Two McKinney Housing Rezonings Advance To City Council After Planning And Zoning Vote

Two housing related rezoning requests in McKinney are moving to City Council after approval from the Planning and Zoning Commission on May 12. The cases involve a townhome style residential project at 1001 North Kentucky Street and a multifamily zoning change for about 14 acres east of Custer Road and south of Eldorado Parkway.

Commissioners unanimously approved the North Kentucky Street request, which would rezone the property from neighborhood business to townhome residential. City staff said the change matches the city’s long range plan for the historic town center area and would allow denser single family housing types, including townhomes, duplexes, triplexes, and quadplexes.

During that discussion, the applicant said a house currently on the property would be demolished and the land could be replatted into two or three residential lots. Commissioners also asked about site access. The applicant said alley access may be required depending on lot width, and alley work may be needed if the redevelopment moves forward.

The commission also approved a separate rezoning request for land near Custer Road and Eldorado Parkway. That case would change roughly 14 acres from planned development zoning to MF 36, a standard multifamily residential district. Staff said the site could already be developed as multifamily under a recent state law change, but the new zoning would place it in a city zoning category that is easier to read and administer.

Traffic and access were also part of that discussion. Commissioners asked how vehicles would move through the existing private drive between Eldorado Parkway and Stonebridge Drive. The applicant said road design, possible turn lane work, and other traffic improvements would be reviewed later during the site plan stage, meaning those details have not yet been finalized.

Both rezonings now head to the McKinney City Council for final consideration on June 2. If approved there, the votes would clear another step for new residential development in two different parts of the city.