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Hailey (Hailey) Angel, planning manager for the City of McKinney, summarized the package and its relationship to recent state bills. Angel said the amendments respond to three state bills cited in the staff report—Senate Bill 840 (multifamily/mixed‑use provisions), Senate Bill 15 (small‑lot single‑family provisions) and House Bill 24 (zoning protest petition changes)—and also include minor wording updates reflecting other recent legislation affecting home‑based businesses and dwelling unit occupancy. Angel said staff approached the changes by preserving regulation of building form where state law limits regulation of density and height.

Key changes described by staff include:
- Allowing multifamily and mixed‑use residential development in zoning districts where office, commercial, retail or warehouse uses are permitted, in conformance with state law, while using building‑form standards (for example, \"multifamily cottage\" vs. \"multifamily traditional\") to maintain compatibility.
- Renaming MF‑30 to MF‑36 to reflect the required minimum of 36 dwelling units per acre where multifamily is allowed and reducing the residential adjacency setback for that district to 25 feet (the maximum the city may require under state law for that case).
- Limiting city parking requirements for covered categories to one parking space per dwelling unit (state law maximum), with a local proposal that 75% of parking in multifamily/mixed‑use in nonresidential districts be covered or enclosed where feasible.
- Requiring a minimum first‑floor height of 14 feet for mixed‑use buildings to preserve the option for future conversion to commercial uses, and adding facade and architectural standards and prohibiting balconies facing single‑family residential where applicable.
- Creating an R‑3 zoning district option and permitting small‑lot single‑family detached as a use with conditions to implement SB‑15; noting that for developments over 5 acres the city may not require lot widths greater than 30 feet and that lots under 50 feet wide will require alley (rear) access.
- Updating the zoning protest petition calculation to reflect state law: the threshold that could once be triggered by 20% of the land area within 200 feet has been adjusted to a 60% land‑area calculation under the new state standard; even if that threshold is met the required council vote would be a simple majority rather than a supermajority.

Angel also noted staff recommendations to consolidate and clarify some legacy districts (including removal of a seldom‑used flex residential district) and small wording edits to TR‑1.8 and other sections for clarity. Commissioners asked clarifying questions about specific setback and height interactions, applicability to industrial zoning (I‑1/I‑2) and the tree/landscape calculations; Angel and staff answered that state law exempts certain heavy industrial definitions and that staff had applied the state definitions when drafting the use chart.

Commissioner (unnamed) moved to close the public hearing and approve the UDC amendments with the small posted changes; Commissioner Charles seconded. The commission recorded a 7‑0 vote to forward the amendments to City Council for final action at its Sept. 16, 2025 meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","McKinney - Planning & Zoning Commission","oneSentenceSummary","The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7‑0 to approve amendments to the Unified Development Code aligning local rules with recent state laws affecting multifamily, mixed‑use, and small‑lot single‑family development; the item will go to City Council on Sept. 16 for final action.","taxTitle","McKinney, Collin County, Texas","taxId",2778,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6474297,"Commission approves reduced loading setback for Custer Frontier Marketplace with screening requirements",511,384000,895000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5742190-a8c1fdeed160bf1145f1b649fe927071&start=384&end=895","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5742190-a8c1fdeed160bf1145f1b649fe927071/thumbnail_384000.jpg","/articles/6474297/McKinney/Collin-County/Texas/Commission-approves-reduced-loading-setback-for-Custer-Frontier-Marketplace-with-screening-requirements","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6474297-f4defcf93da38356f8d536ee3a79e6d2/orig.mp4?Expires=1770753586&Signature=YHpyhnNCbEtah6dqqG-RhBO4bCqRWCi3moeNAgrWLFriA2qzDDVjqKKANW0A3iJhKgESTDOn5ItYSvn71PcCH5umdtZ9q~JM3EgOoACxyHGur9pBDsBqw1Gi~nhZ3Gu7GsG-uABsy2Ib~jUOqSDo85~qoOlUNmv5LJ~m5g82tujRPLNWm31dy48s5XmHeRdzruXLup61ZxCsRjnE0Tcq6EyyvkND6TfU3FTtJflD6pVd~kmu~iaS6dcZWca5P-f-5ek4aL0uw4M4QvTvQb2zPwpznuk~cVvBzlP5NuoAuPDEh0zyaqhot0U77ElFj0LbVIEHS54xfBf0w3TnLrnLRw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of McKinney Planning and Zoning Commission on Sept. 9 approved a design exception for the Custer Frontier Marketplace (agenda item 250033SP2) that reduces the required residential‑adjacency loading buffer from 200 feet to 60 feet, subject to multiple site‑mitigation measures.

