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Commission approves 109‑unit affordable senior housing PD despite staff concerns over parking and landscaping
Summary
The commission voted 6‑1 to approve a PD rezoning to allow a 109‑unit, age‑restricted (62+) multifamily development on McKinney Ranch Parkway that will use 9% tax credits and include income‑restricted units. Staff recommended denial because the PD requests deviations from UDC parking and landscaping standards; proponents said the project meets a
The Planning and Zoning Commission on July 22 voted 6‑1 to approve a planned development (PD) rezoning to permit a 109‑unit, age‑restricted multifamily complex near the southwest corner of McKinney Ranch Parkway and Lake Forest Drive. The project is structured as a 9% low‑income housing tax credit development with units set aside at multiple area median income (AMI) levels.
City staff planner Jake Bennett told commissioners the project seeks deviations from the Unified Development Code (UDC) on parking and landscaping standards: reducing the parking ratio from 1.75 spaces per unit to 1.27 and lowering an adjacency landscape buffer from 20 feet to 10 feet along several property lines. Staff said the proposed PD does not provide the added public benefit typically required in exchange for deviations and recommended denial.
Bob Rotor, representing the applicant, described the proposal as a 109‑unit senior development with income‑restricted units at 30%, 50% and 60% AMI tiers, and said the development was recommended for support earlier by the McKinney Housing Authority and the City Council for purposes of applying to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) 9% tax credit program. Palladium representatives and supporters said similar senior projects in the region are heavily leased and show lower parking utilization for the senior population.
Supporters at the hearing, including Palladium CEO Tom Huth and local resident/advocate David Craig, said the project fills a local gap in affordable senior housing and would offer rents far below market senior properties in the area. Opposing viewpoints were limited in the public record; commissioners focused their questions on parking counts, landscape buffering and the site’s gas‑line easement, which constrains planting and building placement.
Commissioner Deidre moved to close the public hearing and approve the item; Commissioner Mohammed seconded. The motion passed 6‑1. The item will be forwarded to City Council for final action on Aug. 19, 2025.
