\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA regional developer is proposing construction of a single-family residential neighborhood within McKinney\u2019s extraterritorial jurisdiction.<\/p>\n
In a nutshell<\/p>\n
Dallas-based Skorburg Company<\/a> is seeking annexation and zoning approval from the city of McKinney for more than 25 acres located at 6327 CR 161. McKinney\u2019s Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the zoning request during a June 23 meeting<\/a>.<\/p>\n “><\/p>\n McKinney City Council members are expected to consider and take final action at a meeting scheduled July 21, according to a city document<\/a>.<\/p>\n The developers are seeking a planned development zoning based on the city\u2019s \u201cR3\u201d and \u201cR5\u201d residential zoning districts. Both zoning districts are used to accommodate medium-density or high-density single-family homes, according to McKinney\u2019s Unified Development Code<\/a>.<\/p>\n McKinney\u2019s \u201cR3\u201d zoning district was created in 2025 to accommodate small-lot single-family development<\/a>. City Council members approved the new district alongside several other changes in response to new laws from the Texas Legislature.<\/p>\n The request includes deviances from the minimum requirements in those zones, McKinney Planning Director Lucas Raley said. City staff is recommending denial of the zoning request because the applicant is seeking a reduction in the city\u2019s development standards and \u201cusing a PD as the vehicle for those reductions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are a lot of developments that have come through that have a unique design, a unique aspect that qualifies for PD,\u201d Raley said. \u201cThe argument that I have from staff this evening is that this is not that.\u201d<\/p>\n What the developers are saying<\/p>\n Developers are currently planning for construction of 134 homes on the property, according to a Skorburg presentation. Those lots would be split between 78 30-foot lots and 56 50-foot lots, said John Arnold<\/a>, development partner with Skorburg.<\/p>\n While the project will meet minimum standards for setbacks on the \u201cR5\u201d 50-foot lots, developers are requesting setback reductions for the front yard and side yard on the \u201cR3\u201d 30-foot lots, according to the presentation.<\/p>\n Requested modifications to the 30-foot lots include a reduction in the side yard setbacks and front yard setbacks, according to the city document.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is kind of like a detached townhome product,\u201d Arnold said. \u201cIf you start separating them out, it takes a lot of that streetscape away and they just kind of look like they\u2019re hanging out there on their own. They don\u2019t have that feel of cottage lots in a brownstone style.\u201d<\/p>\n He said project officials have been working with city staff since March.<\/p>\n Skorburg has developed three neighborhoods in McKinney, including Sorrellwood Terrace and Robinson Ridge, according to a Skorburg presentation. The company is actively developing another neighborhood called Providence Cove near the corner of Hardin Boulevard and Virginia Parkway.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019d love to do another project in McKinney,\u201d Arnold said. \u201cWe\u2019d love for approval. We think this product is a great product. It\u2019s been proven.\u201d<\/p>\n More information<\/p>\n