Stuart Starry, planner for the City of McKinney, described the request and staff recommendation: the applicant sought to reduce the 200‑foot buffer to 60 feet and proposed mitigation including a 6‑foot masonry wall atop an existing retaining wall (creating an approximately 13‑foot screening device at the tallest point), evergreen shrubs planted every 3 feet, an increased tree ratio (one canopy tree per 30 linear feet), an 8‑foot masonry wing wall adjacent to the loading area and recessed docks in lieu of exposed loading areas. \"Given the applicant's comprehensive mitigation efforts and the support of the adjacent property owner, staff believes that the reduction in setback distance will have minimal impact on the adjacent properties and the request meets the applicable design exception criteria,\" Starry said.

Developer representative David Palmer said the property is part of a larger development the partnership obtained PD approval for months earlier and that meeting the full 200‑foot setback would make the grocery‑anchored shopping center difficult to site. Palmer described additional separation measures and landscape buffering, saying the combined separations bring the effective distance between the loading area and the nearest single‑family lot to about 89 feet and that the proposed eastern red cedar plantings \"grow very well in this climate and ... will be up to 30, 40 feet in no time.\" He also confirmed trucks would use the recessed docks and that turning radii were provided on the site plan.

No members of the public spoke on the item. Commissioner James moved to close the public hearing and approve the design exception; Commissioner Deidre seconded. The commission voted 7‑0; staff recorded the item as a final decision.

Staff also noted it had received a letter of support from the owner of the adjacent (preliminarily platted, undeveloped) lot; that landowner's name was not provided on the record. The approval includes the mitigation measures described by staff and applicant; no amendments were offered during the hearing.","The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a design exception to reduce the required residential adjacency buffer for loading from 200 feet to 60 feet for the Custer Frontier Marketplace, subject to masonry walls, plantings, recessed docks and other mitigation; vote was 7‑0.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6474303,"McKinney planning commission tables rezoning request after notice signs not posted",261,124000,385000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5742190-a8c1fdeed160bf1145f1b649fe927071&start=124&end=385","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5742190-a8c1fdeed160bf1145f1b649fe927071/thumbnail_124000.jpg","/articles/6474303/McKinney/Collin-County/Texas/McKinney-planning-commission-tables-rezoning-request-after-notice-signs-not-posted","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6474303-602378a6dde4a21cb30a9874e39e78dc/orig.mp4?Expires=1770753586&Signature=WTtTaLp0C3pN0l4o1Fz4h8XPzvGTIXoOwxyqolhgMbsh7ru9fytnbi9LriMPZKM4VTjgvAKuYELjMzTDU2EslB8xRJVKRQ-~0XB9YxMJWVtM6MKJT~BOfJ4QUobI2rDQuYCovr-dywEv2gn6lPZuXTrsisf-wFIm87CZMSQr6hyrTkOzRE4ofcsw0c7ALducIYOikCBxJRU5UbxJbbxqvK4FB8CR3yRz-ANy51JFD0hcUxGCqw-~2v07XZFh0HwwTgQh5cxdrytmtud6Xp7f~9X8qOxP6KLhx2mxfmaYelBZmEplaZWk-MHqcbpXGslCAHqlR1LcQdCPnGXE3u21Mg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of McKinney Planning and Zoning Commission on Sept. 9 voted 7-0 to table a rezoning request (agenda item 2500046Z) after staff said required public‑notification signs had not been posted.

Stuart Starry, a planner for the City of McKinney, told the commission: \"Staff recommends that this item be tabled and public hearing continue to the September 23 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting due to the required notification signs not being posted.\" The item would have considered rezoning the subject property from one PD (planned development) to another PD to allow single‑family attached residential uses.

The applicant was not present at the meeting, and no members of the public came forward to speak on the matter. Commissioner Gina moved to table and continue the public hearing; Commissioner Jesse seconded the motion. The commission recorded a 7‑0 vote to table the item.

By tabling the case, the commission left the public hearing open and set the matter to return to the Sept. 23 Planning and Zoning Commission agenda, giving staff and the applicant time to meet the notification requirements cited by staff.

The action does not change zoning; it only postpones the public hearing and decision until the commission reconvenes on the scheduled continuation date.","The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-0 to table a request to rezone a property from one Planned Development (PD) to another PD for single‑family attached uses after staff reported required public notice signs had not been posted.","actionData","errors"]

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