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Council adopts Silver Line Station Area Plan for 12th Street and Shiloh Road
Summary
The council unanimously approved a transit‑oriented small area plan that sets land‑use, height, and implementation guidance around Plano’s two future Silver Line stations.
The Plano City Council on Jan. 27 adopted the Silver Line Station Areas Plan, a transit‑oriented small area plan that lays out land‑use, building‑form and implementation guidance around the city’s two planned Silver Line stations at 12th Street and Shiloh Road.
Drew Bronner, the planning manager who presented the plan, said it grew from years of study, two analysis reports, extensive public engagement and an advisory group of residents and stakeholders. The Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval, Bronner said.
The plan directs a higher share of mixed‑use development near the 12th Street station — about 39% of the station area — and recommends targeted building height transitions to protect adjacent residential neighborhoods. For 12th Street the plan identifies a three‑story maximum next to the Douglas community with higher, transit‑oriented development stepping down into existing neighborhoods. The plan also includes a density bonus mechanism for the 12th Street transit center mixed‑use area — developers could earn up to three additional stories by providing public benefits such as open space, public parking or an affordable‑housing percentage.
Council members and several public speakers supported the plan’s vision and the outreach process behind it. “They conducted a number of charrettes…they were able to come up with what I think is a very fine plan,” resident William Cravens told the council during public comment.
Why it matters: the plan will guide zoning and development decisions near two future rail stations and is intended to encourage mixed‑use, walkable development while protecting adjacent residential character. The plan is to be used in future zoning reviews and implementation steps identified in the plan’s implementation chapter.
Next steps: staff will use the adopted plan when reviewing zoning and development applications, develop the zoning tools recommended in the plan (including the density bonus), and track implementation through the listed near‑ and mid‑term actions.
Vote: Planning and Zoning recommended approval 8–0; council vote to adopt was 6–0.
