Meeting snapshot
McKinney Planning and Zoning Commission meets Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers, 401 E. Virginia Street. The agenda was posted October 6, 2026, and the meeting streams live on the city's Swagit page. Public packet links are listed under Official sources.
Three light-industrial zoning cases carry a staff note that the commission recommendation goes to City Council on November 3, 2026. The Christian Brothers Automotive SUP carries the same November 3 Council date.
What is on the agenda
26-0053SP: Davis Rowlett Station Apartments (368-unit multifamily)
Case: 26-0053SP. Location: about 1,100 feet east of Custer Road and about 280 feet south of Eldorado Parkway (staff also places the project at the southwest corner of FM 1461 and Baxter Well Road). Size: 14.235 acres. Request: Design exception to a site plan for a proposed traditional multifamily development.
The applicant proposes a 368-unit multifamily project. Site plans usually clear at staff level. This one needs commission action because the applicant asks for a design exception to Section 206C.3.a of the Unified Development Code: instead of the required 6-foot masonry screening wall, the packet proposes a 6-foot decorative metal fence with evergreen shrubs, plus preserved trees in the adjacency buffer.
Staff recommendation: Approve the site plan with the design exception. Staff writes that the property is an interior tract surrounded by commercial uses, and that the metal fence, shrubs, and preserved trees provide an appropriate buffer.
Staff recommends approval of the requested Design Exception based on the proposed preservation of existing trees within the adjacency buffer and the additional screening provided by the 6-foot decorative metal fence and shrubs.
Staff reports 0 letters of support and 0 letters of opposition through the channels counted in the packet.
Packet: 26-0053SP legislation detail
26-0117Z / 26-0118Z / 26-0119Z: Light industrial zoning (pre-annexation)
Three related public hearings ask the commission to zone land "I1" Light Industrial District under pre-annexation agreements. Staff recommends approval on each. The commission recommendation is scheduled for City Council on November 3, 2026.
| Case | Applicant / name on Legistar | Location | Acres (staff) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26-0117Z | Map Holdings LP | About 420 feet east of Enloe Road and about 4,940 feet south of East University Drive (U.S. 380) | 398.5517 |
| 26-0118Z | Griffin Trust | About 810 feet north of FM 546, west side of County Road 722 | 175.93 |
| 26-0119Z | McKinney Uplands LP | Northeast corner of Enloe Road and County Road 327 | 149.813 |
Together, the three cases cover roughly 724 acres. Staff ties the requests to the ONE McKinney 2040 Comprehensive Plan (Aviation / Manufacturing and Warehouse placetypes) and the Business and Aviation District materials in the packet.
Staff recommends approval of the request to zone the subject property as "I1" Light Industrial District.
Packets: 26-0117Z | 26-0118Z | 26-0119Z
21-0009SP2: Tupps Brewery screening design exception
Case: 21-0009SP2. Location: 402 East Louisiana Street. Size: about 3.906 acres. Request: Design exception for a site plan covering Restaurant, Brew Pub, and Commercial Entertainment, Outdoor (Tupps Brewery).
The applicant asks to keep an existing 6-foot stacked concrete block wall and enhance 8-foot living screening with more evergreen shrubs along the southeastern boundary, next to a new soccer field where fill left the prior screening short.
Staff recommendation: Deny. Staff cites lack of conformance with Section 206C.3.e of the UDC and the screening standards in SUP Ordinance No. 2021-07-075.
Staff recommends the Planning and Zoning Commission deny the requested site plan design exception due to the lack of conformance with Section 206C.3.e of the Unified Development Code (UDC).
Packet: 21-0009SP2 legislation detail
26-0010SUP: Christian Brothers Automotive (minor vehicle repair)
Case: 26-0010SUP. Location: southwest corner of South Independence Parkway and Virginia Parkway. Request: Specific Use Permit for Vehicle Repair, Minor (Christian Brothers Automotive) on a commercial hard corner inside an existing planned development.
Staff recommendation: Approve with special ordinance provisions. The recommendation is set for City Council final action on November 3, 2026.
Packet: 26-0010SUP legislation detail
26-0008SUP: Hidden Lakes drive-through restaurants (tabled)
Case: 26-0008SUP. Location: south side of University Drive, about 280 feet west of Aviation Way. Request: Specific Use Permit for Restaurant, Drive-Through (Burger King, Popeyes, and Taco Bueno). The agenda labels the item REQUEST TO BE TABLED.
Packet: 26-0008SUP legislation detail
Why it matters
Industrial brokers and land-use counsel should treat the three I1 cases as one corridor conversation: hundreds of acres near Enloe Road, FM 546, and the aviation / manufacturing placetypes, with a November 3 Council date already named in the staff notes.
Multifamily teams watching Collin County pipeline will care about 26-0053SP: a 368-unit site plan that only reaches the commission because of a screening-wall exception. That is the kind of condition that can travel with later building permits and adjacent commercial pads.
Nearby operators and neighborhood groups have a clear split on screening standards. Staff backs metal-fence-plus-shrubs for the apartments and recommends denial for Tupps' alternate wall. Compare those two packets before the hearing if screening is your issue.
How to speak or watch
Meeting: Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 6:00 p.m., City Hall Council Chambers, 401 E. Virginia Street, McKinney, Texas 75069.
To speak on a posted item, fill out a "Request to Speak" card and give it to city staff before the meeting. Speakers on non-public-hearing items get three minutes per agenda item unless the chair shortens the limit. Public hearing speakers are recognized when that hearing opens. Online comments go to Citizen Comments and reach commissioners and staff but are not part of the meeting record.
Watch live: McKinney Swagit stream.
Official sources
- October 13, 2026 Planning & Zoning Commission agenda (PDF)
- Meeting detail (Legistar)
- 26-0053SP Davis Rowlett Station Apartments
- 21-0009SP2 Tupps Brewery design exception
- 26-0010SUP Christian Brothers Automotive
- 26-0117Z Map Holdings LP I1 zoning
- 26-0118Z Griffin Trust I1 zoning
- 26-0119Z McKinney Uplands LP I1 zoning
- 26-0008SUP Hidden Lakes drive-through (tabled)
- Live stream
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