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Frisco P&Z unanimously approves interim change to restaurant parking ratios as staff studies comprehensive fix
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Commission approved CA25‑0007 to remove an 'inline' restaurant parking ratio and apply the stand‑alone ratio (1 space per 100 sq ft) where appropriate, 6–0, while acknowledging long‑term study of the city’s parking code is needed.
Frisco’s Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously on Feb. 10 to approve a zoning amendment that removes the zoning code’s separate "inline" restaurant parking ratio and applies the stand‑alone restaurant ratio to affected cases.
Staff said the amendment (CA25‑0007) is intended to address recurring parking shortages in multi‑tenant buildings where an inline ratio (1 space per 200 sq ft) has in practice produced inadequate parking for restaurant tenants. Jonathan Hubbard of development services told commissioners the change will not affect true retail shopping centers that meet the shopping‑center threshold; those centers remain governed by the retail parking provision.
One public speaker, Noah Weiss, opposed the change. Weiss said the amendment effectively doubles parking requirements for inline restaurants and argued the city should first substantiate where and how the current standard is being misapplied and produce data that supports the revision. "Removing the ordinance does not somehow adequately provide the proper amount of parking," he told the commission.
Commissioners acknowledged Weiss’s concerns, but several said they view the change as a near‑term fix while staff performs a more comprehensive study of the parking code. Commissioner Steve Cohn and others said they trust staff’s experience and encouraged staff to return with a refined, data‑backed proposal. The measure passed 6–0.
Next steps: Staff will implement the ordinance change in the zoning code and continue studying parking policy citywide, with a report back to the commission on a broader parking ordinance update.
