmG7zdr4djCA6YT9FMLzuI0b2H5fuAh8wdPWYgEdYtDCDcoUckk~WBBr1KBHP8EHEtkvyoSM2iiyKZIXBxA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Plano — The Planning and Zoning Commission on July 21 unanimously approved a requested 20% parking reduction for a major vehicle repair site on Coit Road, permitting the applicant to expand the building while providing 73 parking spaces instead of the 91 usually required by city code.

City planner Destiny Woods told commissioners the applicant’s parking study found a peak-hour demand of 62 spaces for the expanded facility, and the city’s engineering division reviewed and accepted the study’s methodology. Under a provision in the zoning ordinance the commission may grant up to a 20% reduction for certain uses; staff recommended approval after the engineering review.

The applicant, represented by engineer Jamie Gallagher, confirmed the business is closed on weekends and described the firm’s historic parking usage, saying vehicles are normally kept inside the building and that outdoor parking is limited to immobile or towed vehicles. \"We pull all the vehicles inside the building to protect the clients' vehicles,\" Gallagher said.

Commissioners asked whether there was nearby space for overflow parking and whether the fire department was satisfied with the proposed fire-lane arrangements. Staff said overflow parking was not anticipated, that the site is bounded to the south by railroad tracks, and that the fire department had reviewed and signed off on the plan.

The commission voted 8–0 to approve the 20% reduction and the related preliminary site plan, with commissioners praising the applicant for expanding in Plano.","The commission approved a parking reduction request to allow an expansion of a major vehicle repair facility with fewer parking spaces than the zoning ordinance would ordinarily require, based on an applicant-supplied parking-demand study.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6161634,"Plano commission approves flex-warehouse plan for former Fry’s site with conditions",2220,406000,2626000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5441472-e81285545ead1d26c678ab70b46a9adf&start=406&end=2626","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5441472-e81285545ead1d26c678ab70b46a9adf/thumbnail_406000.jpg","/articles/6161634/Plano/Collin-County/Texas/Plano-commission-approves-flex-warehouse-plan-for-former-Frys-site-with-conditions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6161634-6eb3215628564a764d3f015d99bacebe/orig.mp4?Expires=1770840082&Signature=Fn1qMIBABANrHxuiCswv~auzl5~07tQjD3sN2Z24FDdtstXZTznsz6FiDG8WKderpycSvCxx~YA9-y~yXC~jwLpMQYQhiHO59-0w4ff4qX8o~vr4ozc4lRWtiL5x~9-8w7GYneCM7nYl5H0kkbxuMyJDnKtK7xUWPXvvqEgO9tfYiI38uFiuTb2aTp5me7aSlrGhNm8sUhyMyn8GMCQaKmOxWtK53a9tonKoO3-qXx1u-mjWfdXRoxo66prF0G6lCvEYTtpPzw3kVtVfNLEv-U9DH5DeGfUaDOcdlkMgCQYPbibzKer70Dz1uzfzds26PUvCJzRtw3CwpfPmRsBakw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Plano — The Planning and Zoning Commission on July 21 voted to amend Planned Development (PD) 58 and approve a site plan allowing a commercial flex-warehouse and a rezoning of an adjacent strip at the former Fry’s Electronics superstore, a developer and staff told the commission.

The proposal by Warespace would repurpose the existing Fry’s building into roughly 120–160 small leasable warehouse and office units, rimmed with shared amenities such as conference rooms, restrooms and truck docks. The applicant’s presentation described leasable units from about 300 square feet up to 20,000 square feet, and a cap of 20,000 square feet per tenant for more intensive manufacturing or distribution uses.

The project drew detailed questions from commissioners about fire safety, utility and building-permit requirements, and how the city will regulate dozens of subtenants inside one building. City staff and the chief building official described the enforcement approach: Warespace would hold a single certificate of occupancy for the property, deliver monthly reports to city departments listing active tenants and uses, and be the first point of contact for complaints, building code compliance and any necessary remedial work.

\"The CO would be issued to Warespace, which will be the building owner,\" said Celso Mata, chief building official. \"They'll also manage the space. What we did was look at a chapter in the building code ... and some of those spaces do not require a fire-rated wall between them, based on the occupancies. But if additional mitigation is required, they would have to make those improvements.\"

Warespace representatives described the business model as an incubator for small businesses and entrepreneurs, providing shelving, climate control, shared loading docks and on-site general managers. \"Our sole purpose is to provide the best warehouse space we can for small businesses,\" said Jason Thorberg, vice president of construction for Warespace. Bill Daulstrom, representing the applicant, told commissioners that Warespace would operate as the primary tenant and sublease spaces to individual businesses.

Staff recommended approval subject to city council action on the rezoning, and commissioners approved the PD amendment and the associated site plan. The commission voted 8–0 to recommend approval of the zoning change (2A) and 7–1 to approve the site plan linked to 2B, with a condition that the applicant and city staff work together to revise and confirm facade openings on the east and west facades before the case goes to council.

Commissioners pressed staff and the applicant on several implementation items commissioners said they wanted clarified before council: where grade-level roll-up or drive-in doors would be placed, how vehicle and delivery traffic would be routed to avoid queuing on adjacent streets, how on-site general managers will log hazardous materials and limit noxious fumes, and how the single certificate-of-occupancy model will handle tenant-specific permits and interior alterations.

Staff said the proposed plan would add up to four new truck docks (for a total of up to eight) and designate shared fleet parking while meeting the city’s parking calculations (staff used a 1:600 parking ratio in their analysis for similar facilities). The proposal also prohibits certain high-impact uses (mini-storage, public assembly, food manufacturing requiring a food-handling permit, vehicle repair shops, car washes) as part of PD stipulations.

Commissioners and staff noted one formal written opposition from the owner of a 5.3-acre parcel immediately west of the site; staff said the single letter met the 20% opposition threshold that would send the rezoning to city council. Commissioners asked the applicant to work with staff on final site-plan details so the record at council would reflect the revised facade and access layout.

The commission’s action was limited to the PD amendment and site plan; final zoning ordinance text and the site-plan revision must be approved by city council before work may proceed.","The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a planned-development change to allow a ‘commercial flex warehouse’ — a shared, small-business warehouse model called Warespace — at the former Fry’s superstore site, with conditions requiring coordination on building openings and administrative oversight by a single certificate-of-occupancy holder.","actionData","errors"]

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