West Erwin rezoning heads to council after split planning vote

A small vacant corner in McKinney’s historic town center is headed to the City Council with conflicting recommendations on what housing should be allowed there.

Council members are scheduled to hold a public hearing Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, on rezoning roughly 0.11 acres at the southeast corner of West Erwin Avenue and Coleman Street. The regular meeting begins at 6 p.m. CDT in the council chambers at 401 E. Virginia St.

The request would replace RS-60 single-family zoning with TR1.8 townhome residential zoning. According to the city’s staff report, the proposed district permits attached single-family homes, duplexes, triplexes and quadplexes. A zoning change would establish permitted uses; it would not itself confirm a construction start or a particular number of homes.

Planning staff support the request, saying denser housing on the parcel fits the city’s vision for the historic town center. The Planning and Zoning Commission reached a different recommendation, voting 4–3 on Sept. 22 to recommend denial, according to the council report.

The Oct. 20 hearing is the next opportunity for the council to consider the request. As of Oct. 14, the item remained listed as a public hearing, with no final council action recorded.

Sources
City staff report and proposal: https://mckinney.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?FullText=1&GUID=8197F0BC-F27E-44CA-A409-55AE7837115A&ID=8286562&Options=&Search=
Oct. 20 council agenda: https://mckinney.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?GUID=216ECE33-8298-46A5-8120-EE0F6F165DFC&ID=1454463&Options=info%7C&Search=