Planning and Zoning

Plano Panel Backs Meadows Baptist Plan, Rejects Towers, And Rewrites Sign Rules

Plano’s Planning and Zoning Commission spent the night on two big land-use calls and a sign code update. East Plano got the most attention, with one church-related housing plan moving forward and one Legacy-area tower proposal getting shut down. The commission also started shaping new rules for signs across the city.

Meadows Baptist housing plan clears the last hurdle

The commission approved the Meadows Baptist Church rezoning and its related concept plan after months of delays. The vote kept the project at 50 homes, cut setbacks to 20 feet in front and 5 feet on the sides, and added a 15-foot setback on the west edge and the Los Rios side. The project now heads to City Council for final approval, which could bring single-family homes to the east side.

Legacy-area tower plan gets denied

Plano commissioners denied a proposed mid-rise residential project near Communications Parkway and Spring Creek. Staff had already warned the plan did not fit the city’s long-term land-use map and lacked a sewer study, clear access, and a fully worked-out layout. The applicant asked for more time, but the commission said no. The denial sends the project back to the start if the developer wants to try again.

City sign rules get a fresh tune-up

The commission reviewed new sign rules meant to clean up old code problems and better define what counts as a monument sign versus a pole sign. Members asked staff to tighten one part of the draft so the base of a monument sign has to be proportionally substantial, not just a skinny support. No final vote happened yet, but the update is moving toward a future public hearing.

Plano left the night with one neighborhood housing plan approved, one major mixed-use proposal denied, and sign rules still being fine-tuned. The Meadows Baptist case now goes to Council, while the Legacy-area project will have to come back with something different if it wants another shot.