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McKinney council backs airport terminal site plan, approves landscaping exceptions 5-2
Summary
On Jan. 7, 2025, the McKinney City Council voted 5-2 to adopt a resolution expressing support for a site plan for a new airport terminal at 1915 FM 546 and to forward the plan, with two landscaping design exceptions, to the Planning and Zoning Commission for consideration.
McKinney — The McKinney City Council voted 5-2 on Jan. 7 to adopt a resolution expressing support for the site plan for a new airport services terminal at 1915 FM 546 and to send the plan, which includes two design exceptions for landscaping, to the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Assistant City Manager Barry Shelton told the council the two exceptions would reduce required landscape islands in the parking lot and reduce trees near the drive approach to FM 546. "The reason for that primarily is for trying not to have a big tree canopy, too close to the runways because of the attraction to birds," Shelton said during the presentation.
The resolution does not itself approve final construction; it signals the council's support so the Planning and Zoning Commission can consider the…
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