Events — 2026
154 events with findings this period
McKinney's Planning & Zoning Commission held public hearings on eight zoning, site plan, and specific-use-permit cases on January 13, 2026, including two rezonings to multifamily/mixed residential districts, three vehicle-service-related cases, an industrial rezoning, a commercial rezoning, and a site plan design exception.
Resident: Residents near the tabled Bloomdale Road/FM 1461 mixed-residential rezoning (File 25-0099Z) and the tabled Urban Garages site plan at US Highway 380 and Lakefront Road (File 25-0064SP) should watch for the rescheduled hearing dates, since neither item was decided at this meeting.
Developer: Two significant land-use requests were tabled at the applicant's request rather than decided: the Urban Garages office/retail/restaurant design exception at US Highway 380 and Lakefront Road, and the MR Mixed Residential rezoning on Bloomdale Road near FM 1461.
The agenda featured a single substantive item, scheduling board discussion of a legal overview and analysis regarding the operation of the Board of Adjustment together with any related legal issues.
Journalist: The agenda included a governance item scheduling the Board of Adjustment to discuss a legal overview and analysis of its own operations, worth tracking for what specific legal issues or disputes prompted the self-review.
In a brief 53-minute session (6:02-6:55 PM) with all seven Council members present, McKinney City Council passed nearly its full consent agenda unanimously but split on one item: a motion to deny a McDonald's drive-through Specific Use Permit failed before a second motion approved it.
Journalist: The meeting's only contested vote came on the McDonald's drive-through SUP: a motion to deny failed 3-4 before a substitute motion to approve carried — worth asking what changed between the two motions.
Resident: A Specific Use Permit for a McDonald's drive-through at 3300 Virginia Parkway was approved only after an initial motion to deny it failed 3-4 — residents near that corridor will see this location move forward.
Contractor: The TxDOT Advance Funding Agreement for SH 121 Regional Toll Revenue funds will fund turn lanes and off-site improvements for the McKinney Sunset Amphitheatre project, signaling upcoming construction scope near that site.
Developer: Council approved amendments to two active economic development agreements tied to the Craig Ranch Luxury Hotel and the VENU-operated Sunset Amphitheatre — developers involved in either project should review the amended terms.
Lobbyist: Amendments to the Craig Ranch Luxury Hotel and VENU/Notes Live Chapter 380 agreements are now resolved, closing this round's advocacy window on those specific terms.
This was a short City Council work session dominated by procedural business, with only two substantive open-session items: a recognition of a local tennis facility and a discussion of a citywide sustainability roadmap.
Journalist: The closed session paired two items with clear public interest but no disclosed outcome: pending litigation against the city and a proposed amendment to an economic development grant tied to the Craig Ranch Luxury Hotel project.
Lobbyist: Venu Holding Corporation, successor to Notes Live, Inc., has an active Chapter 380 economic development grant and development agreement amendment for the Craig Ranch Luxury Hotel under council deliberation — a live matter to monitor as it moves from closed session toward any public vote.
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