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Council approves annexation term sheet for 141-acre site and rezones Alma Road parcel to C-1
Summary
At its July 1 meeting the McKinney City Council approved a resolution authorizing a term sheet to pursue a development partnership on a 141-acre tract near U.S. 75 and approved a rezoning request converting a planned development parcel to C-1 neighborhood commercial at the northwest corner of Alma Road and West 6 Court.
The McKinney City Council on July 1 voted to authorize a term sheet with private landowners for annexation and to approve a rezoning at the request of staff.
The council approved a resolution authorizing the city manager to execute a term sheet with Longhorn Corporation and North Texas Natural Select Materials governing annexation, zoning and development of a 141-acre site at the northeast corner of U.S. Highway 75 and Spur 195. Michael Quinn, director of development services, told the council the term sheet generally allows a maximum of 900 multifamily units on the property and requires a minimum of 25 acres be devoted to light-industrial uses. Quinn said the term sheet also specifies that residential uses would not be allowed inside areas designated for nonresidential use, a provision he tied to “recent legislation adopted down in Austin.” Quinn said the parcel is subject to a 2015 annexation agreement that the city could pursue if a partnership is not reached; staff recommended approval of the proposed resolution and term sheet.
The council then approved a rezoning request to change a parcel from Planned Development (PD) to C-1 neighborhood commercial zoning at the northwest corner of Alma Road and West 6 Court. Kate Strickland, planning manager, said the rezoning would modernize development standards for the area while retaining low-impact commercial uses; she also noted the REC overlay — an urban-design overlay that exists only in the councilmember’s district — is being removed because staff believes its standards no longer align with how McKinney is developing. Strickland said no site plan has been submitted; she added that any future request for a drive-through would still require additional council review (referred to in the meeting as “S. and P.”).
Both items were moved, seconded and approved; the meeting record shows the motions carried but does not include a roll-call vote tally in the transcript.
The annexation term sheet, if executed by the city manager, will govern next steps for development negotiations and zoning consistency on the 141-acre tract. The rezoning decision allows future applicants to pursue commercial development under C-1 standards; staff and applicants will return to the council for any required site-plan or special approvals.
