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Planning commission approves mixed-use PD for highway-adjacent site, forwards to council
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend approval of a plan development district that would allow a four-track, mixed-use project near the intersection of U.S. 75 and the 380 bypass; the developer and staff described phasing rules that tie commercial development to multifamily units.
The City of McKinney Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend approval of rezoning case 24018 Z to create a plan development (PD) district for a large mixed‑use project near the intersection of U.S. Highway 75 and the U.S. 380 bypass, forwarding the item to the City Council for final action scheduled March 31, 2025.
The PD would divide the site into four “tracks” with differing programs: a traditional multifamily track, a brownstone/townhome track, a grocery‑anchored retail track and a higher‑intensity office/hotel track intended to attract corporate users. Tommy Mann, representing the development team, said the plan is “a walkable, highly amenitized, mixed‑use project” with a central open space and retail core. Alex Bez, the applicant’s designer, described a program that places parking garages and multi‑family uses adjacent to the highways to buffer interior parks and retail.
Commissioners and staff…
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