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Frisco council sends contested 6.9‑acre rezoning case back to Planning & Zoning after neighbors raise safety and notice concerns
Summary
Frisco City Council voted 6-0 to remand rezoning case Z25-009 — a request to rezone 6.9 acres at Independence Parkway and Main Street to planned development retail — after residents said they lacked notice and cited traffic, safety and compatibility worries; staff reported a posting error on the applicant's zoning sign.
Mayor Jeff Cheney presiding, the Frisco City Council on Tuesday remanded zoning case Z25-009 — a request to rezone about 6.9 acres at the southwest corner of Independence Parkway and Main Street from agricultural to planned development retail — back to the Planning & Zoning Commission for further review and outreach.
John Lettler, director of development services, told the council staff complied with state notification requirements but had identified a problem with the applicant’s posted zoning sign: it displayed a previous case number that had been denied. Lettler recommended sending the case back to Planning & Zoning so the public notice and sign information could be corrected and neighbors could be offered a meeting with the applicant before the next hearing.
The remand motion passed unanimously, 6-0.
Neighbors who live nearest the site told council they had not received mailed notice and urged the council to protect neighborhood character, traffic safety and property values. Jordan Pujol, who said he lives on Whippoorwill Lane immediately across from the parcel, said commercial uses would change the street’s closed loop and increase traffic, noise and safety risks for children.
Jijit “JAGS” Malhotra, speaking on behalf of Grove Frisco residents, said the property is surrounded by established neighborhoods, an adjacent park and planned Frisco ISD school land, and called retail at that location incompatible with surrounding civic and residential uses.
Other residents reiterated concerns about a lack of HOA notification, the potential for increased delivery and through traffic, and the need for a traffic study or alternatives such as park expansion. One speaker said there were 42 reported accidents at the nearby crossing in 2025; that figure was presented by a resident and was not independently verified at the meeting.
After closing the hearing, councilman Bert made the motion to remand and council approved it 6-0. Council and staff said the matter will be reposted and advertised when it returns to Planning & Zoning; staff will ask the applicant to meet with residents who provided comments prior to the next P&Z meeting.
What happens next: the Planning & Zoning Commission will re-examine the case with corrected signage and public notice; if P&Z recommends approval, the rezoning would return to City Council for final action.
